Introduction and Overview

PARENT EDUCATION RESOURCE NOTEBOOK 

Prepared by

Cooperative Extension Major Program 09

Planning Team

Family and Parent Education

Georgia Kight, Co-chair

Wayne Matthews, Co-chair

Nancy Abasiekong
Jean Baldwin
Joyce Boatwright
Sandra Brown
Melissa Hight
Carmen Long		 Margo Mosley
Lucille Carter
Deborah Crandall
Karen Debord
Marilyn Gore
Reba Green-Holley		 Pam Outen
Jackie Roseboro
Claudette Smith
Verlene Stephenson
Karen Wicker

November 1998

Parent Education Resource Notebook

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service and the Cooperative Extension Major Program 09 team wishes to thank all team members for contributions to this resource notebook. A special thanks to the Missouri Cooperative Extension Service for the use of their Parenting Notebook format and lessons. Resources in this notebook will assist in meeting the objectives of the CEMP 09 including:

Objective I. Parents will increase parenting knowledge and skills, and adopt effective parenting practices.

Objective II: Individuals and families will enhance personal development and family relationship and management skills . (Details about these objectives may be found in the Evaluation and Reporting Manual.

Uses

The Parent Education Resource Notebook is a resource developed for County Extension Family & Consumer Education Agents to aid in the delivery of parent education information. The notebook is divided into fifteen sections. Section two has information that will assist with planning, organizing and evaluating parent education programs. The third section entitled "Ice Breakers and Closings" includes examples of activities educators can use to enhance their delivery of programs.

The fourth section is "Marketing". The fifth section on "Child Development" can be used as background information in teaching any parenting curriculum or specific pieces pulled to conduct a one to two hour session for parents or other professionals. The next ten sections are specific lessons on a variety of topics selected by Extension educators as topics most needed in conducting parent education curriculum.

Each of the ten lessons follow the same format with a program description, objectives, intended audience, materials needed, topics/time frame, introduction, lesson, and references. Evaluation for each lesson can be developed using the guidelines in Section Two. Each lesson is packaged with the necessary materials including participant handouts, overhead transparency masters, and additional resources. The lessons are designed to be delivered to various adult groups in a two hour setting. Possible audiences include: Parents enrolled in a parenting series, Child Care Providers, PTA presentations, parent support group presentations, Foster Parent training, other professionals, and other special groups.