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Anyone took a parenting class lately?
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<blockquote data-quote="mstang67chic" data-source="post: 119443" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>husband and I had to take one a couple of years ago when difficult child was involved with the courts.......again. We had already had twenty some hours of training through the agency we went through to get difficult child. Actually, by the time we finished, we were theraputic foster parents. In theory, these court ordered parenting classes are good but they are directed towards parents of kids with no or very "minor" disorders. They are basically worthless for difficult child's. husband and I were a bit resentful that we had to do it but tried to go into it with an open mind. None of the techniques we were "taught" have ever been or ever would be effective at all with difficult child. </p><p></p><p>Actually, I used to leave the classes angry at the instructor. Whenever she would call on me/husband or we would ask a question, we were basically told that we weren't using the technique right, weren't being consistant enough with it or some other kind of ^&*(. The classes were held at our local youth services bureau (who were very familiar with difficult child) and I think the staff finally pulled this "expert" aside and explained the situation to her. We were never called on again. I thought it was funny because during and after that time period, the staff asked me to view a dvd set with them on behavior modification. We all knew it would be useless on difficult child but they wanted my opinion on if it would be helpful for some of the other parents. </p><p></p><p>You may, once in awhile, get an idea for a new technique that you can adjust to fit your situation, but generally those basic classes through the courts? Waste of time. (JMHO)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mstang67chic, post: 119443, member: 2459"] husband and I had to take one a couple of years ago when difficult child was involved with the courts.......again. We had already had twenty some hours of training through the agency we went through to get difficult child. Actually, by the time we finished, we were theraputic foster parents. In theory, these court ordered parenting classes are good but they are directed towards parents of kids with no or very "minor" disorders. They are basically worthless for difficult child's. husband and I were a bit resentful that we had to do it but tried to go into it with an open mind. None of the techniques we were "taught" have ever been or ever would be effective at all with difficult child. Actually, I used to leave the classes angry at the instructor. Whenever she would call on me/husband or we would ask a question, we were basically told that we weren't using the technique right, weren't being consistant enough with it or some other kind of ^&*(. The classes were held at our local youth services bureau (who were very familiar with difficult child) and I think the staff finally pulled this "expert" aside and explained the situation to her. We were never called on again. I thought it was funny because during and after that time period, the staff asked me to view a dvd set with them on behavior modification. We all knew it would be useless on difficult child but they wanted my opinion on if it would be helpful for some of the other parents. You may, once in awhile, get an idea for a new technique that you can adjust to fit your situation, but generally those basic classes through the courts? Waste of time. (JMHO) [/QUOTE]
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