STEP: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting

The STEP parenting program is an effective, seven-session planned training curriculum that focuses on topics important to parents today.  This course provides valuable tools which  improve communication among family members and lessens conflict.  Easy to understand and apply, STEP presents effective skills that can be used immediately.  Dynamic video vignettes let parents see how easy it is to put STEP to work in the home everyday!

The STEP parenting program delivers in just 7 sessions

• Understanding Yourself and Your Child

• Understanding Beliefs and Feelings

• Encouraging Your Child and Yourself

• Listening and Talking to Your Child

• Helping Children Learn to Cooperate

• Discipline that Makes Sense

• Choosing Your Approach

Parent’s Handbook covers today’s important issues

STEP’s handbook for parents includes essential topics such as single parents, stepfamilies, cooperation in the family, schoolwork and homework, drugs, violence, and gangs.  STEP is easy to use with chapter openers that relate the contents to real-life situations.  Also included are at-home activities that help parents apply STEP ideas and an index to locate topics easily.

Leader’s Resource Guide offers detailed guidelines

STEP parenting program materials come in a convenient three-ring binder.  The materials include detailed session guides and essential information on group leadership.  The guide also includes:

• Group discussion guidelines

• Drug awareness handouts

• Supplemental activities for additional practice and discussion

• Parent survey and evaluation form that can be used as a pretest and posttest to provide a way to measure the effectiveness of your group, based on parents’ comments.

STEP includes:

• Parent’s Handbook-easy-to-read handbook for parents. Order copies for each participant.  Also available on audiocassette

• Leader’s Resource Guide-with session guide, reproducible handouts, activities, parent survey, certificate of participation as well as additional aids on specific topics important to today’s parents

• Videocassettes-two videos model STEP skills parents can use right away, plus a third video for parent educators filled with tips on how to lead a parenting group.  Closed captioned

• Full-color workshop announcement posters

Additional programs also available:

  Early Childhood STEP And Spanish STEP