Managing Emotions – Anger management is not really about being angry or upset, but HOW we lose our tempers After all, anger is a normal, healthy emotion. How we INTERPRET any given situation makes the difference in how we REACT. To complete this course, parents are required to do an activity entitle History of the Heart: a personal timeline, a birth story and a life story.
The WHOA course is based in research from existing evidence-based programs such as Positive Parenting, Active Parenting, STEP and Breakthrough Parenting. We introduce parents to TED Talks and current research as well as discuss the application of Psychosocial researchers such as Jean Piaget, Alfred Adler and Erik Erikson. Think of it as a 101 college course: human development and social/emotional development of parenting in a democratic family.
Classroom
ZOOM CLASSROOM Live Group Instruction
The interactive classroom instructor also introduces parents to brain-based research, resource videos and a personal reflection journal. Parents analyze how stress, depression and poor communication affect their response to certain people, situations and events. Parents explore how developing a strong sense of empathy supports coping strategies as an alternative anger.
12-week WHOA Schedule
WHOA classes are facilitated according to the number of persons in each cohort. Students are admitted at the first of each month, the day depends on the rotation of the cohort. Classes are scheduled on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays at 5pm depending on the of students signing up (a minimum of 5, a maximum of 8)
Parents will be admitted as follows:
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For 2024
Tuesdays 5pm – 6:30pm
November 7, 2023 – January 22, 2024Wednesdays 5pm – 6:30pm
December 6, 2024 – February 28, 2024Mondays 5pm – 6:30pm
January 8, 2024 – March 25, 2024
STUDY HALL Sundays 7:30PMTuesdays 5pm – 6:30pm
February 6, 2024 – April 16, 2024
STUDY HALL Mondays 7:30pmWednesdays 5pm – 6:30pm
March 6, 2024 – May 22, 2024
STUDY HALL Tuesdays 7:30pmMondays 5pm – 6:30pm
April 8, 2024 – July 1, 2024
STUDY HALL Sundays 7:30pm
[No Class Memorial Day]Tuesdays 5pm – 6:30pm
May 8, 2024 – June 16, 2024
STUDY HALL Mondays 7:30pmWednesdays 5pm – 6:30pm
June 5, 2024 – August 21, 2024
STUDY HALL Tuesdays 7:30pm- Mondays 5pm – 6:30pm
July 8, 2024 -September 30, 2024
STUDY HALL Sundays 7:30pm
[No Class Labor Day] - Tuesdays 5pm – 6:30pm
August 6, 2024 – October 22, 2024
STUDY HALL Mondays 7:30pm - Wednesdays 5pm – 6:30pm
September 4, 2024 – November 20, 2024
STUDY HALL Tuesdays 7:30pm
For 2025
New Classes Begin January 6, 2025.
Class and Study Hall ATTENDANCE is MANDATORY!
STUDY HALL 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Syllabus
Weeks 1-4
- Introduction to Human Rights Education and Democratic Parenting
- Anger Management as Emotional Regulation
- Vulnerability and Belonging
- Conflict – VOCAB
- Meaning and Purpose
- Timeline
Weeks 5-8
- Birth Stories
- Dignity = Value, Acceptance, Voice and Choice
- Emotional Courage
- Effective Communication Skills Part I
- Effective Communication with Kids Part II
- Parenting Approaches
Weeks 9-12
- A Sincere Apology
- Perception and CBT
- Forgiveness?
- Self Care
- Parent Narrative
- Final PowerPoint Presentation
Cost
$150 Initial Consultation Fee + $450 Course Enrollment = The total cost of the WHOA! course is $600.
Add Partner (for two parents attending the class together): $350 extra
The Fee for the Initial Consultation is Non-Refundable.
Request your enrollment and pay online for the Why Hang Onto Anger (WHOA!) Class:
Only Purchase This Class if you have been directed by Mollie Hughes, EdD to enroll AFTER completing the Initial Consultation process.