Love and Limits:

Parenting with Good Sense

Project members are staff of the
University of Minnesota Extension Service:

Table of Contents

Leader's Guide

Some Basic Principles
of Parent Education for Low-Income Families

When Parents Don't Say No:
The Home Visitor's Role in the
Discipline of Participants' Children

Understanding Young Children:
A Brush-up on Basics

Lesson 1 — Handling Temper Tantrums
       Handout: Temper Tantrums

Lesson 2 — Focus on "Do" Instead of "Don't"
      Handout: Focus on "DO" Instead of "DON'T"

Lesson 3 — Listen to Your Children
      Handout: Listen to Your Children
      Handout: Hints on Communicating with Children
      Handout: Self-Test: Do You Listen to Your Children?

Lesson 4 — What Do You Expect?
      Handout: Do You Expect Too Much?

Lesson 5 — Shopping With Children
      Handout: Shopping with Young Children

Lesson 6 — Preventing Misbehavior
      Handout: Setting Limits
      Handout: Setting a Good Example
      Handout: Gaining Cooperation
      Handout: Changing the Environment

Lesson 7 — Sibling Rivalry
      Handout: Growing Up With Brothers and Sisters

Lesson 8 — Building Self-Esteem in Children
      Building Self-Esteem in Children: Case Situations
      Handout: Helping Children Like Themselves