Spark & Stitch Institute Online Classes/Say Yes to No: Why Kids Need Loving Boundaries and How to Set Them / Decir Sí a No: Por qué los Niños Necesitan Límites Cariñosos y Cómo Ponerlos

  • $45

Say Yes to No: Why Kids Need Loving Boundaries and How to Set Them / Decir Sí a No: Por qué los Niños Necesitan Límites Cariñosos y Cómo Ponerlos

  • Course
  • 19 Lessons
  • 90-day access

Learn why setting clear boundaries helps your children feel safe and secure, consider their impact on others, and work through big feelings. Clarify your limits, learn how to communicate them, and gain the skills you need to follow through with consistency and care.

About your instructor

Erin Walsh, Co-Founder Spark & Stitch Institute

Erin Walsh is co-founder of Spark & Stitch Institute and author of It’s Their World: Teens, Screens, and the Science of Adolescence. Her work has been featured in the Washington Post, Edutopia, Parents.com, Psychology Today, and Minnesota Public Radio. She co-authored the Tenth Anniversary Edition of the national bestseller Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen and has worked with schools, school districts, parent groups and other youth serving organizations throughout the United States and Canada on issues related to digital media, parenting, and child and adolescent development. You can follow her work at sparkandstitchinstitute.com.

About your instructor

Dr. David Walsh, Co-Founder Spark & Stitch Institute

David Walsh, Ph.D. is an award winning psychologist, best selling author, and international speaker. He founded and led the internationally renowned National Institute on Media and the Family for fifteen years. His books have been translated into eight different languages and include the national best sellers Why Do They Act That Way? A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen. He has been a frequent guest on national radio and television programs including 6o Minutes, NBC’s Today Show, Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, The PBS News Hour, National Public Radio’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition. He has testified numerous times before Congress, presented workshops throughout the world, and served as a consultant to the World Health Organization and the Ministries of Education in Japan, South Korea, Portugal and Singapore.

Contents

Explore the course framework!

Getting Started

Course Overview / Para Comenzar
Introductions / Introducciones
Brain Brush Up / Refrescada de Cerebro

Spark 1: Why Your Child Needs Limits / Por qué tus hijos necesitan límites

Snapshot / Resumen rápida
Lesson 1: Why it is hard to say no / Por qué es difícil decir no
Lesson 2: Why kids need boundaries / Por qué los hijos necesitan límites
Lesson 3: What’s at stake if we don’t say no / Lo que se arriesga si no decimos “no”
Lesson 4: A balanced approach to parenting is the best fit for growing brains / Una manera equilibrada de criar a nuestros hijos es mejor para los cerebros en desarrollo.

Spark 2: How to Set Them

Lesson 1: Connection is Key
Lesson 2: The Strategy of Limits and Consequences
Lesson 3: Step-by-step guide to the strategy
Lesson 4: All feelings are okay, not all behaviors are okay
Lesson 5: All the Ways to Set Boundaries Without Saying "No"

Spark 3: Troubleshooting

Snapshot
Lesson 1: When Yelling Takes Over (and other grown up behaviors that get in the way)
Lesson 2: When Consequences Aren't Working
Lesson 3: How to Handle Hitting
Lesson 4: When Adults Aren't On The Same Page

Wrap Up

Wrapping Things Up