Don't get a shock!!!... I am not attending a course which teaches me how to be a parent... Instead, it was a session taught by a volunteer trainer to train us as Community Worker, in order to help us in our daily work with the families. Parenting is one important aspect to learn because very often, this is one stressor faced by the clients we served. Knowing some tips does help us to engage and be of help to them.
The trainer is good. Put aside all the 'theories' which he went through with us over the powerpoint slide, what I brought back with me is the practical examples he shared. We took turn to ask him questions. And almost every questions we asked, he was able to 'tackle' them. Advise like 'Consistency', 'Setting routine', 'Investing time for the child' etc... is his belief of being a good parent. Which also means that unbeliefs like 'It's just a phase...', 'It's all my fault, he's the way he is...' etc... doesn't help in parenting. Throughout the session, he keep stressing that ROLE MODELLING is a very important 'tool' in parenting. Well, children 'sense' all the time. If there is any tinge of inconsistency (not saying what they mean, and meaning what they say) in a parent, they are able to 'detect' it very quickly. This is 'dangerous' because children can use it to work around their parents to get their ways, and wants. However, he also added that there are NO BORN parents. Parenting in itself, is a learning process, which means to say that making mistake during the process is inevitable. How comforting is that...
Indeed, one of the privilege working in a Children & Youth Agency is having the opportunity to attend such sessions... Indirectly, also picked up some parenting tips too... :)
Learnt lots!!!... Looking forward to Session 3 on next Monday...
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