Session 7 - Family Functioning and Parenting Behaviors

The primary focus of this session is on:

• Family values and responsibilities.
• Family roles and discipline strategies.
• Quality of parent-child relationships.
• Parental Involvement.

The particular emphasis will be on:

• Discussing the importance of fathers’ and sons’ values concerning risky behaviors, academic achievement and personal well-being.
• Identifying strategies for rule setting, monitoring, and discipline for non-resident fathers.
• Discussing the importance of warmth,caring, trust, and expectations in the parent-child relationship.
• Planning ways to be more involved in each others’ lives.

Knowledge –Attitudes –Skills Expected

At the end of this session participants will be able to:

• 1. Articulate important family values both generally and as related to selected health behaviors, academic achievement, and well-being.
• 2. Identify strategies for enhancing nonresident fathers’ parenting behaviors, including rule setting, monitoring, discipline and involvement.
• 3. Discuss what is important to sons concerning selected health behaviors and expectations for academic success and the future.