Are you concerned about giving "too much" to the children in your care? Do you want to know how overindulgence affects all types of families? Do you want practical and easy parenting tools that you can use right away? Then the Parenting with a Good Heart Online Course is for you!
What is overindulgence
Overindulgence is giving your child too much of anything that can delay their development. This can include:
Money
Space
Time
Energy
Attention
Parents and caregivers overindulge children from a "good heart." Overindulgence does not help children or families in the long run. Parents can learn to wrap their good hearts with the strengths it takes to resist overindulging. Then they can teach their children how to be accountable and responsible for themselves and toward others.
About this course
Parenting with a Good Heart Online Course is an exploration of overindulgence and how you can avoid it with children.
This course is for:
Parents who are unsure what overindulgence is or families concerned they may be overindulging
Teachers, childcare providers, caregivers, or other family members interacting with children
Professionals who work with parents and families regularly
This course is free and divided into two parts. Each part takes about one hour to complete. A certificate of completion is available once both parts have been completed.
If you have questions about this course, please email [email protected].
In part 1, you will explore these topics:
Overindulgence comes from a good heart.
Family values — what are they?
Has overindulgence become the “new normal”?
Increasing our “brain awareness.”
In part 2, you will explore these topics:
Identify the three ways of overindulging and what to do instead.
Flip the negatives of overindulgence into positives.
Use the Test of Four to decide if something is overindulgence.
Use the Developmental Parenting Highway to stay on the road to success.
Related resources
Overindulgence.org — Authors and researchers for the book How much is too much? provide further resources and insight on overindulgence today.
This following individuals created this course:
Jean Illsley Clarke, author and researcher
Lisa Krause, parent educator
Kelly Kunkel, Extension educator in health and nutrition
Rebecca Hagen Jokela, Extension educator in family resiliency
Ellie M. McCann, Extension educator in family resiliency