NEPI Professional Newsletter (Spring 2008)

• Community-Led Parenting Initiative Off to A Great Start
• Parent Training Program Components That Have The Most Impact
• Six Secret Strategies for Writing Dynamite Publicity Materials
• Children's Media Use and Sleep Problems

Help Parents of College-Bound Students

• Achieve Your Family's College Dreams
• Helping Your Organization Raise Funds

Preventing Student Drop-Out

• Parent Education Key To Preventing Student Drop-Out

NEPI Tips for Effective Parenting Newsletter

• Six Ways to Be a Media Savvy Parent
• 8 Good Reasons Not to Spank
• Simple Successful Strategies for Parents of Overweight Children
• Is it Okay to Leave My Child Home Alone?

Organize LA for Effective Parenting Project

• A Multi-Faceted, Prevention-Oriented Project To Make Los Angeles a Child and Family Friendly Place to Raise Children

Effective Black Parenting Instructor Workshops

• Latest Program Recognition
• Program Description
• Article on The Effective Black Parenting Program
• Workshop Leaders
• Workshop Locations
• Workshop Enrollment
• Program Materials
• Prior Workshop Participants
• Bring a Workshop to Your Community

NEPI Professional Newsletter - Winter 2008

• Introductory Article & Recommended Books
• New Reports Highlight Funding Inadequacies for Effective Parenting Programs and Services
• Helping Families: The Roles of Parent Coaches and Parent Educators
• Informing and Educating the Public Through the Media

Let The Positive Parent Help You Raise Funds

• Let The Positive Parent Help You Raise Funds!

Creating Lasting Family Connections

• PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND GOALS
• PROGRAM RECOGNITIONS
• USERS OF THE PROGRAM
• OBTAINING DISCOUNTS
• PROGRAM FACILITATOR TRAINING
• PROGRAM MATERIALS
• CREATING LASTING FAMILY CONNECTIONS DIGITAL VIDEO SERIES
• ABOUT TED N. STRADER AND TERESA BOYD STRADER

National Effective Parenting Anniversary

• 50% Discount Now Available for Joining NEPI

NEPI-Tips for Effective Parenting (Winter 2007)

• Defining Effective Parenting
• Taming the Holiday Gimmees
• Holiday Safety
• Helping Children Cope with Disasters

The Postive Parent is Here!

• Book Description
• Book Reviews
• Introductory Chapter of The Positive Parent by Dr. Alvy
• Use The Positive Parent as a Fundraiser

NEPI Professional Guest Newsletter

• What is Effective Parenting?
• Organizing America for Effective Parenting
• Effective Parenting Interventions for The Prevention of Child Maltreatment
• The Key to Marketing with Integrity - Helping, Not Selling

NEPI Professional NL-Summer 2007, Member Version

• What is Effective Parenting?
• Organizing America for Effective Parenting
• Effective Parenting Interventions for The Prevention of Child Maltreatment
• The Key to Marketing with Integrity - Helping, Not Selling

Taming the Spirited Child

• Book Description
• Book Reviews
• Reproducible Article for Parents on Taming the Spirited Child by Dr. Popkin

Banning Corporal Punishment - An Essay

• What the Arguments Tell Us about Our Character Regarding the Treatment of Children
• Those Opposing the Proposed Ban
• Those in Favor of the Proposed Ban

White House Briefing Successfully Conducted

• Possible Outcomes of the Briefing
• Other Accomplishments of the D.C. Visit

Support CICC and NEPI

• Support CICC and the National Parenting Initiative

Parenting Education Gifts for the Holidays

• Internet Safety Gifts
• Parents As Financial Mentor Gifts
• Especially for Kwanzaa
• The Garfield Learning Series of CDs and Books
• Parenting Handbooks from Parenting Skill-Building Programs
• Parenting Books, Videos, CDs and DVDs
• The Effective Parenting Petition

You and National Effective Parenting Initiative

• Why is Initiative Needed?
• Advocate for Government-Supported Effective Parenting Initiatives
• Become the Best Parent You Can Be
• Become a Parenting Educator, Instructor, Coach or Home Visitor
• Become an Affiliated Organization
• Work to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
• Lend Your Financial Support to the Initiative
• Become a Corporate, Foundation or Organization Sponsor
• Initiative Board of Advisors

AD/HD Disorders and How To Cope

• ABOUT AD/HD
• AD/HD: Resources for Parents, Educators and Therapists
• Books and Videos for Parents and Educators
• Videos for Teachers
• Books and Videos for Therapists

Best Practices Learning Series

• Age-Related Computer Learning
• Garfield Makes Learning Fun
• Pre-Kindergarten (Ages 3-4 yrs)
• Kindergarten (Ages 4-6 yrs)
• Grade 1 (Age 6-7 yrs)

Back-To-School-Parenting Education Materials

• Parents On Board Discussion Program
• Parents On Board DVD/Video Library Versions
• Kindergarten Survival Handbook
• The Gateway To Academic Achievement CD
• The Power of Positive Parenting Guidebook

Internet Safety: What You Can Do

• Internet Dangers to Children and What You Can Do
• i-SAFE
• i-SAFE Resources for Parents
• i-SAFE Resources for Educators
• i-SAFE Resources for Youth
• i-SAFE Resources for the Community

Prevent Child Abuse Through Confident Parenting

• The Child Rearing Challanges That Confident Parenting Addressess
• Confident Parenting Strategies and Skills
• Research Findings
• The New One-Day Confident Parenting Seminar

The Costs of Raising Children

• Resources for Helping Parents Pay The Costs of Raising Children
• Jump Start: A Resource for Helping Students Prepare to Pay The Costs

Parents As Financial Mentors

• Parents Need to be Financial Mentors To Their Children
• Teach Your Children to be Financially Successful and Giving

Corporal Punishment and Verbal Aggression

• Perspectives on Corporal Punishment and Verbal Aggression
• Definitions and Prevalence
• Long and Short Term Effects
• Children Should Never, Ever Be Spanked No Matter What the Circumstances
• What To Do Instead

Stop & Think: Social Skills Training Program

• Background and Purpose
• Social Skills That Are Taught
• The Stop & Think Approach
• Stop & Think for Parents
• Stop & Think for Teachers and Schools
• Project ACHIEVE
• About Dr. Knoff
• About CICC

Effective Parenting Update

• Support CICC
• National Effective Parenting Initiative
• Parenting Classes and Seminars
• Parenting Instructor Workshops
• Educational Materials
• Multiple Mayhem TV Special
• EducatedParenting.com

One-Day Parenting Seminars for Your Community

• Program Overview
• Confident Parenting: Survival Skill Training
• Effective Black Parenting
• Los Ninos Bien Educados
• About CICC

One-Day Parenting Seminars for Schools

• Program Overview
• Confident Parenting: Survival Skill Training
• Effective Black Parenting
• Los Ninos Bien Educados
• About CICC

Parenting Latino-American Children

• CICC's Los Niños Bien Educados Program
• Latinos: A Diverse and Fast Growing Population
• Research and Theory on Latino-American Parenting
• Spanish Versions of Parenting Programs
• Videos, DVDs, Books, Guides, Programs and Photo Novelas For and About Latino-American Parents and People
• The Gateway to Academic Achievement
• EducatedParenting.com

Parenting for Education: Part Two

• Parenting for Education: Part Two
• Parents On Board! Building Academic Success Through Parent Involvement
• The Gateway to Academic Success
• EducatedParenting.com

EducatedParenting.com

• A new Informative Internet Resource for Parents and Professionals!

Parenting African American Children

• CICC's Effective Black Parenting Program
• Why Parents of African-American Children Need and Deserve Culturally-Specific Training and Resources
• Research and Theory on African-American Parenting
• CICC's Research on African-American Parenting
• Guidebooks for African-American Parents
• Afrocentricity Books
• Families Talk About Series
• The Gateway to Academic Success

Community Event - Can We All Get Along?

• Is It Possible for All of Us To Get Along?

Parenting for Education - Part One

• Research-Based Guidelines: How Parents Can Maximize Children's Cognitive Abilities
• The School Success from the Start Seminar and the Kindergarten Survival Handbook

National Effective Parenting Initiative

• Presidential Involvement
• How You Can Become Involved

Preschool Expulsions and Parent Education

• Study Shows Expulsions Highest in Preschools
• Bringing Parenting Education Into Preschools
• The Confident Parenting: Survival Skills Training Program for Parents
• The Effective Black Parenting Program
• The Los Ninos Bien Educados Parenting Program

Preparing Tomorrow's Parents

• The Next Generation of Effective Parents
• The Parents Under Construction Program
• Preparing Tomorrow's Parents Campaign

Helping Parents of Defiant Children and Teens

• Understanding the Defiant Child
• Managing the Defiant Child
• Defiant Children's Clinician's Manual
• Spanish Assessment Materials
• Defiant Teen's Clinician's Manual
• Your Defiant Child
• About Dr. Barkley

The Handbook of Parenting

• The Handbook of Parenting
• Reviews of the Handbook
• Content of Each of the Volumes
• CD-ROM of the Five Volumes

Parenting Children with Special Needs

• Importance of Early Identification
• What is a Special Need?
• Videos for Parents and Professionals
• Books for Parents of Children with Special Needs
• Different Types of Special Needs

Parenting Teenagers

• Books and Videos on Raising Teenagers
• Studies Confirm That Teenagers Still Want and Appreciate Effective Parenting
• Programs That Help Parents of Teenagers To Be Effective
• A Program for Teenage Parents and Their Families

January 2005

• Yelling, Threatening, Putting Down: What To Do Instead
• Child Welfare League of America Selects CICC Trio of Parenting Programs as Evidence-Based National Models
• 2004: A Year of Extraordinary Accomplishments and New Initiatives

December 2004

• Shaking, Hitting, Spanking: What To Do Instead
• Partners Sign Up For National Campaign
• CICC Receives Grant from Verizon to Support School Readiness Parenting Seminars

November 2004

• The Happiest Baby on the Block
• CICC Launches National Partnership Campaign to Find and Help Young Children with Special Needs
• Dr. Alvy to Speak at National Association for the Education of Young Children's Conference
• Urban Education Partnership Workshops

October 2004

• The Power of Positive Parenting
• CICC's Discovery Tool and Referral System Helps Identify Special Needs in Young Children
• Dr. Alvy to Speak in Washington, D.C.

September 2004

• About Dr. Alvy and CICC
• School Success from the Start Seminar
• Confident Parenting: Survival Skill Training
• Effective Black Parenting Program
• Los Ninos Bien Educados Program