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Below are the questions taken directly from the ACE questionaire.  Sentences in italics are my own.

  1. Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often…Swear at you, insult you, put you down, or humiliate you?  or  Act in a way that made you afraid that you might be physically hurt? If yes enter 1 ________

This is a kind of harmful parenting.

  1. Did a parent or other adult in the household often or very often…Push, grab, slap, or throw something at you?  or  Ever hit you so hard that you had marks or were injured?  If yes enter 1 ________

This is a kind of harmful parenting.

  1.  Did an adult person at least 5 years older than you ever…Touch or fondle you or have you touch their body in a sexual way?  or Attempt or actually have oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse with you? If yes enter 1 ________

This is a kind of harmful parenting.

  1. Did you often or very often feel that …No one in your family loved you or thought you were important or special?  or  Your family didn’t look out for each other, feel close to each other, or support each other? If yes enter 1 ________

This is a kind of harmful parenting.

  1. Did you often or very often feel that … You didn’t have enough to eat, had to wear dirty clothes, and had no one to protect you? or Your parents were too drunk or high to take care of you or take you to the doctor if you needed it? If yes enter 1 ________

This is a kind of harmful parenting.

  1. Were your parents ever separated or divorced? If yes enter 1 ________

This may be a kind of harmful parenting.

  1. Was your mother or stepmother: Often or very often pushed, grabbed, slapped, or had something thrown at her? or Sometimes, often, or very often kicked, bitten, hit with a fist, or hit with something hard? or Ever repeatedly hit at least a few minutes or threatened with a gun or knife?  If yes enter 1 ________

Allowing children to witness spousal disputes/violence that would frighten the average child is a kind of harmful parenting.

  1. Did you live with anyone who was a problem drinker or alcoholic or who used street drugs? If yes enter 1 ________

This is a kind of harmful parenting.

  1. Was a household member depressed or mentally ill, or did a household member attempt suicide? If yes enter 1 ________

This may be a kind of harmful parenting.

  1. Did a household member go to prison? If yes enter 1 _______

This may be a kind of harmful parenting.

If this doesn’t make the case for finding ways to improve the quality of parenting in communities I don’t know what does?

Parenting education should be our job one!

 

 

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Many large school districts now have F.A.C.E. (Family and Community Engagement) departments.  The parenting classes are poorly attended and the ones who really need it don't come.  This kind of parenting education is akin to trying to stop the Titanic from sinking by bailing with teaspoons.

Hi David,
Please know there are communities who've engaged their parents and have developed leaders who are sharing their gained insights with other parents and communities. Please click on the link below for one example:

https://www.pacesconnection.com/...nglish-16-30-minutes

You're spot on with breaking the chain by supporting parents and families with additional knowledge, resources, and wrapping around families through an ACEs sciences transformational model.

Like dividing a  magnet will always be possible and will only create two divided magnets , dividing people will also always be possible. 

The problem is, like the magnet, the power of the resulting divided people is weakened. 

In an epigenetic sense we need each other to enhance our power in communities.

The answer to an opiates epidemic will not come from a new technology. It will come from the observations ,reaffirmed by new technology ,of old wisdom.

The answer has to do with, as the Doctor is pointing out, creating homes and schools and communities that feel safe to our Children.

Walls fence in and out.

 

 

 

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