Learning Gig Resources
Recognizing the Signs: When Your Child Needs Help
This reading introduces common academic and emotional struggles children face and their early signs, offering practical tips for parents to support their kids in a positive way.
Positive Discipline: Building Self-Esteem Through Support
Explore how positive discipline can guide children with kindness and support, building their self-esteem and teaching responsibility through empathy.
Building Emotional Resilience in Children: A Parent’s Guide
This reading helps parents understand emotional resilience, why it matters, and how to nurture it in children. It offers simple strategies and real-life examples to build confidence and problem-solving skills.
Communicating with Teachers: Partnering for Success
This reading empowers parents to connect with teachers, offering simple tips and conversation starters to support their child's academic and emotional growth.
Project Work (Recommended)
Project: Daily Mood Tracker
Parents create a simple mood tracker to help identify patterns in their child’s emotions and behaviors over a week.
Individual
Project: 'Catch Them Being Good' Challenge
Parents practice noticing and praising positive behavior in their child over three days, reinforcing good actions with meaningful praise.
IndividualSpotting Struggles Early and Using Positive Discipline
Learn to identify early signs of struggles in children and apply positive discipline techniques to build self-esteem.
Avoiding School
Avoiding School
Frequent requests to stay home or complaints about school could signal anxiety or social struggles.
Acting Frustrated
Acting Frustrated
Giving up on tasks easily or saying 'I can’t do it' may indicate difficulty with schoolwork or low confidence.
Being Quiet or Sad
Being Quiet or Sad
Increased isolation or sadness might suggest feelings of loneliness or worry.
Starting a Conversation
Starting a Conversation
Ask open-ended questions to show care, such as, 'Is something bothering you?'
Positive Discipline
Positive Discipline
Praising efforts and encouraging good behavior builds confidence and supports growth.
Logical Consequences
Logical Consequences
Actions like losing a toy for misuse teach responsibility naturally.
Building Emotional Resilience
Building Emotional Resilience
Encourage problem-solving and praise efforts to foster confidence and adaptability.
Handling Mistakes
Handling Mistakes
Support your child by focusing on solutions, not blame, to teach problem-solving.
Communicating with Teachers
Communicating with Teachers
Regular check-ins and sharing observations can create a strong support system for your child.
Praising Good Behavior
Praising Good Behavior
Specific recognition, like 'I noticed you shared your toy,' encourages positive actions.
Spotting Struggles Early and Using Positive Discipline Study Guide
This guide outlines key concepts to help parents identify early struggles in children and use positive discipline techniques to foster growth and resilience.
Session Schedule
Learning Gigs are self-paced and this schedule is only an aid for a classroom setting.- Read materials to build foundational knowledge.
- Watch videos to understand common challenges and solutions.
- Do projects with your child to test strategies at home.
- Discuss ideas in a positive and collaborative way.
- Review slides and study guide to reinforce learning and prepare for the assessment.
- Take Assessment: Achieve 80% to pass, with one attempt allowed per day.
Session: 1
Introducing key concepts, exploring challenges, and developing strategies to support school success.
This Learning Gig development generously funded by Outstanda.