FamilyIQ Resource Library

Self-Improvement for Better Parenting

  Courses Assessment Tests
  Codependency vs. Independence
Dealing with Frustration and Anger
Dealing with Past Baggage
Dealing with Shame, Guilt and Failure
Harmonizing Your Life
Improving Your Communication Skills
Mastering Stress
Pursuing Your Quest: Building a Coat of Arms
Understanding Your Personality Profile
Codependency: Too Connected?
Guilt: Where Does it Hurt?
Parent-Child Relations: Are You Growing With Your Child?
Parent-Child Relationship: Can You Relate?
Personal Assessment: Where's the Balance?
Rate Your Self-Esteem: High or Low?
Self Concept: Who Do You See?
Social Skills: How Do You Roll?
Stressed: Take a Deep Breath
Understanding Self-Esteem: Who Am I?
Warmth and Intimacy: Wall or Gate?
  Articles Audio
  An Ounce of Prevention: Proactivity in Parenting
Balancing Work and Family Life
Chase Your Blues Away
Communication Skills
Dealing With Stress
Learning and Growing: Discover Yourself
Learning the Languages of Love
Making Peace With Yourself
The Power of Optimism
 

Discipline: Rules and Consequences

  Courses Assessment Tests
  Behavioral Contracting
Being a Parent versus Being a Friend
Building Self Esteem in Your Child
Codependency and Addiction
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Dealing with Adolescent Substance Abuse
Holding a Family Council
Identifying Your Parenting Style
Parental Teamwork
Raising Responsible Children
Risky Business
Setting Effective Limits
Teaching Your Child Respect
The 3 Nevers of Parenting
Family Conflict: War and Peace
Parenting Strengths: How Do You Rate?
  Articles Audio
  Aggression & Cooperation: Developing Strategies
An Ounce of Prevention: Proactivity in Parenting
Behavioral Contracting (Writing A Behavioral Contract)
Dealing With Tantrums
Defining Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Defusing Power Struggles with Children
Setting Limits With Teens
The Token Economy - Part I
The Token Economy - Part II
Using Consequences to Help Children Learn
What Is A Behavioral Contract?
 

Managing Conflict

  Courses Assessment Tests
  Active Listening
Anger Management
Behavioral Contracting
Conflict Management With Your Teen I (Conflict Resolution)
Dealing with Frustration and Anger
Holding a Family Council
Managing Conflict with Your Adolescent (Conflict Management with Your Teen II)
Parent Traps
Parental Teamwork
Family Conflict: War and Peace
Partner Communication: Can We Talk?
  Articles Audio
  A Way to Prevent Domestic Violence: ‘Five Friends‘
Aggression & Cooperation: Developing Strategies
Anger: Aggression, Assertion and your Adolescent
Behavioral Contracting (Writing A Behavioral Contract)
Conflict Resolution and Acceptance
Dealing With Anger
Dealing With Tantrums
Defusing Power Struggles with Children
Finding A Good Family Therapist
Parenting and the Therapeutic Alliance
Setting Limits With Teens
 

Self-Esteem Sexuality and Growth

  Courses Assessment Tests
  Adolescent Sexuality Issues
Building Self Esteem in Your Child
Codependency vs. Independence
Fathers and Son Relationships
Nurturing Self-Esteem in Your Adolescent Daughter (Uncovering Magnificence)
Understanding Adopted Teens
Codependency: Too Connected?
Peer Pressure Scale: Can Your Child Stand Alone?
Rate Your Self-Esteem: High or Low?
Romance and Intimacy: Does It Work For You?
Self Concept: Who Do You See?
Social Skills: How Do You Roll?
Understanding Self-Esteem: Who Am I?
  Articles Audio
  At-Risk Student and At-Risk Youth
Child Behavior and Parental Self-Esteem
Children Can Help! Chores for Your Children
Children's Peer Relationships
Easing the Teasing: How Parents Can Help
Effects of Divorce on Children
Fostering a Healthy Body Image in Your Pre-Teen and Teen (Part III):
Giving the Gift of a Healthy Relationship with Food

Fostering a Healthy Body Image in Your Pre-Teen and Teen: (Part II):
Dealing with "Fat Phobia" -- Weight Concerns and Human Development

Nurturing Self-Esteem in Adolescent Girls
Role of Parents in Child Peer Group Success
Sexuality and Adolescents: Laying the Groundwork
 

Communication

  Courses Assessment Tests
  Active Listening
Communicating with Color Using Personality Styles
Communicating with your Partner
Divorce: Communicating With Your Children
Divorce: Co-Parent Communication
Family Systems - Family Communication
Good Grief
Holding a Family Council
Improving Your Communication Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Languages of Love
Communication: It's More Than What You Say!
Family Communication: Can You Hear Me Now?
Parent-Child Relationship: Can You Relate?
Partner Communication: Can We Talk?
Social Skills: How Do You Roll?
Warmth and Intimacy: Wall or Gate?
  Articles Audio
  Communicating to Different Personalities
Communicating with Teenagers, Teens and Adolescents
Communication Skills
Communication With Your Partner
Conflict Resolution and Acceptance
Discussing Death With Children
Good Advice: Listen First
Learning the Languages of Love
Talking to Your Children About War
Television: Reclaiming Your Children from the Box
 

Risky Behavior

  Courses Assessment Tests
  Adolescent Sexuality Issues
Anger Management
Codependency and Addiction
Dealing with Adolescent Substance Abuse
Risky Business
Substance Abuse
Parenting Involvement: Are You There?
Peer Pressure Scale: Can Your Child Stand Alone?
Substance Use and Abuse: Is My Child at Risk?
  Articles Audio
  At-Risk Student and At-Risk Youth
Helping Children and Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Systems of Care
Schools and Rising Substance Abuse Rates
The Challenges of Being A Teen
The Paradox of a Child Who Lies to You!
 

Improving Parent-Child Relationships

  Courses Assessment Tests
  Active Listening
Being a Parent versus Being a Friend
Building Self Esteem in Your Child
Dealing with Frustration and Anger
Family Recreation
Fathers and Son Relationships
Holding a Family Council
Identifying Your Parenting Style
Nurturing Self-Esteem in Your Adolescent Daughter (Uncovering Magnificence)
Parent as Role Model
Parent Traps
Parenting Using Personality Profiles
Relationship Roles
Teaching Your Child Respect
The 3 Nevers of Parenting
Understanding Adopted Teens
Family Closeness: Are We Having Fun Yet?
Family Identity: What Do You Stand For?
Parent Supportiveness: How Do You Score?
Parent-Child Relations: Are You Growing With Your Child?
Parent-Child Relationship: Can You Relate?
Parenting Building Blocks: Time to Remodel?
Parenting Involvement: Are You There?
Parenting Strengths: How Do You Rate?
Parenting Styles: What Fits
Personality: What's Your Color?
Social Skills: How Do You Roll?
Warmth and Intimacy: Wall or Gate?
  Articles Audio
  Beneath the Mask: Understanding The Adopted Child
Celebrating As Families
Defining Your Family's Values
Divorce Recovery: Building Trust With Your Children In Small Steps
Ethical Will
Family Tradition: Celebrating Milestones
Family Traditions: The Gifts That Keep on Giving!
Helping Your Child With ADHD
Learning Teamwork: Everyone Wins!
Life Learning Opportunities
Parent Involvement in Education
Parenting Style
Parents as Positive Role Models
Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress
Television: Reclaiming Your Children from the Box
Understanding and Parenting Adolescents
 

Family Togetherness

  Courses Assessment Tests
  Building a Blended Family
Creating A Family Brand
Family Recreation
Family Systems - Family Communication
Healthy Family Government
Holding a Family Council
Parental Teamwork
Family Closeness Test: Family System Checkup
Family Closeness: Are We Having Fun Yet?
Family Communication: Can You Hear Me Now?
Family Conflict: War and Peace
Family Effectiveness: Does Your Family Need a Tune-Up?
Family Identity: What Do You Stand For?
Family Relationships: Band Aid or CPR?
Family Strengths: Where's the Muscle?
Family Togetherness: How Tight is Your Family?
  Articles Audio
  Celebrating As Families
Children Can Help! Chores for Your Children
Enjoying Your Family History
Ethical Will
Family Culture and Unity: Building a Coat of Arms or Family Crest
Family Tradition: Celebrating Milestones
Family Traditions: The Gifts That Keep on Giving!
Jobs for Teens: A Stepping Stone to Responsibility
Parental Alienation Syndrome: What To Do About It
Teaching Values to Children
 

Marital Harmony

  Courses Assessment Tests
  Active Listening
Building Family Unity: Make Your Coat of Arms
Changing Your Partner
Communicating with your Partner
Creating A Family Brand
Creating Partnership Solidarity: Building your Coat of Arms
Interpersonal Skills
Languages of Love
Managing Money With Your Partner
Partner Compatibility
Relationship Roles
Communication: It's More Than What You Say!
Compatibility: Let's Face It
Contentment or Resentment? Contented Couple Scale
Financial Compatibility: Money Matters
Is It Love Test
Love and Longevity: Staying Power
Marital Satisfaction: Take Inventory
Partner Communication: Can We Talk?
Partner Compatibility: Frog or Prince?
Relationship Compatibility: Can We Make It Work?
Romance and Intimacy: Does It Work For You?
Soul Mate: Is It Destiny?
Warmth and Intimacy: Wall or Gate?
  Articles Audio
  A Way to Prevent Domestic Violence: ‘Five Friends‘
Communicating to Different Personalities
Communication Skills
Communication With Your Partner
Conflict Resolution and Acceptance
Dealing With Anger
Learning the Languages of Love
Marriage and Relationship Check-Ups
Relationships: We Are Not Alone
The Power of Optimism
Understanding Builds Marriages
Understanding Personality Types
 

Better Parenting

  Courses Assessment Tests
  Active Listening
Being a Parent versus Being a Friend
Communicating with your Partner
Fathers and Son Relationships
Nurturing Self-Esteem in Your Adolescent Daughter (Uncovering Magnificence)
Parent Coaching
Parent Traps
Parenting Using Personality Profiles
Raising Responsible Children
Single Parenting
Teaching Your Child Respect
The 3 Nevers of Parenting
Understanding Adopted Teens
Family Strengths: Where's the Muscle?
Family Togetherness: How Tight is Your Family?
Fostering Education: What's Your Grade?
Parent-Child Relationship: Can You Relate?
Parental Fitness Test: What's Your Number?
Parenting Building Blocks: Time to Remodel?
Parenting Strengths: How Do You Rate?
  Articles Audio
  A New Parenting Support System: Parent Coaching Defined
A New Parenting Support System: Parent Coaching FAQ
Aggression & Cooperation: Developing Strategies
An Ounce of Prevention: Proactivity in Parenting
At-Risk Student and At-Risk Youth
Behavioral Contracting (Writing A Behavioral Contract)
Defusing Power Struggles with Children
Divorce Recovery: Building Trust With Your Children In Small Steps
Effective Parenting with Color Metaphors
Ethical Will
Family Role in Career Development
Family Tradition: Celebrating Milestones
Family Traditions: The Gifts That Keep on Giving!
Good Advice: Listen First
Helping Children and Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Systems of Care
Life Learning Opportunities
Parenting Style
Parenting Styles and Career Development
Strong Families - Family Values
Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress
The Challenges in Step or Blended Familes
The Challenges of Being A Teen
To Each His or Her Own: How to Create Special Places for Each Person at Home
Understanding Personality Types
Using Consequences to Help Children Learn
 

Options for the Troubled Child

  Courses Assessment Tests
  Behavior and Mood Disorder Medications (Best Medicine)
Behavioral Approaches to ADHD: Understanding the ADHD Child
Behavioral Contracting
Codependency vs. Independence
Dealing with Adolescent Substance Abuse
Mental Health Options
Substance Abuse
Teenage Depression (Depression and Your Adolescent)
Family Effectiveness: Does Your Family Need a Tune-Up?
Peer Pressure Scale: Can Your Child Stand Alone?
Substance Use and Abuse: Is My Child at Risk?
  Articles Audio
  Asperger's Syndrome: Help and Information
At-Risk Student and At-Risk Youth
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Behavioral Contracting (Writing A Behavioral Contract)
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Disorder
Defining Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Depression: A Treatable Illness
Helping Children and Youth With Bipolar Disorder: Systems of Care
Helping Your Child With ADHD
Schools and Rising Substance Abuse Rates
Teenage Brain: A Work in Progress
The ADHD Monitoring System
What Is ADHD?
Your Child and Medication
 

Surviving Divorce

  Courses Assessment Tests
  Divorce: Parent Education and Family Stabilization
Divorce: Communicating With Your Children
Divorce: Co-Parent Communication
Divorce: Co-Parenting and Visitation
Divorce: Dealing With Abuse
Divorce: The Initial Hurdles
Single Parenting
Surviving Divorce
Divorce: Survivor or Casualty?
Grief and Loss: A Rocky Road
Guilt: Where Does it Hurt?
Surviving Divorce: Lemons or Lemonade?
  Articles Audio
  A Way to Prevent Domestic Violence: ‘Five Friends‘
Dealing with Divorce: Four Ways to Improve Phone Calls with Your Child
Divorce and Co-Parenting for Dads
Divorce Mediation - An Alternative to an Adversarial Divorce
Divorce Prevention
Divorce Recovery: Building Trust With Your Children In Small Steps
Family Budgeting for the Single Parent
Finding A Good Family Therapist
In Divorce: The Importance of Keeping Records
Positive Visitation - Parenting Time for Children
The Divorced Parent Dance: How to Make Visitation Pick-Up and Drop-Off Less Painful