Head Start parenting classes
Collaboration between county offices, a community action agency and a day-care and family resource provider, Living Consciously is being brought to parents of Head Start children.
“Our participants quickly understood that to be good parents, they needed to be better people and to know how their choices affect their children,” LC-trained agency facilitator.
Parent comments and improvements:
“I took the Living consciously class and it changed my life. I look at everyday decisions in a whole new way. The world is what I make of it....I know that I can’t change others, but I can change myself and I did.”
“Everything (in the Living Consciously course) is useful. If you add
everything up, you learn (how to live) your everyday
life.”
“It is a good self-assessment class. I learned how to deal with stress
and regular, everyday problems.”
Statistical Improvements
(PLEASE NOTE: Most school districts hope for an improvement of 3% - 5% with their
regular education students through programmin
Mental Aspect 38.21% 18.25%
Emotional Aspect 39.69% 29.57%
Physical Aspect 29.29% 18.66%
Spirit Aspect 36.88% 25.90%
Relationships 27.64% 15.27%
Social 37.68% 25.88%
Safety 34.11% 17.33%
Leadership 18.97% 19.43%
Substance Abuse (reduced by) 7.02% 16.04%
Self-Esteem 39.83% 23.98%
Decision Making 31.58% 17.72%
Relationship with my Child(ren) 15.11% 6.31%
Safety for My Child(ren) 36.96% 21.29%
My Child(ren)’s Substance Use & Sexual Activity 21.88% 26.83%
Less Substances in Home 21.24% 13.52%
CASE STUDY
Nonprofit staff improvements
An already cohesive staff in a nonprofit setting found great enhancement through a Living Consciously seminar taught by LC staff. These are gains they had sustained one-year after the seminar.
(PLEASE NOTE: Most school districts hope for an improvement of 3% - 5% through programming with their regular education students.)
Factor Improvement
Like co-workers 13.6%
Work with coworkers in constructively 4.1%
Conflict resolution 14.6%
Refrain from choosing sides 14.0%
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