Instructors: Ihab Istafanous MD.  

                      E-mail: istafanous@uthscsa.edu

                      Phone:  210-497-3453 

                  Mounir Ibrahim MD. 

                      E-mail: mmibrahim@pol.net

                      Phone:  210-688-6190 
 
Course Description:

This course is designed to introduce the lay councilor to the basic Christian parenting skills and to help them provide sound Christian advice to parents on how to achieve the basic goals of parenting namely to know their children, help them succeed in different areas of life and lead them to Christ. 
 

Course Objectives:

• Identify different parenting styles

• Identify the Christian basis for parenting

• Provide parenting advice to parents for children at different developmental stages

• Know the different parenting skills and discipline techniques.

• How to help parents help there children be successful spiritually and in all other aspects of life.

 

Required text (used for reading assignments):

1) Christian Parenting &Child Care. William Sears M.D. & Martha Sears R.N.

2) Positive Discipline . Jane Nelsen Ed.D.

Recommended reading:

Raising them Right. Theophan the Recluse. 
 

Reading prior to arrival to Conference:

Pages 1 to 42 (Christian Parenting) 

 

Research Paper

 

Choose from one of those areas

1. Explore the controversy surrounding spanking

2. Sibling Rivalry at all ages

3. Some basic ideas about parenting during teenage period 
 

Note: 

Your paper should be a minimum of five pages and two or three references (other than the text book).

1. First page is the title page (title, your name, instructor’s name, course name)

2. Abstract (summary).

3. Your paper

4. Last page is the reference page. 
 

Distance Learning Lesson Schedule:

 

Week 1

Fathering: commitment to being a spiritual leader.

Reading: Chapter 2 (Christian Parenting)

Week 2

Pregnancy, delivery and postpartum Parenting

Reading: Chapters 3, 4&5 (Christian Parenting)

Week 3

Nighttime parenting and responding to your baby’s cries

Reading: Chapters 8&9 (Christian Parenting) 

Week 4

The Fussy Baby and Common Concerns of Infancy

Reading: Chapters 10& 11 (Christian Parenting)

Week 5

Toilet training, Sibling Rivalry and Emerging Sexuality

Reading: Chapter 13 (Christian Parenting)

Week 6

Discipline and Spiritual Training

Birth to Age Three

Reading: Chapter 14(Christian Parenting) 

Week 7

Principles of Discipline

Reading: Chapter 15 (Christian Parenting)

Week 8

Discipline and Spiritual Training

Three to Six Years Old

Reading: Chapter 16 (Christian Parenting)

Week 9

Using Encouragement Effectively

Reading:  Chapter 6 (Positive Discipline)

Week 10

Natural and Logical consequences

Reading: Chapter 5 (Positive Discipline)

Week 11

Family Meetings.

Reading: Chapter 8 (Positive Discipline)

Week 12

The Praying and spiritual family

Reading: To be provided