Common Sense Parenting (CSP)

Parenting Education Partners consists of parents, parenting partners, policy makers, and community professionals who are providing families in South Dakota support and education to help them succeed in providing healthy families.

Are you tired of having to ask your child three times to do something? Have you ever asked your child not to do something and then he or she did it? Has your child ever made you so upset that you forgot what you really wanted to talk about? Have you ever wanted to learn how to praise you child more? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, Common Sense Parenting can help you.

Common Sense Parenting is a product of years of research compiled by Boys Town. This program is a proven, step-by-step guide for raising responsible kids and building happy families. It teaches skills to help parents build better families.

The state of South Dakota is offering Common Sense Parenting to help parents make their homes more peaceful, enjoyable, and safe for the whole family.

Topics Covered:

• Parents as Teachers
• Positive & Negative Consequences
• What is Behavior?
• Effective Praise
• Preventive Teaching
• Corrective Teaching
• Staying Calm
• Teaching Self-control
• Family Meetings
• What is Discipline?

You Will Learn How To:

• Reduce family stress,
• Support success in school,
• diminish yelling and fighting,
• reduce problem behavior,
• enrich your relationship with your child, and
• increase your confidence as well as your child's confidence.

Whether you are a parent who wants to "brush up" on your parenting skills, an excited "rookie" with your first child, or an exasperated parent with a rebellious or difficult adolescent, Common Sense Parenting can help.

Common Sense Parenting Schedule
Common Sense Parenting Registration Form

Parents may also want to consult other resources at the Career Learning Center of the Black Hills:

Parents as Teachers
Birth to 3 Connections

Parent Resource Network (SDPRN)
SDPRN offers a range of services designed to strengthen parents' skills and encourage close and productive partnerships between parents and schools.