Parenting Wisely

A Highly Interactive Parenting Program

Parenting is hard, but Parenting Wisely can help. This highly interactive course is designed by family and social scientists to equip parents like you with the tools necessary to engage your children in difficult family scenarios. Learn constructive skills proven to lessen drug and alcohol abuse in youth, school and homework problems, delinquency and other problem behaviors, family conflict, and more.

Young Child Edition

Parents with children ages 3-11. Learn helpful parenting skills such as redirection, active listening, setting limits and consequences, and how to foster social skills.

Teen Edition

Parents with children ages 11 and above.Learn helpful parenting skills such as redirection, active listening, setting limits and consequences, and how to foster social skills.

Video Scenarios

Watch common parenting scenarios and then see different responses for how to handle them.

Review Questions

After each video scenario, you review the responses and understand why different situations happen and how to deal with them in real time.

Interactive Quizzes

At the end of each chapter, you’ll have the opportunity to test your understanding by taking a quiz. Quizzes help prepare you to handle these situations in the future.

Parent Forum

Find support from other parents and trained professionals in the PWO Forum. See what works for others in your situation or get help from a therapist.

Skills Practice

After you’ve finished the course, you can spend time in the Skills Practice section. An excellent way to practice what you have learned.

What's Covered

Young Child Edition

Redirection
“I” messages
Active Listening
Nondirective Play
Fostering Social Skills
Communicating with School
Time Out
Setting Limits and Consequences

Teen Edition

Helping Children to do Housework
Helping Children do Better in School
Curfew
Stepparenting
School, Homework and Friends
Loud Music, Chores Incomplete
Sharing the Computer
Sibling Conflict
Getting up on Time
Finding Drugs

Praise for Parenting Wisely

“ Best Practice for Prevention of Youth Violence ”
Center for Disease Control

Positive Parenting Award

National Council for Children's Rights

Active Parenting Award

Children's Rights Council

Why Parenting Wisely?

Our goal is to give Parents the skills they need to improve their family. Our evidence-based course is guaranteed to reduce teen alcohol and drug use, reduce aggressive behavior, and improve family communication.

Two Editions

Young Child Edition

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Parents with children ages 3-11. Learn skills such as redirection, active listening, setting limits and consequences, and how to foster social skills.

24/7 access to Parenting Wisely course for six months.

Certificate of Completion. Instant certificate available upon completion.

Teen Edition

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Parents with children ages 11 and above. Helpful parenting skills for communicating with your teenager including schoolwork, conflict, and finding drugs.

24/7 access to Parenting Wisely course for six months.

Certificate of Completion. Instant certificate available upon completion.

Optimized for all screen sizes:

Desktop
Laptop
Tablet
Mobile

What's included with my purchase?

24/7 access to the Parenting Wisely Online course for six months, plus your official Certificate of Completion.

Do I need an email address?

Yes. Each participant of Parenting Wisely Online will need a unique and valid e-mail address, and access to a device with high-speed internet.

Will it work on a Tablet or Smartphone?

Yes, and we recommend using the Google Chrome Browser app on these devices.

How long does the course take to complete?

Parenting Wisely Online usually takes users 3-5 hours to complete.

How many times can I log in and out?

As many times as needed.

Is the entire course done online?

Yes. The course is 100% online.

What Web Browser should I use?

All internet browsers are not created equal. Our program does not work with Internet Explorer or Safari browsers. The required browser for FW's Parenting Wisely is Google Chrome (for both Windows and Mac). Download Google Chrome free here.

Do you offer Agency Group Discounts?

Yes. Please call 1-866-234-WISE for information about agency group discount pricing.

Family Services Agency?

Learn about bulk account options

If you work for a family services agency, and are interested in offering Parenting Wisely as a service to your clients, please visit Family Works Inc for additional purchasing options.

To order a FREE supply of User Instruction Cards to hand out to your clients, click here.

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Issues with an Ex?

Check out Children in Between

We also have an award-winning Parenting Program for those going through divorce or separation. If you are dealing with how to parent well with an Ex, Children in Between may be for you.

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