Life with kids. You expected it to be both stressful and fun.
But now you spend your day yelling, nagging, bribing and punishing.
Where did the fun part go?
Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) can help!
STEP is a nationally recognized discipline method that shows parents how to raise cooperative, happy children.
Aviva Schwab, M.Ed., STEP Instructor
Aviva Schwab is a mother, an educator and a parenting expert. For the past 26 years, Aviva has offered Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) classes to parents, teachers, social workers, therapists and pediatricians. To answer the needs of busy people, Aviva developed a recording of her live (and lively) workshop on CD.
The STEP skills worked so effectively with Aviva's two children (now grown), that she and her husband used to "fight" over who got to pick them up from school!
STEP in the News
STEP author gives his recommendation after reviewing the workshop on CD:
Hi Aviva,
We are so pleased that you have shared your materials with us! They are clearly a labor of love and will certainly help parents in their learning journey.
It's a good thing that our car is a hybrid because Deb, my wife, keeps making excuses to go on errands so that she can listen to the CDs.
Again, thanks!
- Don Dinkmeyer, Jr., Ph.D.
Co-author of Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP)
Parents:
- Are you tired of yelling?
- Is bribery putting you in the poorhouse?
- Do you have a nagging headache?
- Are you fed up with punishment?
You are not alone. Many parents feel the same way. Fortunately, STEP teaches positive skills that replace yelling, nagging, bribery and punishment.
Here is what parents say after learning the STEP approach:
I have been a mom for 12 years and for 12 years I have been 'winging it' - not so well I might add. Since listening to the CDs, our family has improved, especially our youngest (five), who was formerly the head of household! We are all happier. I feel confident now that my children will learn to be responsible and respectful adults. And we are responsible, respectful parents too!
These CDs are the manual that I wish I had gotten at the hospital before we left there with our first born.
- Susan E., mother of three children
I am breaking the cycle of poor parenting that has been passed down for generations in my family. It has been a lot more fun to be a father since taking this class.
- Dr. Ron N., father of 3 children
Thanks to STEP, I feel closer with my kids and look forward to being real friends with them as they grow into adults.
- Hayley N., mother of the same three children
It was easier to manage my department of 200 people than to parent my two children. Thankfully, I found the training that helps me enjoy my children while still being in control.
- Carol S., mother of two and bank vice-president
STEP resolves the issues and behaviors that can drive you up the wall:
- Morning madness
- Food frustrations
- Sibling squabbles
- Tantrum troubles
- Respect refusals
- Homework hassles
- Chore challenges
- Whining woes
- Bedtime battles
Through STEP classes or CDs, these parents have learned how to enjoy their kids:
The contents of this workshop would never come naturally to me but as I learn from Aviva, I feel that this should be the 'natural' way to handle things. A large STEP for an arrogant male.
- Dr. Bob P., father of four children
[Since listening to the recording,] I've been very, very calm and my kids are listening to me more. We love the family conversation at dinnertime... My kids actually work out their fights... They feel like they are a part of something when they do chores.
- Gina W., mother of three children
The 'food issue' is no longer an issue at our house. My daughter is even trying new foods and dinner time has become a pleasant time.
- Gloria Z., mother of two children
Dr. Rosen comments on STEP from both personal and professional viewpoints:
As a clinical psychologist and a family therapist, I have studied and prescribed many parenting strategies. This course is the most useful in terms of hands-on techniques and helping to calm parents and children. I find myself recommending it often and using it with my own children effectively.
STEP has given me the framework with which to make millions of parenting decisions every day.
- Dr. Laura Rosen, mother of two children
No time for a parenting class?
You can listen to the Workshop on CD in 5 to 30 minute increments while:
- Exercising
- Commuting
- Doing household chores
- Taking a break
The Workshop on CD set includes 13 CDs,
handouts and a program booklet
Hi Aviva -
Just wanted you to see my best friends thanks to STEP!
Peace,
- Alison B. [Alison decided to have a third child as a result of taking STEP.]
Bring back the fun. Enjoy your kids. Enjoy your life.
Register for classes in Northern New Jersey or New York's Hudson Valley, or purchase the entire workshop on CD.