Amazing Moms!: Motherhood Curriculum, Set

Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

A transformative, 19-session workshop that helps moms build the skills and self-confidence to become the best mothers they can beTrauma is widely prevalent among parents, and it can affect mothers’ ability to form healthy relationships with their children. Amazing Moms! is the first thoroughly trauma-informed curriculum designed specifically to help mothers unpack their personal histories and learn techniques for becoming better parents. Covering an unusually broad list of topics, from emotional regulation and discipline to families of origin and societal expectations of mothers, the sessions create opportunities for interactive learning and personal growth.Amazing Moms! accommodates all learning styles and includes activities to help create a trusting atmosphere where participants feel safe opening up and engaging with the material. The curriculum also features: Small group activities, grounding exercises, and participant-led lessonsActivities that incorporate art, physical movement, roleplays, and between-session exercisesPractical skills and tools mothers can use with, and teach to, their childrenEnhanced communication skills for healthy conflict resolutionA candid discussion of sex, sexuality, and intimacy, and how to begin having healthy dialogue about these topics with childrenStrategies for finding balance and prioritizing self-careExploration of the changing roles and expectations of women and mothers, woven throughout the sessionsBased on current scientific evidence and developed by leading researchers and practitioners in the field, Amazing Moms! offers a unique perspective on motherhood, connecting participants with themselves so they can better connect with their children. Amazing Moms! is both inspired by and a companion to the Amazing Dads! Curriculum.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-02-05
Mått:312 x 295 x 140 mm
Vikt:2 223 g
Format:Övrigt
Språk:Engelska
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9781394330836

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Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments xv1 Research and Theory 1Female Socialization 2Values- Based Paradigm 3A Trauma- Informed Motherhood Curriculum 4Female Socialization and Trauma 9Women with Trauma: What Happens Next? 11Why Focus on Mothers? 12The Danger of “At Least …” 13Toxic Water and Traumatic Stigmatization 15Healing Mothers’ Trauma 15Conscious Femininity and Conscious Motherhood 162 Facilitating the Amazing Moms! Program 19Toxic Water 19Supporting Conscious Femininity and Conscious Motherhood 21Structure and Content of the Program 22The Facilitator Philosophy 22The Facilitator 25Creating and Maintaining a Safe Container 26Consistent Communication 26Consistent Structure 26The Healing Journey for Facilitators 28Supervision and Facilitator Self- care 29Facilitating the Program 30Surface to Depth 32Five Relational Postures 32The Sessions 33Facilitator Notes and Suggested Dialogue 34Timing 34Components of the Sessions 35Check- in 35Breathing Exercise 35Grounding Exercise 36Feelings/Body Check- in 36Lectures 36Interactive Lectures 36Discussions/Focus Questions 37Subgroup Discussions 37Activities 37Debriefing 38Check- out 38Assignment and Close 38The Different Learning Styles 39Organizational Considerations 39Assaults on Our Bodies and Minds 40The Workbook 40Conclusion 41Facilitator Survey 43References 45Meeting 1: Engaging the Mother Within 47Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 47Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 47Introductions – 15 minutes 48Orientation to Program and Group Agreements – 20 minutes 49Grounding and Relaxation Exercises – 15 minutes 52Expectations – What Do You Want to Get Out of This Group? – 15 minutes 57Group Discussion: What Is Motherhood? – 35 minutes 58Commitment to Conscious Motherhood – 5 minutes 59Check- out – 10 minutes 60Assignments and Close – 5 minutes 61Meeting 2: The Woman Rules 63Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 63Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 63Check- in Process – 20 minutes 64Mini- Lecture: The Water – 10 minutes 70Activity: The Woman Rules – 40 minutes 73Activity: Components of Healthy Mothering – 15 minutes 79Activity: Subgroup Discussions – 20 minutes 82Check- out – 10 minutes 84Assignment and Close – 5 minutes 85The Feelings Wheel (reference for facilitators, included in participant workbook) 86Meeting 3: Toxic Water 87Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 87Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 88Check- in – 15 minutes 88Lecture: The Toxins in the Water – 25 minutes 90Check- in Scale Introduction: What’s Your Number? – 5 minutes 96Small Group Discussion: The Shoes of Another – 30 minutes 97Large Group Discussion: Cleansing the Water – 30 minutes 99Check- out – 10 minutes 101Assignment and Close – 5 minutes 101Meeting 4: Cultivating an Intrapersonal Relationship of Compassion 103Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 103Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 103Check- in – 15 minutes 104Mini Lecture 1: The Woman Rules and Internal Messages – 15 minutes 106Mini Lecture 2: “Don’ts and Bes” in Relationships – 10 minutes 108Small Group Discussion: Early Childhood and the Woman Rules – 25 minutes 112Creative Activity: The Mother Inside – 35 minutes 114Sharing of Drawings – 10 minutes 115Check- out – 10 minutes 115Assignment and Close – 5 minutes 116Meeting 4.5: Assaults on Our Bodies and Minds 117***Caveat for this Session*** 117Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 117Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 118Check- in – 15 minutes 118Mini Lecture 1: The Woman Rules and Violations of Our Bodies – 15 minutes 121Mini Lecture 2: Consequences of Trauma After Violations – 10 minutes 123Subgroup Discussions: Bodily Autonomy – 25 minutes 127Creative Activity: Reclaiming Body Autonomy – 25 minutes 129Sharing of Drawings – 10 minutes 130Check- out – 15 minutes 131Assignment and Close – 5 minutes 132Meeting 5: Moms and Trauma: Breaking the Cycle 133Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 133Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 134Check- in – 15 minutes 135Interactive Lecture: What Is Trauma? – 30 minutes 137Interactive Lecture: Moms and Trauma – 15 minutes 143Activity: The Colors of Life – 25 minutes 145Check- out – 10 minutes 146Exercise: Five Senses Mindfulness – 10 minutes 147Assignment and Close – 5 minutes 149Meeting 6: Making the Connections – Mental Health, Addiction, and Trauma 151Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 151Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 152Check- in – 15 minutes 152Lecture: Adverse Childhood Experiences – 25 minutes 155Mini- Lecture: Mental Health and Addiction – 5 minutes 158Subgroup Discussion: Let’s Get Real – 35 minutes 161Activity: Juggling My Life – 25 minutes 162Check- out – 10 minutes 166Assignment and Close – 5 minutes 167Meeting 7: Feelings … Nothing More Than Feelings 169Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 169Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 169Check- in – 15 minutes 170Mini- Lecture: Women and Feelings – 5 minutes 172Mini- Lecture: Shame – 15 minutes 174Activity: Digging Deeper and Sharing Feelings – 50 minutes 180Activity: A Picture of Anger – 15 minutes 182Check- out – 15 minutes 184Assignment and Close – 5 minutes 185Meeting 8: Exploring Family Dynamics, Past and Present 187Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 187Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 188Check- in – 15 minutes 188Activity: The Man Rules – 15 minutes 191Activity: Family Sculpture – 40 minutes 193Discussion: Debriefing the Family Sculpture – 15 minutes 199Activity: Creating Family of Origin Collage – 15 minutes 201Check- out – 15 minutes 202Assignment and Close – 5 minutes 204Meeting 9: Father of Mine 207Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 207Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 208Check- in – 10 minutes 208Activity: Sharing Family of Origin Projects – 15 minutes 211Activity: Identifying Expectations for Fathers – 35 minutes 212Subgroup Discussions: Relationships with Our Fathers – 35 minutes 215Check- out – 15 minutes 217Assignments and Close – 10 minutes 218Meeting 10: Mothers 221Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 221Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 222Check- in – 10 minutes 222Activity: Reading Father Letters – 25 minutes 224Interactive Lecture: Mother Rules and Expectations – 30 minutes 227Subgroup Discussions: Relationships with Our Mothers – 30 minutes 231Check- out – 15 minutes 232Assignments and Close – 10 minutes 234Meeting 11: Healthy Relationships: Boundaries, Communication, and Conflict 237Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 237Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 238Check- in – 10 minutes 239Activity: Reading Letters to Mothers – 25 minutes 243Interactive Mini Lecture: Defining Healthy and Unhealthy Boundary and Communication Styles – 15 minutes 246Small Group Activity: Pros and Cons – 15 minutes 249Toward a Win/Win Approach in Relationships: Moving Past the Woman Rules to Be the Moms We Want to Be – 35 minutes 251Check- out – 15 minutes 254Assignments and Close – 5 minutes 256Meeting 12: Let’s Talk About Sex 259Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 259Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 260Check- in – 15 minutes 260Activity: Sex and Feelings – 20 minutes 265Interactive Lecture: Purity Culture and Sexuality – 40 minutes 269Activity & Discussion: What I Wish I Had Known – 25 minutes 274Check- out – 15 minutes 276Assignments and Close – 5 minutes 276Meeting 13: Let’s REALLY Talk About Sex 279Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 279Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 279Check- in – 15 minutes 280Activity: Let’s Talk About Sex – 40 minutes 284Interactive Lecture: The Importance of Consent – 20 minutes 287Subgroup Activity: “The Sex Talk” – 30 minutes 291Check- out – 15 minutes 292Assignments and Close – 5 minutes 293Meeting 14: Women’s Health 295Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 295Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 295Check- in – 15 minutes 296Interactive Lecture: What Is Wellness and Why Does It Matter? – 40 minutes 300Subgroup Activity: My Physical Health – 30 minutes 308Subgroup Activity: Creating a Plan for Your Wellness – 20 minutes 309Check- out – 10 minutes 310Assignments and Close – 5 minutes 311Meeting 15: Healthy Discipline 313Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 313Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 315Check- in – 15 minutes 315Interactive Lecture: Defining Discipline – 10 minutes 320Subgroup Discussions: Healthy Discipline – 25 minutes 322Activity: Abuse and Discipline – 45 minutes 325Mini- Lecture: Stopping the Cycle – 5 minutes 330Check- out – 15 minutes 332Assignment and Close – 5 minutes 333Meeting 16: The Art of Play 335Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 335Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 336Check- in – 15 minutes 336Lecture: The Importance of Play – 10 minutes 339Large Group Discussion: How Do You Play? – 15 minutes 341Subgroup Discussions: Teachable Moments – 35 minutes 342Activity: Playtime! – 25 minutes 344Check- out – 15 minutes 345Assignment and Close – 5 minutes 347Meeting 17: A Balancing Act 349Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 349Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 350Check- in – 15 minutes 350Subgroup Discussions: Finding Balance – 35 minutes 353Activity: Bullseye – 15 minutes 356Activity: My Amazing Mom Action Plan – 35 minutes 359Check- out – 15 minutes 360Assignment and Close – 5 minutes 361Bullseye Activity Template 363Meeting 18: Vision of Motherhood 365Pre- meeting Notes and Prep 365Meeting Overview and Suggested Timing 366Check- in – 15 minutes 367Activity: The Drama Triangle and “Healthy Bad Guy” Superhero Logo – 45 minutes 369Activity: Superhero Logo Presentations – 30 minutes 373Activity: Connections Made – 15 minutes 373Check- out and Close – 15 minutes 377Superhero Logo Options 380