by Master Sgt. Matt McCoy
184th Intelligence Wing Public Affairs
10/1/2015 - FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. -- Team
Fairchild, along with nine other Air Force bases, is piloting new
parenting programs: the Family Check-Up and Everyday Parenting Programs.
The Air Force is partnering with Arizona and Pittsburgh State
Universities to bring these programs to Airmen. It will assist them with
evaluating solutions, parenting challenges and will offer them and
their spouses an opportunity to learn new parenting techniques.
The FCU is a brief, strengths-based intervention model for children ages
3 through 17. It promotes positive outcomes by improving parenting and
family management practices. The FCU works by helping parents improve
their parenting practices, such as positive behavior support, monitoring
and setting limits and enhancing the quality of all their family
relationships. Research shows that the FCU leads to reductions in
depression among parents which can ultimately improve the child's
wellbeing.
Compared with families who have not participated, children that have
participated have fewer behavioral and emotional problems, better
emotional regulation, increased school readiness, and a decreased risk
of obesity. The impact on participating adolescents shows less drug use,
and less anti-social behaviors such as bullying, along with less
depression.
Any Airman or family member may contact the family advocacy office and
ask for an appointment. Participation in the FCU consists of three
sessions, is voluntary and no records are kept. The three appointments
that make up the FCU include the initial interview, an assessment, and
the feedback session where parents are given information and
intervention strategies related to the concerns and strengths they
identified in the initial interview and assessment session.
Once parents have completed the FCU, they can opt to participate in the
Everyday Parenting (EP) curriculum, which is a companion program,
picking up where the FCU left off. Through Everyday Parenting,
caregivers will receive customized parenting education similar to what
they might learn if they were to take a parenting class. The difference,
however, is that the EP course material is specifically geared to
address their individual dynamics. EP utilizes in-home,
solution-focused, and strength based parenting techniques.
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