Young infants, babies, toddlers, and preschool children must be taught basic Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) as a part of their cognitive-emotional mental and physical development, communications, socialization, and coping skills during interactive play in early childhood development. Subsequently, school-age children and teenagers must learn to apply far more advanced Instrumental ADLs in order to complete school homework and household chores and other tasks and activities required for job performance and running households on specific budgets. See menu link to 11 Tips for Teaching Activities of Daily Living.
The Ari J. Novick Group (AJNG) model of parenting facilitation enables certified parent instructors to use its client workbook, Parenting in the Twenty-First Century, to facilitate classes for groups and individual clients. In the United States, the top two Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are economic hardship and divorce. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics compared different family structures in Family Structure and Children’s Health in the United States: Findings From the National Health Interview Survey , 2001-2007. The graph below shows that the traditional nuclear family provides the best socioeconomic and cognitive-emotional support for neurological and physical-mental health and well-being. No matter what the family household structure, “a lack good parenting skills is a major factor in” [the categorical ACEs of children being exposed to and witnessing] domestic violence; experiencing emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of children; marital conflicts; and family fights (AJ Novick, Group, Inc., 2013).
Here is the link to the CDC’s information on ACEs: https://nhttac.acf.hhs.gov/soar/eguide/stop/adverse_childhood_experiences and The Curious Case of the Socialite Who Sterilized Her Daughter by Audrey Clare Farley https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-curious-case-of-the-socialite-who-sterilized-her-daughter?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us
Here is the link for online classes offered by AJ Novick Group, Inc. at: https://www.ajnovickgroup.com/products/online-classes.aspx