Description
The first gender-responsive, trauma-informed curriculum designed specifically for mothers
Amazing Moms! Motherhood Curriculum consists of 19 two-hour, co-facilitated sessions that include activities, exercises, and experiential opportunities. The goal of the workshop is to help participants create a vision of the mothers they want to be and to provide them with the awareness, tools, and confidence to achieve that vision. By encouraging participants to connect with the content on a personal level, the curriculum helps mothers enhance their relationships with their children and other family members.
The Amazing Moms! program—including a Facilitator's Guide and Participant Workbook—goes beyond other parenting curricula, addressing the complex intersection of female socialization, childhood and adolescent trauma, and relational struggles that can come between mothers and their children. It covers a broad range of topics, including anger and shame, sex and sexuality, discipline, codependency, and self-care. The curriculum will challenge participants and facilitators alike to approach the material with vulnerability to achieve lasting growth.
- Follow detailed plans for facilitating 16 two-hour sessions on issues related to parenting, designed specifically for mothers
- Help participants develop self-awareness and understand how their past trauma influences their emotions and behaviors
- Encourage strong mother–child relationships with skill-building exercises and activities
- Use techniques to foster safety, trust, openness, and honesty in group settings
This curriculum is for all moms, with children of all ages—especially those who have found themselves in child protective services or some other aspect of the child welfare system.
Table of Contents
About the Amazing Moms! Program vii
About This Workbook xi
Meeting 1: Engaging the Mother Within 1
Meeting 2: The Woman Rules 11
Meeting 3: Toxic Water 17
Meeting 4: Cultivating an Intrapersonal Relationship of Compassion 23
Meeting 4.5: Assaults on Our Bodies and Minds 33
Meeting 5: Moms and Trauma: Breaking the Cycle 41
Meeting 6: Making the Connections – Mental Health, Addiction, and Trauma 53
Meeting 7: Feelings… Nothing More Than Feelings 69
Meeting 8: Exploring Family Dynamics, Past and Present 81
Meeting 9: Father of Mine 89
Meeting 10: Mothers 99
Meeting 11: Healthy Relationships – Boundaries, Communication, and Conflict 107
Meeting 12: Let’s Talk About Sex 119
Meeting 13: Let’s REALLY Talk About Sex 129
Meeting 14: Women’s Health 139
Meeting 15: Healthy Discipline 149
Meeting 16: The Art of Play 161
Meeting 17: A Balancing Act 167
Meeting 18: Vision of Motherhood 175
Congratulatory 181
Participant Survey 183
Appendix A: Relaxation and Grounding Exercises 185
References 195
