Parenting Wisely

 

Parenting Wisely Teens       

This three-session video or computer-based program is built around the specific problems faced by families with teenagers. Realistic family scenarios give parents the opportunity to explore various ways of dealing with difficult behavior and see how well each way is likely to work. At the same time, parents learn strategies that will work for a variety of teen problems.

Problems covered include:
Breaking house rules              
Chores – refusing or doing a bad job             
Talking back

This program has received the highest effectiveness ratings from the US Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and the US Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.


Parenting Wisely Young Children

This three-session video or computer-based program helps pre-school parents deal with specific behavior problems in young children. Videos show the problems and parents can choose a possible solution and see how well it works.

Solutions are offered for:

  • When children interrupt conversations and phone calls
  • Helping children get to bed on time
  • When children act up in public
  • Helping children with schoolwork troubles
  • Helping children solve conflict with their friends
  • Helping children get up and ready to go in the morning
  • How to control sibling fighting

Parents also learn skills such as active listening, assertive discipline, job compliance, setting consequences, redirecting attention, managing sibling rivalry, single parent issues, praising, time out, “I” statements, family meetings, and problem solving steps.
 


For more information, please call 518-581-1230.

 

   

 

 

 

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