Recent Writing by Dr. Alan E. Kazdin
“The program was illuminating and effective. We are all happier and our son is experiencing emotional success. The program is simple to follow and when applied with love and diligence led to profound results.”
PODCAST: Dr. Alan Kazdin Interview on Papatriarcat
Papatriarchy is a podcast committed to helping parents with the challenges of parenting. Created and produced by Cédric Rostein, a lecturer, trainer on paternity subjects and is also the author of the book “Tu [...]
Removing the Pressure Sometimes Can Get the Behavior You Want and Quickly
Imagine a situation in which you would like your child to do something but he or she refuses or just does not do it without even refusing. Ok, no imagination is needed. If you have [...]
Managing Parenting Challenges of Social Distancing, Confinement, and Isolation
We have learned by now that one of the best ways to protect ourselves and others from the coronavirus is to distance ourselves physically from people and to stay at home with only occasional outings [...]
PODCAST: Yelling at your kids: why it doesn’t work and what you can do instead
It’s time for school, but the kids aren’t ready. You yell, “Get in the car!” Nothing happens. You yell again. And again. And again. Sound familiar? Want it to change? uh-PARENT-ly cohosts Tracy Weiner and [...]
My work for Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Dr. Alan Kazdin recounts how he came to be a psychologist and discusses where his emphasis is now: studying models of treatment delivery with the idea of completely changing who, and how many, can [...]
Developing Persistence, Effort, and Goal Directed Behavior in Children and Adolescents
Parents often are concerned about their children’s motivation and ability to focus on and stay with a task to achieve a goal. In fact, surveys show that most parents, among diverse ethnic groups and income [...]
Challenges of the Internet and Social Media for Parents
An enormous challenge for parents is the monitoring, oversight, and control of the digital and social world of children and adolescents. The challenge is daunting because: That world includes all sorts of technology (smartphones and [...]
My Child Lies? What can I do About it?
Many parents report that their child lies and they are frustrated with what to do about it. Understandably parents are concerned. The child may be getting into trouble at school and getting other people into [...]
Fostering Flexibility
Flexibility in your parenting can be very important. While most of us consider ourselves to be flexible, so much of parenting seems to require NOT being flexible, so let us consider how this could work. [...]
Myths of Punishment
As the new year is beginning, many of us begin to think about what changes we can make in our lives. Parenting is such an important job, and we often hope that we are being [...]