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.”
Helping Clients with School Problem Behaviors
Clinicians working with families and children are often faced with the tall order of helping improve school problem behaviors. It is a long school day with many factors and many different people involved. One way [...]
Back to School
It is that time of year again. The time when we trade days filled with camp, trips, and late bed times for structure, homework, and early wake ups. Although many parents are often relieved to [...]
Summer Review – Praise
Summer is a great time to brush up on your professional skills. Let's review a key concept of Parent Management Training that you can use with all the parents you see. Praise!! When you teach [...]
Easy Tips for a Fun and Constructive Summer Time
Be down with down time. There is so much structure and rushing around during the school year. Allow summer to include some down time for your children. Make family time. Summer is a great opportunity [...]
School is out for the summer
School is out for the summer and everyone is ready for a much needed break. During the school months, getting children up and out of the house on time, getting homework done, and so on [...]
Use Shaping for Reducing Screen Time
A common concern of parents is that their child is engaging in too much video game or TV time. Many families have televisions, computers, tablets, and video game systems in their homes to complicate the [...]
Therapy Myths
Myth: The therapist should focus on and problem solve what the parent is doing wrong in order to change it. When working with parents of children with behavioral difficulties, you may want to hash out [...]
Annoying Behaviors and How to Get Rid of Them
You love your children and often enjoy their lively and silly presence. Sometimes, however, they can exhibit annoying behaviors. If you could only get rid of some of these irritating habits, maybe life would [...]
Your Parenting Resolution
The New Year can be a time for new beginnings. For many of us, it is a time to resolve to do something differently. New Year's resolutions can be quite important because they can affect [...]
Using Parent Management Training With Divorced Couples
In sessions, emphasize a team approach and how great it is that they are both attending sessions. Interrupt all arguing and blaming in session and prompt for only saying positive things about the other. Praise [...]