Home Study Course Description

Parenting That Works


$99.00
NA30

6 hours CE
Edward R. Christophersen, Ph.D., ABPP and Susan L. Mortweet, Ph.D.

This book shows parents how to model and reward positive behaviors and avoid the need or ineffective, punitive discipline. Two key areas are covered in the book: building one’s own skills as a parent, and then building one’s child’s competencies. Special parenting topics such as managing a child’s behavior in public, monitoring TV and aggression are also discussed. Pub date 2002, 392 pp.

Learning Objectives

1. identify ways to teach a child what is important
2. identify effective techniques parents can use to communicate with a child
3. identify 4 ways parents can help their children cope with divorce
4. identify strategies for discouraging aggressive behavior in children