title: Prevention through parent training: Three preventive parent education programs.
abstract: One route to preventing child behavior disorders and adjustment problems is the enhancement of parent competence. This paper reviews three preventive parent education programs conducted at a community mental health center. One program provides child behavior advice in pediatric practices, another is a class that teaches child management skills to parents of preschoolers, and a third is a more specialized behavior management class for parents of children with Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Program evaluations indicate that the interventions improve parent skills, child behavior and parent-child interaction. The contribution to the prevention of serious behavior problems is highlighted.
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authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nu'man-Sheppard
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Allin