Outline of content;

Session 1

• principles of positive parenting
  
• identify factors affecting child's behaviour patterns
  
• set goals for change in child's and parent's behaviour
  
• monitoring child's target behaviours

Session 2

• Strategies to develop a positive relationship with child
  
• Strategies for encouraging positive behaviour
  
• Strategies for teaching new skills or behaviours
  
• Practice the positive parenting strategies

Session 3

• set appropriate ground rules
  
• use directed discussion and planned ignoring to deal with mild problem behaviour
  
• how to give instructions and back up with logical consequences, quiet time or
  time-out

Session 4

• Family survival tips
  
• Identify high-risk situations at home and in the community when the child is more likely to be difficult to manage.
  
• designing a planned activities routine
  
• design, use and monitor the planned activities routines for child's high risk situations

Phone Follow-up Sessions