Parent Management Training (Parent Training)

Primer

Parent training, also known as parent management training (PMT) or behavioural parent training (BPT), are training programs that aim to change parenting behaviors and teach positive reinforcement methods for improving children and adolescent behaviour problems. It is commonly used for oppositional defiant disorder and conduct disorder.[1][2]

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Key Principles

Don’t get stuck in the trap of consequences and discipline in parenting. Focus on the basics first:

  • Stress management
  • Focusing on the positives
  • Then focus on discipline and consequence strategies

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References

1) Michelson, D., Davenport, C., Dretzke, J., Barlow, J., & Day, C. (2013). Do evidence-based interventions work when tested in the “real world?” A systematic review and meta-analysis of parent management training for the treatment of child disruptive behavior. Clinical child and family psychology review, 16(1), 18-34.
2) Michelson, D., Davenport, C., Dretzke, J., Barlow, J., & Day, C. (2013). Do evidence-based interventions work when tested in the “real world?” A systematic review and meta-analysis of parent management training for the treatment of child disruptive behavior. Clinical child and family psychology review, 16(1), 18-34.