Inner Frames for CCBS Becoming an Effective Parent

<body> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title>Becoming an Effective Parent: Welcome</title> <title>Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies</title> <title>Behavior Analysis Applied to Raising Good Children</title> <meta http-equiv="description" content="Becoming an Effective Parent offers good advice on shaping a child's behavior. Articles include 'Talking with Children', a series of papers by Articles by Jacob Azerrad, and excerpts from 'The Good Kid Book' by Howard Sloane."> <base target="mainarea"> <META http-equiv="keywords" content="parenting,behavior analysis, children's behavior,Canbridge Center for Behavioral Studies"> <link rel="STYLESHEET" type="text/css" href="../style/content_style.css"> <script src="..\script\N4&framecontext.js"></script> </head> <body> <div id="sectionTitle"><span id="titleText">Parenting</span> <img id="titleLogo" src="../includes/images/sidebar_parenting.jpg" width="55" height="55" alt="Becoming an Effective Parent offers good advice on shaping a child's behavior. Articles include 'Talking with Children', a series of papers by Articles by Jacob Azerrad, and excerpts from 'The Good Kid Book' by Howard Sloane." border="0"></div> <div id="wholePage"> <a href="askexpert.cfm"><img src="../images/askParenting.gif" width="230" height="127" align="right" border="0"></a> <h1>Welcome to Behavioral Parenting!</h1> <div class="firstPara"><span class="dropcap">O</span>ur objective with this section is to provide concrete help to you in the difficult job of raising kids. This introduction will help you understand how behavior analysts view this challenge. If you thought that behaviorists offer a one-size-fits-all solution, guess again! An appreciation of what makes all children different is at the heart of an approach to parenting that makes use of principles of behavior. This site will help you understand those principles and how you can use them for better parenting. </div> <h2><a href="parenting_introduction.cfm">Introduction</a><span style="font-size:smaller"> by Howard Sloane</span></h2> <h2><a href="parenting_mcintire.cfm">Raising Good Kids in Tough Times</a> <span style="font-size:smaller">by Dr. Roger McIntire</span></h2> <p class="pageContent">This section is dedicated to wonderfully helpful, brief articles concerning common childrearing problems.</p> <h2><a href="BPA.cfm"><em>Behavioral Parenting Abstracts</em></a><span style="font-size:smaller"> now online!</h2> <p class="pageContent"><em>Behavioral Parenting Abstracts</em> is a newsletter primarily designed for behavior analysts and other professionals working with children and families. The editor, Dr. Timothy R. Vollmer, and his colleagues and students at the University of Florida Behavior Analysis Services Program are working closely with the Florida Department of Children and Families to develop a program of service and research involving parents, foster parents, and children within the state of Florida. This newsletter includes reviews of parent training literature and special topics.</p> <h2> <a href="parenting_talking.cfm">Talking with Kids: The Early Years</a> <span style="font-size:smaller">by Janet Twyman and the Cambridge Center Parenting Group</span></h2> <p class="pageContent">Research has shown that the number and quality of the words a child hears in the early years of life have a tremendous impact on the fundamental circuits in the human brain. A child's vocabulary development is closely tied to their early language experiences and to their ability to think rationally, solve problems, and reason abstractly. Learn how you can help improve your child's language abilities.</p> <h2><a href="parenting_azerrad.cfm">Articles</a><span style="font-size:smaller"> by Jacob Azerrad</span></h2> <p class="pageContent">The Cambridge Center is pleased to reprint a series of articles which Dr. Azerrad published in <em>The Minuteman Chronicle</em> in 1989, which address a number of common issues parents face in raising children. Dr. Azerrad is the author of <em>Anyone Can Have A Happy Child: The Simple Secret of Positive Parenting.</em> He has a private practice in Lexington, MA.</p> <h2><a href="parenting_commentary_sloane.cfm">Commentary: <span style="font-size:smaller">What Can A Parent Do?</a> by Howard Sloane</span></h2> <p class="pageContent">In the aftermath of the Littleton Columbine High tragedy, many parents are wondering what they can do to steer their children clear of trouble that could lead to violence and tragedy. Here are some concrete suggestions, starting with tips for communication! </p> <h2><a href="parenting_wyatt_rosemond.cfm">The Great Parenting Debate: </a> <span style="font-size:smaller"></span></h2> <p class="pageContent">Professor Joseph Wyatt and Author John Rosemond debate Rosemond's advice to parents. According to Wyatt, parenting “expert” John Rosemond could be dangerous to your child’s wellbeing. Wyatt and Rosemond debate the merits of the approach used by Rosemond in offering parenting advice.</p> <h2><A href="parenting_hometoken_blurb.cfm">The Home Token Economy</a></h2> <p class="pageContent">The Cambridge Center publishes several books containing information about effective methods parents and teachers can use to help children to act in appropriate ways. For a book about a flexible and adaptive incentive program to encourage appropriate behavior in the home, see <em>The Home Token Economy</em>, a manual that describes a motivational system for the entire family.</p> <h2><A href="parenting_lipsett.cfm">A Behavior-analytic Understanding of Crib Death</a><span style="font-size:smaller"> by Lewis Lipsett</span></h2></h2> <p class="pageContent">Dr. Lipsett offers an intriguing hypothesis that SIDS may be related to a developmental transition in which respiratory occlusion reflex weakens as learned behavior emerges. According to some researchers, a transition from sub-cortical to cortical mediation of behavior occurs at about two months of age, when the risk of SIDS peaks.</p> <h2><a href="parenting_references.cfm">Parenting References </a></h2> <p class="pageContent">The Cambridge Center recommends quality behavioral publications on parenting.</p> <h2><a href="../links/links_parenting.cfm">Parenting Internet Links</a></h2> <p class="pageContent">Links to behavioral web sites.</p> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <link rel="STYLESHEET" type="text/css" href="../style/content_style.css"> </head> <body> <P align=center><FONT face=Arial color=#0000cc><font face="Arial" size=-1 color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="../index.cfm" target="main">Return Home</a></font></P> <center> <DIV> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr align="middle"> <td height="25" width="20%"> <P align=center><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="../ccbs/ccbs_welcome.cfm" target=_top><small><small>About CCBS</small></small></A><br></P></STRONG></FONT></td> <td width="15%"> <P align=center><A href="../ccbs/ccbs_membership_info.cfm" target=_top><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><small><small>Membership</small></small></strong></font></A></P></td> <td width="15%"> <P align=center><A href="../links/index.cfm" target=_top><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><small><small>Links</small></small></strong></font></A></P></td> <td width="13%"> <P align=center><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="http://store.behavior.org/" target=main><small><small>Store</small></small></strong></font></A></P></td> <td width="13%"> <P align=center><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="../innerframes_builder.cfm?Page=behavior/behavior_analysis.cfm" target=_parent><small><small>Behavior Analysis</small></small></A></strong></font></P></td> <td width="14%"> <P align=center><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="../innerframes_builder.cfm?Page=computer-modeling/computer-modeling-home.cfm" target=_parent><small><small>Computer Modeling<br>of Behavior</small></small></A></strong></font></P></td></tr> <FONT color=#0000ff> <P align=center></FONT> <P></P> <P></P> <P></P> <P></P> <tr align="middle"> <td height="30"><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="../aging/index.cfm" target=_top><small><small>Aging Gracefully</small></small></A></strong></font></td> <td><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="../autism/index.cfm" target=_top><small><small>Autism</small></small></A></strong></font></td> <td><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="../safety/index.cfm" target=_top><small><small>Behavioral Safety</small></small></A><br></strong></font></td> <td><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="../reviews/index.cfm" target=_top><small><small>Book Reviews</small></small></A><br></strong></font></td> <td><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="../columns/index.cfm" target=_top><small><small>Commentaries</small></small></A><br></strong></font></td> <td><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="../education/index.cfm" target=_top><small><small>Education</small></small></A><br></strong></font></td> </tr> <P></P> <tr align="middle"> <td height="30"><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="../life/index.cfm" target=_top><small><small>Everyday Life</small></small></A><br> </strong></font></td> <td><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="../parenting/index.cfm" target=_top><small><small>Parenting</small></small></A><br> </strong></font></td> <td><A href="../performanceMgmt/index.cfm" target=_top><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><small><small>Organizational Behavior Management</small></small></strong></font></A></td> <td><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong><A href="../animals/index.cfm" target=_top><small><small>Pets & Animals</small></small></A><br> </strong></font></td> <td><A href="../vb/index.cfm" target=_top><small><small><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong>Verbal Behavior</strong></font></small></small></A></td> <td><A href="../virtual/index.cfm" target=_top><small><small><font face="Arial" color="darkgreen"><strong>Virtual Community</strong></font></small></small></A></td></tr></table></DIV> <p align="center" class="CCBSfootnotes"><strong>Copyright ©1997-2008 by the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. </strong><br>All rights reserved.</p> <p align="center" class="CCBSfootnotes">Feedback or questions about the <br><EM>Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies </EM> or our website? <br> Contact our <A href="mailto:webmaster@behavior.org">webmaster, Rebekah Pavlik</A> or<br> our Executive Director, <A href="mailto:chase@behavior.org">Dr. Philip N. 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