Everyday Parenting: The ABCs of Child Rearing

Yale University

About this Course

Everyday Parenting gives you access to a toolkit of behavior-change techniques that will make your typical day in the home easier as you develop the behaviors you would like to see in your child. The lessons provide step-by-step instructions and demonstrations to improve your course of action with both children and adolescents. Among many techniques, you will learn how even simple modifications to tone of voice and phrasing can lead to more compliance. The course will also shed light on many parenting misconceptions and ineffective strategies that are routinely used. The key to the course is practice. It is not enough to know the strategies; you have to do them to reap the rewards. Using the techniques on a temporary basis will lead to permanent change. Chances are your parenting is perfectly fine and working the way you would like. But if you have any frustrations with your child or would like improve your effectiveness in changing your child’s behavior, these videos will be a very useful guide. Subtitles available in Chinese and Spanish.

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Beginner Level

Approx. 13 hours to complete

Suggested: 4 hours/week

English

Subtitles: English, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified)

100% online course

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Beginner Level

Approx. 13 hours to complete

Suggested: 4 hours/week

English

Subtitles: English, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified)

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

1

Section

3 hours to complete

The ABCs : Part 1 - Antecedents & Behaviors

Module 1 overviews the course structure and outlines the ABC formula for behavior-change programs. The “A” in the ABC stands for Antecedents and covers what to do before the behavior. The “B” represents Behavior and outlines working on the behavior itself - how to shape behavior by breaking it down into doable steps, practice the behavior repeatedly through simulations, and model the behavior. The course kicks off with a “C” (Consequence) because learning how to praise your child in the special way may be the most useful and versatile technique in the series. ...

8 videos (Total 80 min), 8 readings, 5 quizzes

8 videos

Course Introduction5m

Praise Explanation0m

Praise8m

Antecedents18m

Antecedents Practice Exercise4m

Shaping13m

Simulation12m

Modeling16m

8 readings

Common Challenging Behaviors2m

Companion Books2m

Out of This World Parenting2m

Course Requirements3m

Pre-Course Survey10m

Optional Articles10m

Optional Articles20m

5 practice exercises

Praise6m

Antecedents8m

Shaping6m

Simulation6m

Modeling8m

2

Section

3 hours to complete

The ABCs: Part 2 - Consequences

Module 2 focuses on the “C” in the ABC formula which is what comes after the behavior such as praise, rewards, attention, or punishment. ...

7 videos (Total 91 min), 2 readings, 6 quizzes

7 videos

Positive Opposite9m

Point Programs12m

Attending & Planned Ignoring17m

Punishment Basics12m

Punishment Practice Exercise4m

Time Out from Reinforcement20m

Spanking and Alternatives13m

2 readings

Optional Articles30m

6 practice exercises

Positive Opposite6m

Point Programs10m

Attending & Planned Ignoring6m

Punishment Basics8m

Time Out from Reinforcement6m

Spanking and Alternatives8m

3

Section

3 hours to complete

Advanced ABCs - Troubleshooting and Adolescents

Module 3 takes all the ABC techniques into consideration and outlines ways to improve and expand upon the parenting tools. Learn how to modify techniques for your maturing adolescent along with new techniques to foster communication with your child. ...

4 videos (Total 78 min), 2 readings, 5 quizzes

4 videos

Troubleshooting: Part 1 - The Basics23m

Troubleshooting: Part 2 - Advanced Techniques13m

Adolescents: Part 121m

Adolescents: Part 219m

2 readings

Please note10m

Optional Articles20m

4 practice exercises

Troubleshooting: Part 1 - The Basics8m

Troubleshooting: Part 2 - Advanced Techniques6m

Adolescents: Part 16m

Adolescents: Part 26m

4

Section

3 hours to complete

Special Topics and Conclusion

Module 4 moves beyond the ABC techniques and considers the larger family environment, misconceptions that might hold you back from implementing an effective behavior-change program, helping your child in school, and warning signs that your child may need professional help along with tips on how to find viable treatments. ...

7 videos (Total 98 min), 1 reading, 6 quizzes

7 videos

Nurturing Family Environment25m

Common Misconceptions21m

School Behaviors: Part 1 - Handling Problems14m

School Behaviors: Part 2 - Building Competencies9m

Seeking Professional Help: Part 115m

Seeking Professional Help: Part 28m

Conclusion1m

1 readings

Optional Articles30m

6 practice exercises

Nurturing Family Environment10m

Common Misconceptions8m

School Behaviors: Part 1 - Handling Problems6m

School Behaviors: Part 2 - Building Competencies6m

Seeking Professional Help: Part 16m

Seeking Professional Help: Part 26m

Instructor

Alan E. Kazdin, PhD, ABPP

Sterling Professor of Psychology and Child Psychiatry

About Yale University

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Everyday Parenting: The ABCs of Child Rearing