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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. 21 hours to complete

English

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Flexible deadlines

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Beginner Level

Approx. 21 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

Instructor rating

4.91/5 (908 Ratings)

Alan E. Kazdin, PhD, ABPP

Sterling Professor of Psychology and Child Psychiatry

Department of Psychology

185,966 Learners

1 Course

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Content Rating98%(22,148 ratings)

Week

1

Week 1

5 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.

5 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 91 min), 9 readings, 5 quizzes

9 videos

Learn how to change your child's behavior5m

Praise Explanation59s

Praise8m

Antecedents18m

Antecedents Practice Exercise4m

Shaping13m

Simulation12m

Modeling16m

Caleb, Age 3 - saying "no" all the time10m

9 readings

Parenting during COVID-1910m

Learn Out of This World Parenting2m

Identify Common Challenging Behaviors2m

Find Companion Books2m

Review Course Requirements3m

Take the Pre-Course Survey10m

Optional Articles10m

Optional Articles20m

5 practice exercises

Praise30m

Antecedents30m

Shaping30m

Simulation30m

Modeling30m

Week

2

Week 2

6 hours to complete

The ABCs: Part 2 - Consequences

6 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 114 min), 2 readings, 6 quizzes

9 videos

Positive Opposite9m

Point Programs12m

Attending & Planned Ignoring17m

Punishment Basics12m

Punishment Practice Exercise4m

Time Out from Reinforcement20m

Spanking and Alternatives13m

Elijah, Age 6 - Getting ready in the morning13m

Siblings, Ages 8 and 5 - complaining about each other9m

2 readings

Optional Articles30m

6 practice exercises

Positive Opposite30m

Point Programs30m

Attending & Planned Ignoring30m

Punishment Basics30m

Time Out from Reinforcement30m

Spanking and Alternatives30m

Week

3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Advanced ABCs - Troubleshooting and Adolescents

4 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 89 min), 2 readings, 5 quizzes

Week

4

Week 4

5 hours to complete

Special Topics and Conclusion

5 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 109 min), 1 reading, 6 quizzes

8 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

Kai, Age 9 - disrupting the classroom11m

Conclusion1m

1 reading

Optional Articles30m

6 practice exercises

Nurturing Family Environment30m

Common Misconceptions30m

School Behaviors: Part 1 - Handling Problems30m

School Behaviors: Part 2 - Building Competencies30m

Seeking Professional Help: Part 130m

Seeking Professional Help: Part 230m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM EVERYDAY PARENTING: THE ABCS OF CHILD REARING

by LMApr 10, 2019

The course covers concerns and techniques of child rearing. It was very organized, comprehensive and delivered in such a way that makes it easy to understand. Thank you very much, Professor Kazdin!

by YSDec 16, 2020

This course gave me a different perspective on parenting. I was able to implement a few techniques and it worked effortlessly. Thank you to the professor, this course has been designed very well.

by JJJul 15, 2020

The course is truly insipring and shaping me a lot around parenting my kids. I think it's invaluable to the parents and the next generations. Thank you Alan, Yale and Coursera to make it happen!

by FWMay 31, 2019

More case studies and assignments where we write out solutions would be more helpful for reinforcing what we learned in class. Awesome teacher and very helpful content for a first-time parent.

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Everyday Parenting: The ABCs of Child Rearing

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