The goal of Parenting Success is to provide families of teens a research proven set of skills that can lead to less stress and more harmony within the family.  

Parenting Success is a structured process based on research-proven cognitive-behavior therapy. 

• During each session, parents and teens learn specific skills.

• During the time between sessions, parents and teens practice specific skills.

• At the beginning of each session, successes are celebrated and problems are solved.

Objectives of Parenting Success

The objectives of our approach for parenting teens are multifaceted and can be customized to meet your family’s unique needs during individual sessions.

• Understanding Teen Behavior

• Addressing Unreasonable Beliefs and Expectation Held by Many Parents and Teens

• Enhancing Parent-Teen Communication

• Building and Maintaining the Parent-Teen Relationship

• Collaborative Problem Solving with Parents and Teens

• Establishing Values-Based Boundaries and Rules in the Parent-Teen Relationship

• Identifying and Communicating Values Behind Your Boundaries

• Maintaining Boundaries and Rules

• Establishing Age-Appropriate Consequences Based on Values

• Motivating Your Teen

• Using Contracts, Point Systems and Response-Cost

• The Art of Grounding

• Planning for the Future

What is Parenting Success?

Parenting Success is not a “parenting class” or curriculum.  It is individualized cognitive-behavioral therapy designed to meet the unique needs of each child/teen and family.

• During each session, parents learn a specific behavior management skill.

• Between sessions, parents practice that skill.

• At the beginning of each session, successes and challenges are discussed and problems are solved to meet unique, individual needs of families and children.

Parenting Success is based on the research-proven approach to parenting developed by Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D. and Arthur Robin, Ph.D.   This approach is based on 35 years of research and clinical experience of what works for all types of struggling families.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends these behavior management tools in their articles about behavior therapy techniques that work and research-based parent training.

Interested?

We are proud to offer parents these research-proven tools to help them understand the causes of challenging teen behavior, take systematic steps to reduce it, and reinforce positive change.

To make an appointment, call 817.421.8780

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(c) 2013, Monte W. Davenport, Ph.D.