Posted: Mar 03, 2010 8:44 am
Crocodile Gandhi wrote:Mr Samsa, have you got a link explaining this Triple P thing?
You could try their website: http://www.triplep.net/ - it's quite badly organised, in my opinion, but all the basic information seems to be there.
Otherwise you can do a google scholar search for "Positive Parenting Program" or "Matthew Sanders" and you'll literally get pages and pages of peer reviewed research on the subject. It's an incredibly successful program.
riddlemethis wrote:
Hmmm, well, I think there are generations of successfully raised children that demonstrate this may not be the case.
I think it again depends on our definitions of "successful"..
riddlemethis wrote:None-the-less, a child's behaviours is simply the manifestation of the values of a family as far as I can see. The best way to promote good behaviour in children is by modeling it. Where adults behave badly, children behave badly. There also simply has to be some latitude given for the age of the child you are dealing with (which is why the program is pitched only at families with 4-12 yr olds). What I do like about Triple P is that it isn't a plan for controlling children's behaviour, it is more about controlling the parents behaviour (ie: be consistent, be clear & simple in your expectations, follow through, keep your temper), just spun in a pretty package. However, not all adults who become parents need this behaviour control & engaging the people who desperately do is going to take a bit more than an online course before they have any experience in kid-wrangling.
All valid points. Triple-P does focus on changing the environment so problem behavior doesn't occur in the first place - this is still parent training though. And it does teach parents how to correct problem behaviors when they occur. And whilst it's true that an online course won't be enough for some parents, that's why triple-P is multi-tiered giving more intensive training to those who need it.
riddlemethis wrote:Fair enough. In that case, send 'em all to school, 'cause dogs bite.
Which is the subject of the thread and I agree!