Parent Training
Behavioral parent training programs have been around for a long time. Nearly 40 years ago the psychologists who developed behavioral parent training wrote the first books teaching others how to do what they had developed. Parenting sessions usually use a book and/or videotape that has been specially developed to teach parents how to use behavioral management procedures with their children; there are many good programs available (see list in appendix). The first session is often devoted to an overview of the diagnosis, causes, nature, and prognosis of ADHD. Thereafter, in group or individual sessions, parents learn a variety of techniques, some of which they may be already using at home but not as consistently or correctly as needed. Parents go home and implement what they learn in sessions during the week, and return to the parenting session the following week to discuss progress, problem solve, and learn a new technique.