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Incredible Years Child Training Programs

The Dinosaur Social Skills and Problem Solving curriculum is a child training curriculum that strengthens children's social, emotional and academic competencies such as understanding and communicating feelings, using effective problem solving strategies, managing anger, practicing friendship and conversational skills, as well as appropriate classroom behaviors.

The child training program can be used by counselors or therapists to treat "difficult" and highly aggressive children in small groups or can be used by teachers as a prevention program for an entire classroom of students.

The Dinosaur Child Training Program includes:

  • Understanding & Detecting Feelings

  • Detective Wally Teaches Problem Solving Steps

  • Tiny Turtle teaches Anger Management

  • Molly Manners Teaches How to be Friendly

  • Molly Explains How to Talk with Friends

  • Dina Dinosaur Teaches How to Do Your Best in School


Dina Dinosaur Child Training Programs (Small Group Therapy)

This treatment program is delivered in 2-hour weekly small group sessions (6 children/group) lasting 20-22 weeks. Ideally it is offered in conjunction with the 2-hour weekly parent group sessions. Group leaders explain to parents ways they can foster their children’s learning in Dinosaur School in their interactions with them at home.

View a clip of the sample sessions on the Child Program sample sessions page

Dina Dinosaur Classroom Curriculum (Prevention)

This curriculum is delivered 2-3 times a week by teachers in the classroom. It consists of 20-30 minute circle time lessons, followed by small group practice activities and promotion of skills throughout the school day. Program also includes letters to be sent home to parents with suggestions for home activities parents can do with their children. These activities reinforce the classroom learning and promote parent involvement.

View a clip of the sample sessions on the Child Program sample sessions page

Preschool/Kindergarten or Primary Grades version

These two programs include:

  • 3 DVDs (4 hours)

  • Comprehensive therapist  manual or teacher lesson plan manuals (specify treatment or prevention)

  • Wally's Feeling Wheel

  • Wally's detective problem solving books for children (4)

  • Wally's Detective Manual for home activities

  • Magnet for children (additional sold separately)

  • Letters to teachers and parents for each Program

  • 47 laminated and colored cue cards for teaching social skills, anger management and problem solving concepts—laminated cards for teaching from Wally's "solution" detective kit

  • Stickers - 6 types (reflecting anger management, social skills and problem solving)

  • Black and white refrigerator pictures of key concepts for children to take home (reproducible)

  • Parent assignments for home activities

Supplemental Vignettes

Some of topics covered in the 53 vignettes:

  • Talking about rules

  • Calming down in Time Out

  • Social skills such as trading, taking turns, asking, ignoring, using friendly words, complimenting, sharing, helping, teamwork, being a good sport

  • Emotional regulation strategies such as waiting, taking 3 deep breaths, going in your shell, problem solving, and getting teacher’s help for hitting

Revised protocols and a supplemental manual show you how these vignettes can be used.


Child Program Sample Sessions

Three sets of sample sessions for teachers and group leaders

These sample sessions are for group leaders/teachers who have received the initial training workshop for the Dinosaur Program will find these tapes an invaluable resource for furthering their group leadership skills. These tapes can be used for self-study or viewed with other group leaders and used as a trigger for discussion of group leadership skills.

View a clip of the sample sessions on the Child Program sample sessions page


Puppets and Extras

Puppets are used with the Incredible Years child training programs. Each puppet is sold separately. Please see the products page for details.

Extras, magnets, stickers, posters and more! See the order form.

Music CD - Dina Dinosaur's Greatest Hits
Details and lyrics on the Extras page

See the order form for pricing

 

Dublin Conference 5/19/2008

May 19th in Dublin Ireland.
Info and registration on the Archways website

Incredible Years Sample Sessions

An invaluable tool for Group Leaders, Therapists and Teachers. You'll find these tapes an invaluable resource for furthering your group leadership skills.
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A Troubleshooting Guide for Parents of Children Aged 2-8 Years

Revised in 2006. New chapters. This handbook provides parents with guidelines to help prevent behavior problems from occurring and strategies to promote children's social and emotional competence. $19.95
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Training Workshops & Consultations

London - Trainings every month!

Republic of Ireland - May 19 – 21, BASIC Parent Group Leader Training

Norway - May 26-28, Teacher Classroom Management Group Leader Training

Sydney Australia - June 25-27, 2008, BASIC Parent Group Leader Training

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