Prevention of Behavioral Disorders in Primary Care

Young children with aggressive and oppositional behavior are at risk for serious antisocial behavior that may persist into adolescence and adulthood. Most parents wish to discuss parenting difficulties and their child?s social and emotional development during well-child visits. Parent training programs are an effective option to promote positive parenting and discipline strategies and enhance a child?s social skills, emotional self-regulatory skills, and problem-solving ability. Key parenting principles can be incorporated into developmental surveillance and anticipatory guidance during periodic well-child visits to prevent disruptive behavior problems, address parenting concerns, and nurture the optimal development of children?s social-emotional competency.

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Year: 2006
Bibliography: Bauer, N.S., and Webster-Stratton, C. 2006. Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 18:000-000.
Authors: Bauer, Webster-Stratton, , ,