What is the group program?

An 8-week workshop for groups of parents of school-age children that:

Assists parents in recognizing their child’s unique temperament

Teaches parents a repertoire of effective child management strategies that reduce child behavior problems

Enhances the relationship between parents and their children

Program content

Each 2-hour session will be conducted by a trained INSIGHTS facilitator with a group of 6-8 parents.

Session 1 Recognizing your child’s temperament

Session 2 Reframing your perceptions of your child Parental responses

Session 3 Gaining compliance: Developing a Behavior Contract

Session 4 Adapting the Behavior Contract Expressing warmth

Session 5 Gaining compliance: Developing a discipline plan

Session 6 Parents are people, too Balancing parenting with the rest of your life

Session 7 Fostering independence

Session 8 Looking towards the future

The INSIGHTS program has been successful in reducing children's behavior problems. For a detailed look at the results of our studies, click here.