Practice Parenting Skills
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Practice is helpful for learning new skills, especially new parenting techniques. Click on the links below to get started.
Communicating with Your Child: What Would You Say?
A positive parent-child relationship begins early in life. Watch this clip and look for times when the parents could have used better communication with their children.
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Creating Structure & Rules: Can We Make It Simple?
Creating structure in the home does not have to be hard. Click here for a step-by-step guide to making charts for family routines, rules, rewards, and chores.
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Giving Directions: What Would You Do?
Sometimes parents feel like they are talking to a wall when giving their child directions. Take this quiz and test your skills at giving directions. You’ll get some helpful tips about how to improve.
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Using Discipline and Consequences: What Would You Do?
Responding to your child’s behavior problems can be tough at times. Watch this video to see some common problem behaviors and how the parents handled them.
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Using Time-Out: What Would You Do?
Kids can be creative in figuring out ways to avoid time-out. It’s easy to get frustrated when you’re not sure what to do about it. Take this quiz to help you learn how to handle some common time-out challenges.
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Using Time-Out: What is Wrong with this Time-Out Space?
Are you interested in using time-out but not sure how to choose or set up a good space for it? This interactive photo will guide you in setting up your time-out space.
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- Page last reviewed: May 19, 2014
- Page last updated: May 19, 2014
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