Parenting Skills Homework Planner

Sarah Edison Knapp, Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr.

• Publisher: Wiley
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781119385417
• eBook ISBN: 9781119384991
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Clinical Psychology
• Index: Psychology

Ready-to-use therapeutic exercises for overcoming parenting deficits

The Parenting Skills Homework Planner provides complete, customizable, copy-ready exercises for use with parents in therapy. Designed as a companion for the Parenting Skills Treatment Planner, this invaluable resource can also be used alone to facilitate counseling and help clients take a more proactive role. Organized by topic, each section provides specific goals for each exercise and suggests additional exercises that may help clients organize their thoughts and behaviors surrounding complex family dynamics. From behavioral problems and negative relationships to career development, blended families, grandparenting, and much more, this book provides practical tools for therapists helping clients navigate the landmines of parenthood.

In an era of brief therapy, tangible homework assignments help clients continue their therapeutic work outside of the session, offering a quicker, more effective route to solving parenting skills deficits. This book provides insightful prompts and helpful exercises designed to uncover the root of the problem, focus on a solution, and help clients think deeply and critically about past and ongoing behaviors and habits.

• Use tested homework assignments independently, or in alignment with the Parenting Skills Treatment Planner
• Customize each exercise to suit each client's situation using downloadable files
• Help clients get more out of therapy by using time between sessions productively
• Tackle issues relating to abuse, depression, school difficulties, divorce, poverty, and more

Today's complex family structures, combined with increased childhood pressures from school, peers, and the general culture, make parenting a more difficult job than ever before. Homework assignments extend therapy into family time, and facilitate constructive thought and discussion outside of the session. With 60 customizable exercises tailored to specific parenting problems, the Parenting Skills Homework Planner is an essential resource for the family therapist.

Appendix

ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENTS FOR PRESENTING PROBLEMS

Abusive Parenting
Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)	Family Problem Resolution Worksheet	29
Blended Family	Healing Hurt Feelings	49
Depression	Creating Positive Self-Talk	130
Divorce/Separation	Assuming Our Parental Responsibilities	145
Eating Disorder	Modeling Healthy Attitudes about Nutrition, Exercise, and Body Image	156
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)	Physical Receptors of Stress	220
Prenatal Parenting Preparation	Creating a Family-Friendly Lifestyle	238
Single Parenting	Stress Reduction Strategies	276
Spousal Role and Relationship Conflict	Our Evolving Marriage and Spousal Roles	287
Substance Abuse	Our Commitment to a Substance-Free Lifestyle	348
Suicide Prevention	Heart-to-Heart Smart Talks	354
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Bonding/Attachment Issues	Steps to Responsible Behavior	60
Character Development	Sharing the Family Resources	90
Conduct Disorder/ Delinquent Behavior	Replacing Noncompliance with Compliance and Cooperation	109
Gifted/Talented	Teaching Responsibility	162
	Procedures for Meals, Bedtime, and the Morning Routine	165
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)	Planning for Disruptive Behavior	194
	Family-Approved Media List	198
School Adjustment Difficulties	Organizing for the School Day	248
Strategies for Preschoolers (Ages Birth to 6)	Helping My Child Develop Responsible Behavior	305
Strategies for Children (Ages 7 to 12)	The Rewind Game	315
	Record of Reinforced Behavior	319
	Problem-solving Worksheet	323
Strategies for Teenagers (Ages 13 to 18)	Earning Privileges and Freedoms	335
Attention-seeking Behavior
Character Development	Division of Family Labor Sharing the Family Resources	86 90
Dependent Children/ Overprotective Parent	Overprotective Parent versus Positive Parent	120
	Creating and Cooperating with Family Rules	124
Depression	Creating Positive Self-Talk	130
Eating Disorder	Beautiful on the Inside	152
Sibling Rivalry	Affirming Each Child’s Uniqueness	268
Strategies for Preschoolers (Ages Birth to 6)	Helping My Child Develop Responsible Behavior	305
Strategies for Children (Ages 7 to 12)	Record of Reinforced Behavior	319
Strategies for Teenagers (Ages 13 to 18)	Listening with Empathy	330
Suicide Prevention	Heart-to-Heart Smart Talks	354
Blended Family
Abusive Parenting	Measuring Our Feelings	14
Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)	Family Problem Resolution Worksheet	29
Attention-seeking Behavior	Family Job Support Checklist	37
Character Development	Division of Family Labor	86
Conduct Disorder/ Delinquent Behavior	Using Privileges as Contingencies and Consequences	114
Dependent Children/ Overprotective Parent	Cr...

Table of contents

• WILEY PRACTICEPLANNERS® SERIES
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• WILEY PRACTICEPLANNERS® SERIES PREFACE
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Section I - ABUSIVE PARENTING
• Section II - ATTENTION-DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD)
• Section III - ATTENTION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR
• Section IV - BLENDED FAMILY
• Section V - BONDING/ATTACHMENT ISSUES
• Section VI - CAREER PREPARATION
• Section VII - CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
• Section VIII - CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL CHALLENGES
• Section IX - CONDUCT DISORDER/ DELINQUENT BEHAVIOR
• Section X - DEPENDENT CHILDREN/ OVERPROTECTIVE PARENT
• Section XI - DEPRESSION
• Section XII - DIVORCE/SEPARATION
• Section XIII - EATING DISORDER
• Section XIV - GIFTED/TALENTED
• Section XV - GRANDPARENTING STRATEGIES
• Section XVI - GRIEF/LOSS
• Section XVII - OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER (ODD)
• Section XVIII - PEER RELATIONSHIPS/INFLUENCES
• Section XIX - POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
• Section XX - POVERTY-RELATED ISSUES
• Section XXI - PRENATAL PARENTING PREPARATION
• Section XXII - SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT DIFFICULTIES
• Section XXIII - SEXUAL RESPONSIBILITY
• Section XXIV - SIBLING RIVALRY
• Section XXV - SINGLE PARENTING
• Section XXVI - SPOUSAL ROLE AND RELATIONSHIP CONFLICT
• Section XXVII - STRATEGIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS (AGES BIRTH TO 6)
• Section XXVIII - STRATEGIES FOR CHILDREN (AGES 7 TO 12)
• Section XXIX - STRATEGIES FOR TEENAGERS (AGES 13 TO 18)
• Section XXX - SUBSTANCE ABUSE
• Section XXXI - SUICIDE PREVENTION
• Appendix - ALTERNATE ASSIGNMENTS FOR PRESENTING PROBLEMS
• ABOUT THE DOWNLOADABLE ASSIGNMENTS
• WILEY END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT