Table 1.

DPICS-III Categories of Parent Behaviors (Eyberg, Nelson, Duke, & Boggs, 2005)

Behavioral Code	Description	Examples
Behavior Descriptions	A declarative sentence where a parent states what a child is doing or recently did.	“You’re building a tower.”
Unlabeled Praises	A nonspecific verbal statement of approval of an attribute, behavior, or product of the child.	“Thank you” “Good work”
Labeled Praises	A specific verbal statement of approval of an attribute, behavior, or product of the child.	“Thank you for cleaning up.”
Reflection	A statement where a parent repeats or reflects back what the child said.	Child: “It’s fast.” Parent: “It’s fast.”
Negative Talk	A statement that criticizes a child’s activity, behavior, or verbalizations.	“That’s the wrong way.”
Question	A descriptive or reflective comment expressed in the form of a question.	“What does a cow say?”
Direct Commands	A declarative sentence that requests that a child perform a specific activity or behavior.	“Please hand me that red block.”
Indirect Commands	A sentence which requests a child do a behavior stated in a question form.	“Can you hand me that block?”