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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Fam Stud. 2015 Jul 24;25(2):545–552. doi: 10.1007/s10826-015-0253-0

Table 1.

Common Sense Parenting Session Content for Parents of School-Age Children

Session Content
1) Parents are Teachers

  • Effective discipline

  • Describing behaviors

  • Using consequences to change behaviors
2) Encouraging Good Behavior

  • Giving kids reasons

  • Using Effective Praise to increase positive behaviors
3) Preventing Problems

  • Teaching social skills to children

  • Using Preventive Teaching to set children up for success
4) Correcting Problem Behavior

  • Staying calm

  • Using Corrective Teaching to stop problem behaviors and teach alternative behaviors
5) Teaching Self-Control

  • Safe home plans

  • Using Teaching Self-Control when children are not cooperating
6) Putting it All Together

  • Holding family meetings

  • Establishing family routines and traditions

  • Developing a parenting plan for using all the CSP skills