Parenting Hyperactive Preschoolers

Elizabeth A. Harvey, PhD, is a professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a licensed psychologist. Dr. Harvey has spent the past two decades conducting research to advance our understanding of the early development of ADHD and related behavior problems in children.Sharonne D. Herbert, PhD, is a pediatric psychology post-doctoral fellow in the Pediatric Psychology Department at Children's Hospital of Orange County. Dr. Herbert is an early career psychologist who spent her graduate school years conducting applied research for families of hyperactive preschoolers.Rebecca M. Stowe, PhD, is a lecturer in the Psychology Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a licensed psychologist. She is a clinical supervisor and senior clinician in the UMass Psychological Services Center. Dr. Stowe's clinical interests include parenting and young children with behavioral difficulties and ADHD.

"This is a much-needed addition to the clinical literature offering specific, easy-to-implement, detailed guidelines for implementing a behavioral parent training program for parents of preschoolers with ADHD. Unique to this program and of considerable importance is the focus of several sessions specifically addressing the problems of emotional dysregulation now recognized to be as central to ADHD as are the symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, andimpulsivity. Clinical professionals will find here explicit instructions for implementing this evidence-based parent training program for families in their practices, while students in training in clinicalspecialties, such as child clinical psychology, child psychiatry, social work, special education, and related disciplines, will greatly benefit from acquiring this set of clinical skills." --Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina

• Chapter 1 - Introductory Information for Clinicians ; Chapter 2 - Group Logistics ; Chapter 3 - Session 1: Introduction and Managing Hyperactive Behavior ; Chapter 4 - Session 2: Using Praise Effectively ; Chapter 5 - Session 3: Increasing Positive Interactions and Using Attention to Shape Children's Behavior ; Chapter 6 - Session 4: Setting Up an Effective Reward System ; Chapter 7 - Session 5: Using Commands to Guide Children's Behavior ; Chapter 8 - Session 6: Using Logical and Natural Consequences and Rewards ; Chapter 9 - Session 7: Using Time Out ; Chapter 10 - Session 8: Teaching Children Problem-Solving and Negotiating Skills ; Chapter 11 - Session 9: Learning About Emotion Development ; Chapter 12 - Session 10: Teaching Children to Identify and Label Emotions ; Chapter 13 - Session 11 & 12: Handling Children's Negative Emotion ; Chapter 14 - Session 13: Giving Children Opportunities to Experience Positive Emotion ; Chapter 15 - Session 14: Modeling Emotion Regulation and Expression ; Appendix - Parent Handouts and Worksheets