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Parenting

Friday's Progress Notes - November 15, 2002
Mental Health Information - Vol. 6 Issue 18
Published by athealth.com - http://www.athealth.com

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CONTENTS

1. Childhood discipline
2. Guidance for effective discipline
3. How to help families stop spanking
4. Practice guide for dealing with adolescent issues
5. Checklist of key topics for teens
6. Filial therapy for improving parent-child relationships
7. Talking with children about sexuality and other issues
8. Strengthening stepfamilies


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Dear Colleagues,

Parenting is a challenge. Today's newsletter addresses a wide range of issues of interest to both clinicians and parents. Topics include effective discipline, working with teens, parent-child relationships, and talking about sexuality.

Please feel free to forward this information to professional colleagues, who can sign-up for a free subscription to Friday's Progress Notes at http://www.athealth.com/Practitioner/Newsletter/fpn_subscribe.html

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Regards,
Jack

John L. Miller, MD


1. AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN
Childhood Discipline: Challenges for Clinicians and Parents
Discipline should be instructive and age-appropriate and should include positive reinforcement for good behavior.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20021015/1447.html

2. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS
Guidance for Effective Discipline
Discipline prepares children to achieve competence, self-control, self-direction, and caring for others.
http://www.aap.org/policy/re9740.html

3. BRIGHT FUTURES IN PRACTICE: MENTAL HEALTH - TOOL KIT
How to Help Families Stop Spanking
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=41
Principles of Limit Setting
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=42
Charting Positive Behavior
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=43
Communicating with Children
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=44
Time Out
http://www.athealth.com/apps/redirect.cfm?linkid=45

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MENTAL HEALTH - VOLUME I, PRACTICE GUIDE

Adolescence: 11-21 Years
This chapter addresses adolescent development, self-esteem, body image, mood, sexuality, sexual identity, family relationships, and peer, school, and community interaction.

5. BRIGHT FUTURES IN PRACTICE:
MENTAL HEALTH - VOLUME II, TOOL KIT

Adolescence Checklist
This is a checklist of key topics to discuss with teens.

6. ERIC DIGEST
Filial Therapy
Filial therapy is an alternative method for treating emotionally disturbed children in which the parent is used as an ally in the therapeutic process.

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Now What Do I Do?
This booklet is designed to help parents talk with their children about sexuality and other issues.
http://www.siecus.org/_data/global/pubs/families/Families_Newsletter.pdf

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Trading Spaces, Sharing Parents: Helping Your Child Adjust to Visitation
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