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Behavior Management

Parents sometimes just don't know what to do when their child is angry, aggressive, oppositional or sad. These are the difficult behaviors that challenge people's parenting skills.

For our latest on-demand video, Thomas Matthews, MD, Clarity CGC outpatient medical director, helps parents and mental health professionals better understand what's behind those difficult behaviors. This 3-part series covers the following:

Why bad behavior?
The role of parent/child temperament
Causes and treatment for common difficult behaviors
Tips for behavior management
Disaster counseling tips for handling a crisis situation

This recording is from a community presentation Clarity Child Guidance Center hosted on August 20, 2010.

Behavior Management (Part 1)

Dr. Matthews addresses the following: contributing factors to bad behavior and the role of child/parent temperament.

Behavior Management (Part 2)

Dr. Matthews addresses the following: causes and treatment for difficult behaviors such as anger, aggression, oppositionality, sadness and mania.

Behavior Management (Part 3)

Dr. Matthews addresses the following: disaster counseling tips, how to establish rapport, active listening, and appropriate/inappropriate things to say.