Defiant Children

I. Prerequisite Information for Using the Program

1. The Rationale for the Program

2. Clinical Assessment of Defiant Children

3. Practical Considerations in Parent Training

4. An Overview of the Parent Training Program

II. Guidelines for Therapists in Conducting the Program

Step 1. Why Children Misbehave

Step 2. Pay Attention!

Step 3. Increasing Compliance and Independent Play

Step 4. When Praise Is Not Enough: Poker Chips and Points

Step 5. Time Out and Other Disciplinary Methods

Step 6. Extending Time Out to Other Misbehavior

Step 7. Anticipating Problems: Managing Children in Public Places

Step 8. Improving School Behavior from Home: The Daily School Behavior Report Card

Step 9. Handling Future Behavior Problems

Step 10. Booster Session and Follow-Up Meetings

III. Assessment Materials

Form 1. General Instructions for Completing the Questionnaires

Form 2. Child and Family Information

Form 3. Developmental and Medical History

Form 4. Home Situations Questionnaire

Form 5. School Situations Questionnaire

Form 6. How to Prepare for Your Child's Evaluation

IV. Parent Handouts

Parent Handout for Step 1. Profiles of Child and Parent Characteristics

Parent Handout for Step 1. Family Problems Inventory

Parent Handout for Step 1. Diagram of Oppositional Defiant Intervention

Parent Handout for Step 2. Paying Attention to Your Child's Good Play Behavior

Parent Handout for Step 3. Paying Attention to Your Child's Compliance

Parent Handout for Step 3. Giving Effective Commands

Parent Handout for Step 3. Attending to Independent Play

Parent Handout for Step 4. The Home Poker Chip/Point System

Parent Handout for Step 5. Time Out!

Parent Handout for Step 7. Anticipating Problems: Managing Children in Public Places

Parent Handout for Step 8. Using a Daily School Behavior Report Card

Parent Handout for Step 9. Managing Future Behavior Problems