These questions and many more are addressed in a series of 30 Child Behavior Management Cards. The cards discuss behaviors parents and other child care providers often find frustrating and which sometimes lead to abuse. The cards provide information about appropriate developmental and behavioral expectations of children and nonviolent approaches to managing behavior.
Every card is designed to accommodate adults with marginal reading skills.
Display racks are also available for easy distribution in office waiting rooms and lobbies. Available in English and Spanish Three studies have been conducted to determine whether reading Child Behavior Management Cards results in improved knowledge about developmental and behavioral expectations of children, and nonviolent behavior management approaches. In the first study, cards were taken by 1413 parents from 10 physicians' offices. In a second study, the cards were used over a five month period by 72 teachers working with 1891 pregnant and parenting teenagers. There were statistically significant improvements in knowledge on all questions.