If so, please support our efforts . Share, ask questions, find support. Moderated by Susan Ward. Subscribe Unsubscribe Advertise Write for Us Email Us Therapeutic Parenting by Susan M. Ward Therapeutic parenting provides a super consistent, extra empathetic, very supportive, highly structured environment for children for whom traditional parenting approaches do not work.
Parents can provide therapeutic parenting, or in some states there are therapeutic foster homes.
These foster parents have been given additional training to guide them in handling especially difficult children. Two of the gurus of therapeutic parenting are Nancy Thomas and Daniel Hughes. Nancy Thomas is a therapeutic parenting specialist who has worked with many severely emotionally disturbed children. Daniel Hughes is a psychologist who specializes in child abuse and neglect, and attachment disordered children. The core of Nancy Thomas' therapeutic parenting approach is that children, no matter what their disability or limitations, should learn to be respectful, responsible, and fun to be around.