No child is average.
Unfortunately, most parenting advice is written for the average
child.
This interactive web site lets you see more clearly your
child's temperament, find parenting tactics that work for your
child.
Developed by the Preventive Ounce over the past ten years, this
program has been used by more than 20,000 parents in health
maintenance organizations in the Western United States.
Outcome studies show that parents who use this service avoid
the anxiety, frustration and guilt that comes when they can't
understand why their child acts "that way". They also avoid
escalations into behavioral problems, conflicts with spouses and
relatives, and unnecessary doctor visits.
As a community service, we now offer this preventive program
free to all parents. To start using this program, click on
Image Of Your Child. You can then:
- Complete a short, temperament questionnaire and see
immediately on-line a profile of your child's temperament.
- Learn general strategies for managing the highs or lows
of your child's temperament.
- Discover what specific behavioral issues are normal for
your child's temperament.
- See when and how often these issues are likely to occur
in the next year.
- Get information, tailored to your child's temperament,
for managing each issue you are likely to encounter. See what
other parents of similar children say works well, and what doesn't.
Who should use this web site? ALL parents. Each
child has a temperament, and every temperament has different issues
and risks.
What age should my child be? The current program
is for parents of infants and young toddlers, 4-16 months. For
best results, use the program when your infant is between 4-6
months. As you child grows, you can also use the toddler and
preschoolers version of the program.
Want more information?
- To find general information About Temperament, click on that
icon above.
- For more information about our organization, click on the
About The Preventive Ounce icon above.
- To see what other resources for parents are available, click
on Other Parenting Resources.
- But to construct your child's temperament profile now and learn how to
manage more-likely-to-occur issues, click on Image of Your Child.
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