Behavioral Parent Training and ADHD in Children & Teens

One of the most well-studied psychosocial treatments for children and teens with ADHD is behavioral parent training. Here I discuss the rational for using parent training to work with families with children with ADHD and list the various programs that are publicly available. I also describe their commonalities which explains why they are all nearly equally effective to each other. I then discuss some of the limitations of these programs as well as potential side effects from them that can occur in certain subsets of families.

For more information, see my parents’ book:

Your Defiant Child: 8 Steps to Better Behavior, New York: Guilford Publications

Your Defiant Teen, New York: Guilford Publications

And for professionals:

Defiant Children: A Clinicians Manual for Assessment and Parent Training

Defiant Teens: A Clinicians Manual for Assessment and Family Training