Personal practice
Intensive interventions to improve parenting
Children's
Department, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill,
London SE5 8AF, UK
Correspondence to: Dr Scott. email: Stephen.Scott@iop.bpmf.ac.uk
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The way parents bring up their children has become a matter of increasing public and professional concern. There is strong interest in defining the elements of successful parenting so that all parents can help their children reach their potential and lead a fulfilling life. There is also a drive to prevent parenting failure and family breakdown, especially as manifested by child abuse and the rising tide of antisocial behaviour in children and young people.
In recent years the number of programmes and approaches for improving parenting has mushroomed.1 Some cater for basically competent parents while others target those at high risk of parenting failure and family breakdown. This article describes the nature and effectiveness of a programme for parents who are experiencing serious difficulty looking after and controlling children aged 3-8 years.
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It is useful to distinguish between support for parents and
support for parenting. General characteristics of parents such
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