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Back to Episodes21. Parenting tips: Helping preschoolers with Dr. Joyce Harrison
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Parenting young children with behavioral outbursts can be very challenging. Dr. Joyce Harrison, early childhood psychiatrist from Kennedy Krieger / Johns Hopkins shares practical parenting tips and referral resources for families of young children.
**What parenting tips could pediatric clinicians share with parents of preschool-aged children?
o Stay calm
o Positive instructions; tell what they SHOULD be doing; + instead of “stop”
o Catch them doing something good/right thing; PRAISE
o Ignore negative behaviors
o Consequences in the moment – be consistent, avoid idle threats
o Child centered time, money in the bank ($) = TIME IN
o Practice Effective Time outs
o Parents need time outs, too
** Any resources that you could recommend for pediatricians to help them take care of preschool-aged kids w/ behavioral problems?
- Statewide child psychiatry access phone hotlines/ Pediatric mental health case access programs can help you find resources for young children in your area
- Local AAP chapter may also know about local resources
- The national AAP offers Early Childhood ECHOs for education
- The AAP sells their Toolkit for managing BEP in kids younger than 5
About Dr. Joyce Harrison:
· Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Faculty at the Kennedy Krieger Institute
· Previous and first Medical director of Maryland Behavioral Health Integration in Pediatric Primary Care program (CPAP)
· Project director for Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Early Childhood ECHO programs
· Co-chair of AACAPs Infant and Preschool Committee
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