Have you used PCIT therapy?

imasinger

Sun, Oct 25 2015, 6:51 am

I Googled the acronym, because I hadn't heard it before, but when I read about it, it sounded very similar to work we have done with our DS's therapist.

I believe there is compelling evidence that changes in parenting technique can do more for a child's behavior and outlook than years of being sent to a therapist.

It makes a lot of sense, and can really help. The two components are child directed playtime with parents (which we term one-on-one time), where the child's ideas, actions, and qualities are affirmed and celebrated aloud for a period of time every day; and learning effective parent direction, where certain techniques are taught, with the emphasis on frequent, effective praise and attention, how to make sure your directions are heard and understood, how and when to withdraw attention for misbehavior, and, for egregious moments, what consequences work best to keep the growth in a positive direction.

I have nothing but positives to say about our experience with our similar approch, though I am not sure it is absolutely identical to this one.

For me, one of the best parts, in addition to my own learning, was getting DH to start comng on board. (He and I had to do parent training together, and he has really come a long way.)

Hope this helps!