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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?

1. Statewide child psychiatry access phone hotlines/ Pediatric mental health case access programs can help you find resources for young children in your area
2. Local AAP chapter may also know about local resources
3. The national AAP offers Early Childhood ECHOs for education
4. 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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