Raising a Thinking Child
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aising a Thinking Child Program promotes verbal interaction between parent and child and teaches parents how to use a problem solving approach to discipline through a series of problem solving games which the parent and child play together.
The Raising a Thinking Child Program, which is based on the I Can Problem Solve (ICPS) model, was developed by Dr. Myrna Shure Ph.D., who is a professor of psychology at MCP Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. This program has been selected by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention as model program.
The Raising a Thinking Child Program consists of 8 to 10 weekly classes, between 1 ½ to 2 hours in length, which serve to introduce the "I Can Problem Solve" concept to parents and provides the opportunity for parents to practice and become comfortable using the learned principals.
Key concepts of the Raising a Thinking Child Program include the "I Can Problem Solve Ladder," vocabulary words, feeling words, solutions and consequences.
The I Can Problem Solve program, on which Raising a Thinking Child Program is based, is the original interpersonal problem-solving program for children, and is the only one supported by 25 years of research. It has been field tested in schools across the country and has shown to have an impact on thinking and behavior in children as young as preschool age.
For more information on Raising a Thinking Child, please contact:
Jennifer Berkenstock
1-800-433-3370, 214 or email