Changing Adolescent Negative Behavior

The Project is designed to meet what research indicates are the three things parents need to change destructive adolescent behavior: Desire, Specific information and skills, Emotional and practical support The Parent Project is completely unique in that parents actually developed it. The curriculum is basically a compilation of the answers to questions asked by over 500,000 parents of high-risk-youth, over our twenty-seven years: My child refuses to go to school. What do I do? What do you do when your child beats you up? 

What can I do about son’s gang involvement? My 14-year old is addicted to drugs. How do I get my daughter back? Most parents seek help when they are in crisis. The Parent Project® offers concrete, no-nonsense solutions to even the most difficult parent questions. The straightforward, step-by-step action plans presented in the curriculum allow parents to take immediate steps in the intervention process.

Many parents, but especially single mothers, do not have emotional and practical support at home. The Parent Project® includes a vehicle for developing ongoing

parent-led support groups throughout the community, using the highly structured, UCLA self-help support group model. Many participants report that
sharing with other parents is the most helpful aspect of the program. This program started it all. A Parent’s Guide to Changing Negative Adolescent Behavior (CDAB) is the only parent training program that addresses the MOST destructive of adolescent behaviors. Now in its eleventh edition, CDAB has become the program of choice for parents raising difficult or out-of-control teens. The American Bar Association’s Center on Children and  the Law, named the Parent Project the largest court mandated juvenile diversion program in the country. With a focus on  improving both school attendance and performance, CDAB has become a favorite of middle and high school educators as well.

                      Affordable: Minimal cost per family, CDAB is the least expensive of all practical intervention models. Fee optional with 

                                                      Local school district assistance from various funding sources when available.

                               Effective: Using a behavioral model, CDAB addresses the critical issues parents face today and offers concrete, 

                                                  step-by-step, solutions, not theory.

                Need-based: CDAB is the only curriculum actually created by parent questions. Over 500,000 parents of high-risk

                                                       youth helped to develop this unique program.

                      Easy to Learn: The Parent Guide is the most comprehensive in the industry. Icon driven, the guide walks parents

                                                           through visuals, lectures, and group activities that help to provide all parents with a process for change.

                Learning Strategies: CDAB is an activity-based curriculum built on cooperative learning norms. Parents work in

                                                                    groups to brainstorm, practice applying new ideas, and build support. The “magic” happens at the tables.

                Parent Support: CDAB uses the UCLA self-help support group model to create on-going, parent-led 

                                                              community support groups this creates a familial atmosphere and support group in each training.

Program Goals:

 Improve School Attendance and Performance and Responsibility

 Reduce Family Conflict with methods of communication skills

 Reduce Juvenile Crime

 Reduce Recidivism