Parenting Services

• Internet-Based Parent Child Interaction Therapy (i-PCIT) helps parents master strategies to improve the parent-child relationship while reducing oppositional and aggressive behaviors. Parents receive live coaching from a therapist while interacting with their child so they can get real-time help and suggestions. PCIT is fit for parents of children ages 2-7 with highly impulsive and/or oppositional behaviors.
• Parent Management Training (PMT) is a behavioral treatment that helps parents build skills to help their child or teen who is struggling with inattentive, impulsive, hyperactive, or oppositional behavior. Parents will learn positive parenting strategies, tips to structure routines and house rules, and effective strategies to decrease problem behavior.

• Parent Management Training (PMT) for ADHD Group is a good fit for parents of youth 6-11 with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who would like to improve their parent-child relationship, managing problem-behaviors, and help their child reach their full potential. The 12-week course will include information about ADHD, selective attention, effective instructions, house rules, daily routines, contingency management (reward plans, loss of privileges), time-out, and de-escalating outbursts.
• Parenting Pre-Teens Groups is appropriate for parents of pre-teens or young teens (ages 10-13) who would like to support their children struggling with symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or ADHD. The eight-week course will include information about mental health, using attention to improve behavior, building positive interactions, parent coping, and behavior management.
• Parenting Teens Groups is appropriate for parents of older teens (14-17) who would like to support their children struggling with symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or ADHD. The eight-week course will include information about mental health, using attention to improve behavior, building positive interactions, parent coping, and behavior management.
• Parents of Emerging Adults is a good fit for parents of young adults ages 18-28 who may be struggling during this exciting but challenging time of life. Caregivers of emerging adults often struggle with balancing support and scaffolding for their young adult while also fostering independence. This group is intended for caregivers of young adults ages 18-28 who would benefit from both skills training and peer support.
• Parenting Anxious Youth is an 8-week group will help parents of children ages 5-10 who are struggling with anxiety. Parents will learn tools to support their child through tough moments, encourage brave choices, and manage difficult behaviors that stem from anxiety.

• Parent Services for Children with OCD and Anxiety Disorders: parent-based treatment program for parents of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders. Offered through the Pediatric OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorders Program
  • Please contact Rachel Goldman, Ph.D. | POCAT@med.cornell.edu 646-450-3455 for additional information
• Internet-Based Parent Child Interaction Therapy (i-PCIT) helps parents master strategies to improve the parent-child relationship while reducing oppositional and aggressive behaviors. Parents receive live coaching from a therapist while interacting with their child so they can get real-time help and suggestions. PCIT is fit for parents of children ages 2-7 with highly impulsive and/or oppositional behaviors.
• Parent Management Training (PMT) is a behavioral treatment that helps parents build skills to help their child, teen, or young adult who is struggling to fulfill their potential due to mental health difficulties. Parents will learn positive parenting strategies, tips to structure routines and house rules, and effective strategies to decrease problem behavior. For parents of young adults, PMT can also help find a balance between supporting your child while encouraging independence.

• Parent Management Training (PMT) for ADHD Group is a good fit for parents of youth 6-11 with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who would like to improve their parent-child relationship, managing problem-behaviors, and help their child reach their full potential. The 12-week course will include information about ADHD, selective attention, effective instructions, house rules, daily routines, contingency management (reward plans, loss of privileges), time-out, and de-escalating outbursts.

• Parenting Pre-Teens and  Teens Groups is appropriate for parents of teens (10-17) who would like to support their children struggling with symptoms of anxiety, depression, and/or ADHD. The eight-week course will include information about mental health, using attention to improve behavior, building positive interactions, parent coping, and behavior management.

Parenting Groups through the Pediatric OCD, Anxiety and Tic Disorder Program 

• Parenting Children with OCD and Anxiety Disorders: parent-based treatment program for parents of elementary or middle school aged children with anxiety disorders. The group aims to provide parents with evidence-based skills and tools to help their child overcome anxiety, OCD or related difficulties.
• Positive Parenting Strategies for Young Children: positive parent based treatment program for parents of toddlers and elementary aged children with anxieties or behavioral difficulties. The group aims to provide parents with evidence-based skills and tools to enhance the parent-child relationship, better understand their child’s difficulties and encourage healthy coping from an early age.

Contact: POCAT@med.cornell.edu