Parent Help Center
from the Arkansas Children's Hospital Resource Center
These Center for Effective Parenting (CEP) handouts have been written for parents on a variety of topics. They are divided into three main groups:
(1) Early Childhood - Focusing on issues related to parenting children up to the age of five years;
(2) School-aged Children - Focusing on issues related to parenting children from six to eighteen years old; and
(3) Parental Involvement in Education - Focusing on issues related to children’s education.
The handouts are available in English and Spanish.
School-aged Children
School-aged Children
General Parenting Education
General Parenting Education
- Chores
- Communication (Parent/Child)
- Communication (Parent to Parent)
- Death: How to Talk to Children About
- Divorced Parenting
- Family Meetings
- General Parenting Guidelines
- Self Esteem: How to Develop in Children
- Stress: Helping Children Cope
- Stress Management for Parents
- Sex
- Television
Discipline/Intervention Strategies
Discipline/Intervention Strategies
- Daily Report Cards
- Developing a Point System
- Following Directions
- Modified Grounding
- Time In
- Time Out as a Discipline Technique
Specific Issues/Concerns
Specific Issues/Concerns
- Chronic Illness: Helping Your Child Cope
- Helping Children Cope with Pain
- General Fears in Children
- Lying
- Mealtime Behaviors
- Nightmares
- Night Terrors
- Peer Pressure and Bad Companions
- Responsibility and Independence
- Shyness
- Sibling Rivalry Among Older Children
- Sibling Rivalry and the Birth of a New Baby
- Sleep Walking and Sleep Talking
- Slow Dressers
- Stealing
- Teasing
- Terrorism: Talking to Children About
- Violence Prevention: What Parents Can Do
Parent Involvement in Education
Parent Involvement in Education
- Communication with Your Child
- Communication with Your Child’s Teacher
- Creating a Home Environment for Learning
- Helping Your Child Do Well in School
- Homework: Tips for Managing
- Learning and Grades: How to Improve
- Motivation to Learn: How to Increase
- No Child Left Behind: What Parents Need to Know About School Accountability, Public School Choice, and Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
- Organizational Skills: How to Develop
- Parent-Teacher Conferences
- Study Skills: Strengthening Your Child’s Skills
- Helping Your Child Learn To Read
- Understanding School Report Cards
- Testing