21. Parenting tips: Helping preschoolers with Dr. Joyce Harrison

Send us Fan Mail 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 calmo   Positive instructions; tell what they SHOULD be doing; + instead of “stop”o   Catch them doing something good/right thing; PRAISEo   Ignore negative behaviorso   Consequences in the moment – be consistent, avoid idle threatso   Child centered time, money in the bank ($) = TIME INo   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?Statewide child psychiatry access phone hotlines/ Pediatric mental health case access programs can help you find resources for young children in your areaLocal AAP chapter may also know about local resourcesThe national AAP offers Early Childhood ECHOs for educationThe AAP sells their Toolkit for managing BEP in kids younger than 5About 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 CommitteeCheck out our website PsychEd4Peds.com for more resources!Follow us on Instagram @psyched4pedsCheck out our NEW CME Audio-based, on-demand CME Course online at:Pediatric Mental Health CME Toolkit - Cracking the ADHD Code: Essentials for Pediatric Clinicians. https://ce.nemours.org/content/podcast-series-cracking-adhd-code-essential-skills-pediatric-clinicians#group-tabs-node-course-default1