CHILD-PARENT RELATIONSHIP THERAPY

Parenting is hard.

Do you ever feel frustrated as a parent?

Maybe your child is having behavioral issues, and you try to set limits, but your child just won’t listen to you.

Maybe you feel like you have to do EVERYTHING for your child. They won’t even brush their teeth on their own, and they have a meltdown when you ask them to.

You’re supposed to feel a closeness with your child. But lately, everything they do is irritating you.

 I’m here to let you know that you are not alone in these feelings and struggles. I hear the same thing from parents all the time.

What if I told you that I could teach you how to utilize the basic skills that I use as a therapist, in my work with children, to help you with these issues. Think it’s impossible? Well, I promise you it’s not. I have witnessed parents master these skills in 10 weeks and leave feeling empowered, having the relationship with their child that they want.

The answer: Child-Parent Relationship Therapy

What is Child-Parent Relationship Therapy?

For parents with children ages 3-10

Child Parent Relationship Therapy is a 10-week parent training program to help strengthen the relationship between a parent and child. Parents meet with a facilitator to learn skills that they will utilize in weekly 30-minute special play times with their child.

Parents are taught to have special structured 30-minute playtimes with their child using a kit of carefully selected toys in their own home.

This is not a typical playtime. It is a special playtime in which the child leads and the parent follows. In this special relationship, there are no reprimands, putdowns, evaluations, requirements, or judgments.

At first, this may sound overwhelming. But I break down the skills into simple steps and we practice A LOT before you use the skills with your child. Don’t worry, I’ve got you.

Child and parent

What you will learn

  • How to help your child open up to you

  • Therapeutic limit setting

  • Recognizing emotional needs and building self-esteem in your child

  • Fostering creativity, self-control, and self-responsibility in your child

Child parent relationship

Source: Bratton, S., & Landreth, G. (2020). Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Treatment Manual: An Evidence-Based 10-Session Filial Therapy Model (2nd ed.). Routledge.

Benefits of CPRT

  • Reduce behavior problems

  • Develop responsibility and self-control in children

  • Increase children’s self-esteem and self-confidence

  • Enhance the parent-child relationship

  • Feel more in control as a parent

  • Increase parents’ feelings of warmth for their children


You’re not meant do this parenting thing alone.

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