Main description:

Although many parents use spankings and other forms of corporal punishment to discipline their children, research shows that the practice harms children and is ineffective at changing their behavior. This book presents 15 effective interventions designed to prevent and stop parents from physically punishing their children.

Each chapter of the book reviews a different intervention, summarizes its evidence base, generalizability across populations and contexts, and ease of implementation in community and mental health settings. Some strategies explicitly discourage parents from using physical punishment, while others focus on teaching alternative ways to manage children's behavior. Some can be incorporated into individual, family, or group therapy, while others educate the public in hospitals or other community settings. All of the strategies will help parents change their behavior in ways that promote their children's healthy development. Therapists, social workers, other community health and safety professionals, and policy makers will all appreciate the diverse array of strategies represented in the book.

Contents:

Contributors
Introduction, by Elizabeth T. Gershoff and Shawna J. Lee
Part I. Individual- and Family-Level Interventions
Chapter 1. Brief Online Education, by George W. Holden and Alan S. Brown
Chapter 2. Alternative Biblical Interpretations Intervention, by Cindy Miller-Perrin and Robin Perrin
Chapter 3. Baby Books, by Stephanie M. Reich and Guadalupe Diaz
Chapter 4. Enhancing Motivation to Stop Spanking, by George W. Holden and Grant W. O. Holland
Part II. Hospital- or Clinic-Based Interventions
Chapter 5. Play Nicely, by Seth Scholer
Chapter 6. Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK), by Howard Dubowitz
Chapter 7. Video Interaction Project (VIP), by Caitlin Canfield, Erin Roby, and Alan Mendelsohn
Chapter 8. An Educational Intervention for Health Care Providers, by Gail Hornor, Saribel Garcia Quinones, Deborah Bretl, Ellen Chiocca, Carrie Donnell, Katharine Doughty, Bridget Marshall, and Kristen Morris
Part III. Group-Based Interventions
Chapter 9. Positive Discipline in Every Day Parenting (PDEP), by Joan E. Durrant
Chapter 10. The ACT Raising Safe Kids Program, by Michele Knox and Morgan Dynes
Chapter 11. The Chicago Parent Program, by Susan M. Breitenstein, Deborah Gross, and Amie F. Bettencourt
Chapter 12. The Moms' Empowerment Program, by Andrew Grogan-Kaylor, Kathryn H. Howell, Maria M. Galano, and Sandra A. Graham-Bermann
Part IV. Multilevel or Universal Interventions
Chapter 13. Triple P, by Ronald J. Prinz
Chapter 14. No Hit Zones, by Elizabeth T. Gershoff
Chapter 15. Legal Prohibitions on Physical Punishment, by Elizabeth T. Gershoff and Joan E. Durrant
Afterword: Common Themes and Next Steps
Index
About the Editors