Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Parenting Class

Many families who come to Austin Child Guidance Center for help are struggling with ways to handle a child who is showing symptoms of impulsive, hyperactive behavior and is acting in defiant ways at home and at school. Each fall and spring we offer an 8-week class for parents of attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) children 11 years and younger. The topics covered include:

• Increasing positive parental attention,
• Increasing useful and constructive parental feedback,
• Implementing a home token-economy to encourage behavioral change,
• Giving effective commands,
• Implementing a successful time-out system, and
• Managing non-compliance in public places.
• The cost for the 8-week class is $120 for one or both parents.

Parent Child Coaching

Another type of parenting service Austin Child Guidance Center offers is individualized sessions with a parent and child. This service is offered on an as needed or request basis. In this approach, a staff member observes the parent and the child at play through a one-way mirror and provides coaching to the parent and child through the use of a microphone not heard by the child. The child is fully aware of the process.