Most major parenting programs are based on a few long-established principles. One body of research that may improve the content and delivery of parent education is attribution. Parents' attributions to their children have important effects on child development. Applications of attribution research to parenting programs are discussed, and a five-session program is outlined. Evaluation of the program with 53 parents of adolescents found that adolescent children of treated parents were more likely than were well adolescent children of control parents to view their parents as more nurturing. Implications for parent education are discussed.
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