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16 | Adolescents: Behavior Change Tools That Actually Work on Teens – with Dr. Alan Kazdin

Even though teens can seem immune to traditional parenting techniques, the core tools of behavior change still work when adapted thoughtfully. In this lesson, Dr. Kazdin explores how praise, attending, and ignoring can be modified for adolescents. He also discusses how brain development and increased risk-taking influence teenage behavior—and what parents can do about it. Learn how to maintain influence, encourage cooperation, and support teens through this unique stage. 🎯 Learning Objectives • Understand why adolescent brain development affects behavior and self-control • Learn how to adapt praise and other behavior tools for use with teens • Recognize the importance of parental monitoring in adolescence • Discover why common risk behaviors escalate during the teen years • Explore how developmental insight can help parents respond with compassion and effectiveness 📚 About the Course Everyday Parenting gives you access to a toolkit of behavior-change techniques that will make your typical day in the home easier as you develop the behaviors you would like to see in your child. The lessons provide step-by-step instructions and demonstrations to improve your course of action with both children and adolescents. Among many techniques, you will learn how even simple modifications to tone of voice and phrasing can lead to more compliance. The course will also shed light on many parenting misconceptions and ineffective strategies that are routinely used. The key to the course is practice. It is not enough to know the strategies; you have to do them to reap the rewards. Using the techniques on a temporary basis will lead to permanent change. Chances are your parenting is perfectly fine and working the way you would like. But if you have any frustrations with your child or would like improve your effectiveness in changing your child’s behavior, these videos will be a very useful guide. 📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube:    • Everyday Parenting: The ABCs of Child Rearing   🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/everyd... 🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/every...