PARENT-CHILD DYADIC THERAPY
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Parent-Child Dyadic Therapy
Working with a parent and child together can be very helpful in a range of situations. Mothers and infants often require work together when the baby is having difficulty in learning self-soothing behaviors from the mother, or when the child is on the autism spectrum. It can help support mother-infant attachment, and the therapist can help the parent to understand the child and their needs better, and to develop appropriate parenting strategies.
As an adjunct to individual child or adolescent therapy, a session or series of sessions with a child and parent can also be very useful. It can help the child (or parent) to convey potentially difficult information to the other, and help the other to hear it and respond usefully. It can facilitate good parent-child communication more broadly, helping the stressed dyad to learn to listen to each other. It can also help in reaching agreement on appropriate rules, consequences, or policies within the family.
As an adjunct to individual child or adolescent therapy, a session or series of sessions with a child and parent can also be very useful. It can help the child (or parent) to convey potentially difficult information to the other, and help the other to hear it and respond usefully. It can facilitate good parent-child communication more broadly, helping the stressed dyad to learn to listen to each other. It can also help in reaching agreement on appropriate rules, consequences, or policies within the family.
