Calm Parents, Healthy Kids

The goal of Calm Parents, Healthy Kids is to foster strong parent-child bonds and lifelong health and well-being.

Learning objectives:

• Learn to prepare for situations that are likely to involve parent-child conflict
• Learn to acknowledge your emotions toward the child to respond appropriately
• Learn to limit consequences to those that focus on the child's behavior and their sense of safety or self-esteem
• Learn to de-escalate situations and draw attention to the desired behavior instead of the undesired

A pilot study found that parents reported increases in parental adjustment, positive encouragement, family relationships, and parental consistency, particularly in respect to dealing with a child's misbehavior. Parents reported a decrease in corporal punishment (spanking), a higher consistency in punishment for misbehavior, and less arguing with their child about behaviors between pre-test and one-month follow-up study points.

This simulation was developed with the support of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 

Users receive customized feedback based on their in-simulation choices.

The simulation is available online 24/7. Users are asked to complete pre-, post-, and 3-month follow up surveys to assess changes in skills. Attitudes, and behavior. Upon completion, users receive a certificate of completion.  Clients have access to usage reports and evaluation data via the Kognito client portal.