A new study shows the Play Nicely™ program, developed by Seth Scholer at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, is an effective positive parenting strategy. Research conducted at University Toledo suggests that the Play Nicely program is an effective intervention for increasing health care professionals’ comfort with counseling and knowledge of positive disciplining strategies.
Play Nicely™: The Healthy Discipline Program is a brief, population-based intervention designed to prevent violence and mitigate toxic stress. Inappropriate discipline and early childhood aggression are two of the strongest predictors of violence later in life. Rather than correcting future problems, it would be best for all parents to know healthy ways to discipline when children are young. The goal of the Play Nicely™ program is to provide the most efficient and effective way to educate parents about healthy discipline strategies.
The Play Nicely multimedia program and handbook present viewers with 20 options for responding to a child without aggression. Parents can view the options that interest them most. You can watch the 50 minute program in English or in Spanish for free.
