Texting, social media, multi-player game systems and other advances in technology have created new challenges for parents as they try to guide their children into adulthood – not to mention more traditional problem areas such as messy rooms and whining.In 2011, Akron Children’s Hospital helped parents put these same technologies to good use by launching 60-Second Positive Parenting, a series of podcasts providing moms and dads with brief, timely refreshers on a family of parenting topics.
The series is hosted by child psychologist Geoffrey Putt, PsyD, who draws upon his expertise as the director of parenting and family support services at Akron Children’s Hospital, as well as his experiences as a father. Dr. Putt also coordinates the hospital’s Positive Parenting Program, which offers proven strategies and techniques to manage a child’s behavior in caring and constructive ways.
To date, there have been 5,598 views of the 60-Second Positive Parenting videos, or about 335,880 seconds.
The following is a list of the top five 60-Second Positive Parenting videos on the Akron Children’s Hospital YouTube channel in 2011.
1. The Messy Room
2. The Perfect Parent Trap
3. Kids and Cell Phones
4. Whining
5. When Not to Step In
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