RPM3 Summary
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By including the RPM3 guidelines in your day-to-day parenting activities, you can become a more successful parent. RPM3 means:
- Responding to your child in an appropriate manner
- Preventing risky behavior or problems before they arise
- Monitoring your child's contact with his or her surroundings
- Mentoring your child to support and encourage desired behaviors
- Modeling your own behavior to provide a consistent, positive example for your child
Being a more effective, consistent, active, and attentive parent is a choice that only you can make. Enjoy your adventure!
Resources
Articles
- Adventures in Parenting
- Introduction to Adventures in Parenting
- So where do we start?
- RPM3: How responding, preventing, monitoring, mentoring, and modeling can help you be a successful parent
- Responding
- Prevention
- Monitoring
- Mentoring
- Modeling
- Now what should I do?
- Under 3
- Under 3: Responding
- Under 3: Prevention
- Under 3: Monitoring
- Under 3: Mentoring
- Under 3: Modeling
- Between 4 and 10
- 4 to 10: Responding
- 4 to 10: Prevention
- 4 to 10: Monitoring
- 4 to 10: Mentoring
- 4 to 10: Modeling
- Between 11 and 14
- 11 to 14: Responding
- 11 to 14: Prevention
- 11 to 14: Monitoring
- 11 to 14: Mentoring
- 11 to 14: Modeling
- RPM3 Summary
- References
- Infants: Parenting and Child Development
- Early Childhood: Parenting and Child Development
- Adventures in Parenting
News
- New Year, New Tips for Keeping Your Kids Safe and Healthy
- Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
- Involved Dads Make a Difference for Disadvantaged Teens
- Poll Charts U.S. Parents' Biggest Worries During Pandemic
- Parents, Don't Worry if Baby's Sleep Is Erratic
- How to Keep Kids Resilient in a Strange Holiday Season
- AHA News: The Heart Health Risks of Being a Single Parent
- Poll: 1 in 3 Parents Pick Holiday Gathering Over COVID Safety
- Does Parents' Nagging Kids About Screen Time Even Matter?
- Too Many Kids Still Get Antipsychotics They Don't Need
- 40 more
- Is the Pandemic Harming Kids' Mental Health?
- Kids With Food Allergies Can Become Targets for Bullies
- Almost 1 in 5 Parents Are 'Vaccine Hesitant,' Study Finds
- Are Healthy Kids Getting Too Many Heart Tests?
- Lockdowns Can Widen Kids' Waistlines – Here's How to Curb That
- Social Media 'Kid Influencers' Are Promoting Junk Foods
- It's Tough to Change the Minds of 'Vaccine-Hesitant' Parents, Study Finds
- Your Guide to a Safe and Happy Halloween
- Plan Ahead to Keep Halloween Safe for Kids With Asthma, Allergies
- Parents Often in the Dark When Kids Take Up Vaping
- FDA Warns of Danger From 'Benadryl Challenge,' Asks TikTok to Remove Videos
- Holidays Can Be a Fright for Kids With Food Allergies
- How to Help Ensure Your Students Get Enough Sleep
- More Than 1 in 3 U.S. Pediatricians Dismiss Vaccine-Refusing Families
- Are At-Home 'Learning Pods' the Right Fit for Your Family?
- TikTok 'Benadryl Challenge' Has Killed at Least One Teen
- AHA News: Healthy Food for At-Home Students Starts With This
- AHA News: How to Keep Kids Active While Learning From Home – and Why That's Vital
- Cyberbullying Could Rise During Lockdown, But Parents Can Stop It
- AHA News: As the Coronavirus Upends Schools, Experts Say Don't Forget the Arts
- How to Keep Your Kids Trim Through Quarantine
- Help Your Child Cope With Back-to-School Jitters
- As Pandemic School Year Starts, Survey Shows Most Parents Are Overwhelmed
- Help Your Kids Navigate School Amid a Pandemic
- 2 in 3 Parents Nervous About Childhood Vaccines During Pandemic: Survey
- Spanking on the Decline in American Homes
- Parents: Sharpen up on Your Sunscreen Knowledge
- Stalking, Harassment of Partners Common Among Teens
- When Teens Feel Loved, Conflicts With Parents Are Easier to Manage: Study
- How the Pandemic Is Changing Summer Camp
- Keep Your Kids Safe in the Water. Here's How
- 2 in 3 Parents Would Send Kids to School in Fall: Survey
- Should You Send Your Kid to Summer Camp? Expert Offers Advice
- Practice Gun Safety for Your Kids' Sake, Especially During Pandemic
- Don't Let COVID-19 Scuttle Your Child's Health Exams
- Mom's Depression Can Lead to Behavior Problems in Kids
- Adult Life Tougher for Teens Who Had Controlling Parents: Study
- About 1 in 15 Parents 'Hesitant' About Child Vaccines: Survey
- Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
- Parents Unaware of Young Kids' Smartphone Use: Study
Self-Help Groups
Links
Videos
- Positive Behavior Support: Making Clear and Effective Requests
- Monitoring and Limit Setting: Clear Rules
- Bullying Prevention: Lessons from Research and Practices
- Boys & HPV Vaccine
- Accident Proofing Kids
- Teaching Kids to Get Moving
- Kids and Brain Strain
- Risks in Delaying Childhood Vaccinations
- Are Kids Getting Enough Sleep?
- Most Kid's Fevers, No Worries
- 30 more
- Guidance for Uncertain Times: Mindful Parenting
- Vaccination: A Key Piece of the Puzzle
- Babies on the Move: Protecting Babies with Vaccination
- Dipping into Swim Safety
- Sick Kids: Viral vs. Bacterial
- Focusing your Children on Fitness
- Parents Slow to Recognize Obese Children
- Monitoring and Limit Setting: Privilege Removal
- 3 Easy Tips to Get Children Active
- NAMI's Ask the Doctor Calls--Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- All in On Water Safety
- The Sound of Your Voice
- Finding Effective Mental Health Treatment for Children
- Helping Children with Divorce
- Preventing Death by Suicide-Strategies to Help Children, Youth and Families
- Vaccines: Separating Myth from Reality
- Back to School: Dr. Stephen Whiteside on Routines
- Dr. Bridget Biggs on Bullying
- Weight Control For Children: Improving Physical Activity
- How to Talk to Teens: A Developmental Approach
- 6 Top Tips for Parents
- Bipolar Mom Struggles With The Daily Routine
- Get Moving: Simple Ways to Improve Physical and Mental Health
- Stop the Chaos! Tips for Creating a Peaceful Household When Mom has ADHD
- Common Childhood Illnesses & Immunizations
- Positive Parenting & Promoting Mental Health
- Childhood Obesity & Healthy Eating
- Home life when Mom or Dad has ADHD: Succeeding with your family
- The Long term Impacts of Bullying
- Preventing Childhood Obesity
More Information
- Wise Counsel Interview Transcript: An Interview with Amy J. L. Baker, Ph.D. on Parental Alienation
- Wise Counsel Interview Transcript: An Interview with Annie Fox on Parenting 21st Century Teens
- Wise Counsel Interview Transcript: An Interview with Marsha Temlock, MA on Adult Child Divorce
- Wise Counsel Interview Transcript: An Interview with Sarah Chana Radcliffe, M.Ed., C.Psych.Assoc. on Raising Kids without Raising Your Voice
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- Child Development & Parenting: Middle (8-11)
- Child Development Theory: Middle Childhood (8-11)
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