Nursery World - New centre aims to tackle children's problem behaviour

Children as young as two are to be taught how to recognise other people's emotions and to deal with social situations at a centre in Wales that aims to limit anti-social behaviour in future by improving children's emotional and social competence. The Welsh Centre for Promoting the Incredible Years Programme replaces the Child Behaviour project at the School of Psychology at the University of Wales in Bangor. It will research and promote Incredible Years programmes for children, parents and teachers, which have been developed over the past 30 years by Professor Carolyn Webster-Stratton at the University of Washington. It is the only such centre outside Washington State in the US.

The Welsh Centre for Promoting the Incredible Years Programme replaces the Child Behaviour project at the School of Psychology at the University of Wales in Bangor. It will research and promote Incredible Years programmes for children, parents and teachers, which have been developed over the past 30 years by Professor Carolyn Webster-Stratton at the University of Washington. It is the only such centre outside Washington State in the US.

Dr Judy Hutchings, who has helped introduce the programmes into Welsh schools, Sure Start centres, parent groups and mental health groups, said she hoped to extend them to encompass NHS trust staff, health visitors and other community workers.

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