| Parents are constantly being bombarded with the | | | | research to let parents know what really works. |
| latest advice about parenting and they receive tips | | | | The RPM3 Method |
| from experts or other parents. This is because giving | | | | RPM3 stands for Responding, Preventing, Monitoring, |
| parenting advice is easy since everyone has some | | | | Mentoring, and Modeling. It teaches parents to respond |
| sort of experience on the subject. There are new | | | | to the child in an appropriate manner and advises them |
| parent tips, survival guides and dos and don'ts lists that | | | | to prevent risky behavior or problems and nip them in |
| are being given to parents every single day- whether | | | | the bud, if possible. It also advocates monitoring the |
| they ask for it or not! | | | | child's contact with his or her surrounding world, and |
| Abundance of Information Needs to Be Sifted Out | | | | mentor the child to support as well as encourage |
| With the abundance of information available, it can be | | | | desired behaviors as also model the parent's own |
| quite perplexing when it comes to sifting out what | | | | behavior to give to the child a consistent, positive |
| works and what does not. How are parents to know | | | | example that he or she can relate to and emulate. |
| which advice to follow, and when to rely on plain old | | | | Nevertheless, there is still plenty of information available |
| common sense? Do experts who offer parenting | | | | that provides age-appropriate parenting advice and |
| advice really know what it is like to be a parent in a | | | | which helps parents take care of their children. Some |
| real home? | | | | of the frequently mentioned topics include nutrition, |
| Parents may need to try RPM3 which is a no-frills | | | | safety, common problems and what to expect at the |
| approach to parenting that has been developed over | | | | pediatrician. |
| thirty years by the National Institute of Child Health and | | | | Moms and Dads often need parenting advice that will |
| Human Development or the NICHD. They have spoken | | | | help them deal with common problems such as sibling |
| to experts, parents as well as children and collected | | | | rivalry, potty training, getting the child to sleep at night |
| statistics, identified myths as well as tested | | | | as well as managing behavior problems and temper |
| suggestions to come with the RPM3. | | | | tantrums. There are many qualified experts out there |
| For parenting advice, using RPM3 guidelines will help to | | | | that deal with such topics and who will be best suited |
| separate useful information from the less useful pieces | | | | to get parenting advice from for all manner of child |
| of information and advice to enable parents make their | | | | rearing issues. Using the RPM3 guidelines and the |
| own parenting decisions, and these guidelines are not | | | | different parenting advice available should help parents |
| based on stories about people's thinking about | | | | sift the useful from the not-so-useful advice to |
| parenting, but incorporates thirty years of NICHD | | | | become sensible and loving parents. |