| ting advice is all around us every day, from experts to | | | | The RPM3 Method |
| novices, from our parents to fellow parents that we | | | | RPM3 is an abbreviation of Responding, Preventing, |
| meet at the sporting event. We are constantly | | | | Monitoring, Mentoring, and Modeling. Its goal is to teach |
| bombarded by some form advice. Simply giving | | | | parents how to properly respond to a child’s |
| parenting advice is uncomplicated because everyone | | | | behavior. It also advises parents on how to get to the |
| has had some kind of know-how in the topic. There | | | | root of ugly behavior and how to correct that behavior. |
| are novel parenting tips, survival guides, and lists of | | | | The guidelines also teach how to examine the |
| what to do and not to do that are being provided to | | | | child’s interaction with his surroundings and how |
| parents every day of the week. | | | | to mentor the child in responding to his environment in |
| Information must be Sorted | | | | a socially acceptable manner. Furthermore, the |
| With the wealth of information at our disposal, it is | | | | guidelines also attempt to model the parent’s |
| often rather puzzling as far as separating out what | | | | behavior so that the parent provides a positive and |
| works and what does not. When do parents follow | | | | consistent example that the child can follow. |
| the advice given in the information and when do they | | | | On top of the above, there is also other information |
| resort to common sense? Do those so-called experts | | | | available that addresses areas such as proper child |
| have any practical parenting experience and do they | | | | nutrition, safety and security, common problems that |
| know what it is like to be a parent in a real home? | | | | parents experience, as well as what to look forward |
| Parents are well advised to take a look at RPM3, | | | | to at the pediatrician. |
| which is a straightforward approach to parenting. It has | | | | Parents are often in need of guidance on how to |
| been developed over a period of 30 years by the | | | | properly deal with common issues such as sibling |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human | | | | rivalry, potty training, getting the child to sleep at night |
| Development (NICHD). They have included expert, | | | | as well as managing behavior problems and temper |
| parents, and children in their studies and in the process | | | | tantrums. |
| collected statistics and recognized folklore as well as | | | | The world is full of highly competent gurus that |
| proven ideas to come up with the RPM3. | | | | specialize in such subjects and who are most suitable |
| RPM3 is a very useful guide to sort parenting advice | | | | as sources of parenting information for all types of |
| into what is useful and what is not. The RPM3 | | | | difficult parenting issues. Using a combination of RPM3 |
| guidelines are not based on myths or unproven | | | | guidelines and advice from recognized and respected |
| theories formulated for the sake of selling books. They | | | | experts will help parents sort the useful information |
| are based on 30 years of NICHD research and helps | | | | from the useless information. |
| parents determine what works in the real home life. | | | | |