Collaborative Problem Solving for Challenging , Easily Frustrated and Explosive Kids
As adults , we all like our ideas listened to , acknowledged and validated . On the flip side , as adults , we often fail to appreciate that children and teens feel the same way . Recognising that even children as young as four years old appreciate validation and the opportunity to express their ideas , can help us not only to teach children and teens to problem solve , but can also create harmony and easier home lives .
With this concept in mind , Dr . J . Stuart Abalon and Dr . Ross Greene established The Collaborative Problem Solving ( CPS ) Institute ( 2002 ) in the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital . Following this , Dr Abalon of ThinkKids . org has through his research , further developed and promoted the Collaborative Problem Solving ( CPS ) approach to handling tricky situations with children and teens . Dr Abalon ’ s approach is particularly useful for children and teens whom we traditionally think of as “ explosive .”
The CPS approach has been clinically proven to help children , teens and their parents to problem solve by enabling the child or teen to generate and verbally express their solutions to problems that are being experienced at home , at school or at play . The approach has been found to be effective for children and teens with a wide range of emotional , social and behavioural challenges in many different settings including the
family home . Using this