What is Child Parent Relationship Training (CPRT)? -  

“When parents learn CPRT skills, the whole family grows.” 

Child Parent Relationship Training is a structured, evidence-based program that teaches parents how to use play therapy principles and skills to improve their relationship with their child, reduce behavior problems, and support emotional development. The focus is to help parents understand their child’s needs and emotions, while building stronger communication and attachment. Parents are taught how to become therapeutic agents for their child by learning reflective listening, limit setting, encouragement vs praise, and are taught how to have special therapeutic play times at home with their children. Child-Parent Relationship Training equips parents with the therapeutic skills to connect more deeply with their children, reduce conflict, and support healthy development through the power of play and relationship focused interactions. This can strengthen the parent child relationship, reduce oppositional or defiant behaviors, increase parental confidence and empathy, and help children express emotions more appropriately. 

Over 10 Weeks parents learn to create special playtimes that strengthen trust and connection, use reflective listening to help the child feel heard and understood, set loving consistent limits that reduce power struggles, and encourage confidence and self-control through positive communication. 

Who can benefit?

Parents of children ages 3-10. 

Families experiencing conflict or stress. 

Children with anxiety, defiance, or difficulty expressing emotions.

Parents who want to build a stronger, more positive relationship with their children.

 Reference:

Bratton, Sue, and Garry L. Landreth. Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Treatment Manual: An Evidence-Based 10-Session Filial Therapy Model. Routledge, 2020.