Ohio Department of Education Families

 

Topics:	Behavior and Discipline, Community, Elementary (K-4), Families, High School (9-12), Middle (5-8), Rural, Suburban, Urban
Geography:  All    Special Needs:  None  Race:  None specified   Gender:  Both			Contact Name: Jan Miller-Heyl Director DTBY Sue Sidinger Prog Asst Colorado State University Contact Email: darecort@ext.colostate.edu susan.sidinger@colostate.edu
DTBY is a research-based multi-level prevention program. It builds on the strengths of youth and develops individual assets in youth, families, schools and community organizations. Focus principals include: decision-making and problem solving; assertive communication and social skills; responsibility and role-modeling; efficacy, esteem for self and others; and empathy development. Program objectives focus on aspects of parenting that contribute to youths' resiliency to later substance use. These include improving parents' self-efficacy, effective child rearing, social support and problem-solving skills, as well as children's developmental achievements.  Evaluation data reveal significant, persistent increases in parental self-appraisals and democratic child-rearing practices, with a corresponding decrease in harsh discipline. Parent satisfaction with social support increased; target children's developmental levels were enhanced and oppositional behavior declined. DTBY is an evidence-based practice reviewed by The Ohio State University’s Center for Learning Excellence Evidence-Based Program Database.