Parenting Series: Using Stop Now and Plan (introduction session)

Building support for parents with children and youth with specialized emotional, and behavioural needs.

Some children and youth experience emotional and behavioural difficulties, and the SNAP program focuses on enhancing the parent’s capacity to support their child, and teaching children skills to better manage their emotions and behaviour.

The SNAP® program is an evidence-based program for children struggling with behavioral issues developed by the Child Development Institute. This program aims to teach children and their parents emotional regulation using a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach to allow children to make better choices.

This program is unique as it targets children and youth who are struggling with behavioral issues to prevent future encounters with incarceration and violent behavior. The SNAP® program has shown to increase emotion regulation, self-control, problem-solving skills, pro-social communication, executive functioning and social competency. As well as Decreased antisocial behavior, rule breaking, depression, anxiety and police contact.

The SNAP® program has also shown to have long term outcomes which are little to no involvement with the criminal justice system and delayed and less frequent trouble with the police/delayed entry into the youth justice system.

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SNAP at Ifarada: Centre for Excellence

Join us for an introduction session to learn more about this program, and learn new parenting strategies and tips for managing common challenges such as tantrums, managing internet use, and pandemic-related anxieties.

Want to learn more? We are offering a 4-week parenting strategy course to introduce SNAP, and provide direct support to managing and developing a healthy household.

Successful Outcomes through SNAP (R)

The program increases parents confidence in managing challenging behaviours from their child. As a result of the program, children show lower problem behaviours after 12 to 18 months of participating in the program. The program has a higher than normal completion rate for the industry. Children report improved quality of interaction with parents, including less yelling and more limit setting. Children report a less positive attitude towards antisocial behaviour, associate with fewer peers whom parents consider a “bad influence,” and demonstrate more prosocial skills after treatment with teachers, peers and family members.

Specializing in Black and Indigenous Youth

Our program offers an unique SNAP experience that focuses on understanding and supporting children and youth who identify as Black or Indigenous. If your child is experiencing challenges in school, our program support parents to advocate for their children’s needs, and re-orient their child to healthy coping strategies, emotional regulation, and behaviour management support that leads to their success.