"Professor Matt Sanders still remembers the hurt and embarrassment on a mother’s face after her 5-year-old son swung a plastic lawn mower at her during a consultation more than 20 years ago. “The child was definitely on track for serious behaviour problems – he threw massive tantrums, wouldn’t sleep in bed. Taking him shopping was a nightmare and he wouldn’t play independently,” said Sanders.
“You could see the major impact on the family – the mother was depressed and the parents fought over how best to handle the child. It struck me how many parents were raising their kids in an information vacuum”.
And so Triple P – Positive Parenting Program was born..."
