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Helping the Noncompliant Child (HNC)
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In the UK, a variation of HNC is referred to as the “Parent-Child Game.”
Introduction
Noncompliance (i.e., excessive disobedience to adults) is consistently reported to be one of the most prevalent behavior problems for both clinic-referred and “typical” children, and is currently viewed as a keystone behavior in the development and maintenance of conduct problems. It appears early in the progression of conduct problems, is manifested in subsequent developmental periods, and is associated with referral for mental health services. “Helping the Noncompliant Child” (HNC) (Forehand and McMahon 1981; McMahon and Forehand 2003) is based on a parent management training (PMT) program originally developed by Constance Hanf in the late 1960s to treat noncompliance in young (3–8 years of age) children with a range of developmental disabilities (Reitman and McMahon 2013).
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McMahon, R.J., Forehand, R.L. (2019). Helping the Noncompliant Child. In: Lebow, J.L., Chambers, A.L., Breunlin, D.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49425-8_382
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