“…These interventions reduce reliance on harsh discipline, and reduce child behavior problems before they become chronic and entrenched (National Academies, 2016). In fact, many of these evidence-based parenting programs have been developed and implemented by nurses, including the Chicago Parent Program (Breitenstein et al, 2012; Gross et al, 2009); ezParent Program (Breitenstein, Fogg, Ocampo,Acosta, & Gross, 2016); the Incredible Years Program (Webster-Stratton et al, 1997); and Insights (McClowry,Snow, Tamis-LeMonda, & Rodriguez, 2010). All of these programs provide parents with skills to strengthen the quality of the parent-child relationship and reduce problematic behaviors without reliance on harsh discipline.…”