The Incredible Years: Parents, Teachers, and Children Training Series

SUMMARY This article summarizes the Incredible Years Training Series which consists of three empirically validated and integrated programs for parents, teachers and children that are designed to promote social competence and prevent, reduce and treat conduct problems in young children ages 3 to 8 years. This summary explains the risk and protective factors related to the early development of conduct problems and describes how these interventions address those risk factors which are malleable. The training methods, content, and processes are explained. Finally, the highlights of selected studies of each of these programs is presented.