Dr. Rick Capaldi, co-founder of Outreach Concern, one of the largest school-based counseling agencies in the United States, provides parents with a guide to raising their kids into sturdy, independent adults. 21st Century Parenting gives a new twist on the original three Rs―Reading, ‘Riting, and ‘Rithmetic. Parents will learn how to steer their children toward emotional stability and success using the new three Rs―Reading, Regulating, and Redirecting―reading their child’s environment, regulating their child’s emotional temperature, and redirecting their child’s behavior. Many of the concepts that Dr. Capaldi also introduces are based on his Behavior Performance Management™ intervention tool that has helped guide successful counseling and support services with over 500,000 children, adolescents and families in over 990 elementary, middle and high schools in Southern California. Full of real world examples and sound advice, this is a must read for any parent in today’s complex world.

Dr. Rick Capaldi has been a practicing family therapist for 40 years, specializing in children, adolescents and families, focused on childhood disorders, parenting and learning disabilities. Dr. Capaldi is a former adjunct Professor in Pepperdine University’s graduate M.F.T. counseling program and an instructor of psychology and sociology at Saddleback and Irvine Valley Community Colleges.

Dr. Capaldi is president of Capaldi & Associates, an international organizational development firm who’s provided executive management assessment and organizational development services for such companies as Carter’s, Federated Corporation, Macy’s Department Stores, Neiman Marcus, Bass Pro, First Team Real Estate, The Home Depot, Westin, Sheraton and Renaissance Hotels, Bloomingdale’s, Thrifty Snyder’s Drug’s and over 40 Police/Fire Departments and municipalities throughout Los Angeles and Orange County.

In 1993, Dr. Capaldi co-founded Outreach Concern, Inc. now serving as President/CEO. Outreach Concern is one of the largest non-profit, school-based, pupil personnel agency in the nation having provided counseling and support services to over 500,000 children, adolescents and families in over 990 elementary, middle and high schools throughout Southern California for over a quarter of a century.

Dr. Capaldi developed the Behavior Performance Management intervention model providing counselors a new blueprint on how to treat children and adolescents in both academic and private counseling environments. The success of this model is documented in a ten-year study incorporating over 58,000 referrals demonstrating an 87% improvement in academic, behavioral, emotional and social factors that impact performance.

The Student Performance Accountability Study is the first and only study nationwide focusing on a behavioral intervention model demonstrating consistent success impacting performance and behavioral change. (See 2009/2019 Academic Accountability Study – www.outreachconcern.org) The result of which generated the development of Dr. Capaldi’s new book“21st Century Parenting”, providing parents, teachers and professionals a new direction on how to successfully raise children in today’s society, ensuring their safety, development and future success.

Dr. Capaldi is also recognized as a leading authority on divorce and blended families and is the co-author of “Stepfamilies, a Cooperative Responsibility” and the “Clinical Handbook for School Counselors.” His new book, 21st Century Parenting, will be released in August 2019.