Parenting Questionnaire

This questionnaire asks about some of your parenting strengths and shortcomings. Answer honestly, then see how I approach these questions in the section which follows the questionnaire. You will begin to see parenting issues in a new way that will help you be a better parent. (To print, click "Print" on your browser.)

1. I want to be a good parent. Yes    No

2. I love my children no matter how badly they misbehave. Yes    No

3. I feel out of control with my children too much of the time. Yes    No

4. My parents gave me good models for how to be a good parent. Yes    No

5. My ideas for dealing with trouble usually help make the situation better. Yes    No

6. I can enjoy rebellious children. Yes    No

7. I can be firm with my children when I need to be. Yes    No

8. I can redirect my children from their misbehavior most of the time. Yes    No

9. I can get my family to solve problems together. Yes    No

10. My natural tendency is to give my child a second chance. Yes    No

11. My children can make me laugh. Yes    No

12. Sometimes I dread being with one or more of my children. Yes    No

13. I have physically or mentally injured one of my children. Yes    No

14. I can predict when trouble is likely to erupt in my family. Yes    No

15. My partner and I work well together in raising our children. Yes    No

16. There are alcoholics in my family. Yes    No

17. Serious depression or anxiety problems run in my family. Yes    No

18. I had some very rough times with my own parents. Yes    No

19. Someone in my own family was sexually or physically abused. Yes    No

20. I would seek professional help if I thought my family needed it. Yes    No

21. My parents encourage my efforts to be a good parent. Yes    No

22. I have a supportive extended family available to help me. Yes    No

23. I have supportive friends who sometimes join in my family activities. Yes    No

24. I have meaningful friends and activities of my own, separate from my family. Yes    No

25. I belong to a community of people where I feel safe and accepted. Yes    No

26. My family belongs to a community of faith or mutual support. Yes    No

27. I notice beauty when I encounter it. Yes    No

28. I find life miraculous at times. Yes    No

29. I can raise healthy children. Yes    No

30. I believe I am a good parent. Yes    No

Dr. Hall's responses to these questions

1. I want to be a good parent.	Yes	No
2. I love my children no matter how badly they misbehave.	Yes	No
3. I feel out of control with my children too much of the time.	Yes	No
4. My parents gave me good models for how to be a good parent.	Yes	No
5. My ideas for dealing with trouble usually help make the situation better.	Yes	No
6. I can enjoy rebellious children.	Yes	No
7. I can be firm with my children when I need to be.	Yes	No
8. I can redirect my children from their misbehavior most of the time.	Yes	No
9. I can get my family to solve problems together.	Yes	No
10. My natural tendency is to give my child a second chance.	Yes	No
11. My children can make me laugh.	Yes	No
12. Sometimes I dread being with one or more of my children.	Yes	No
13. I have physically or mentally injured one of my children.	Yes	No
14. I can predict when trouble is likely to erupt in my family.	Yes	No
15. My partner and I work well together in raising our children.	Yes	No
16. There are alcoholics in my family.	Yes	No
17. Serious depression or anxiety problems run in my family.	Yes	No
18. I had some very rough times with my own parents.	Yes	No
19. Someone in my own family was sexually or physically abused.	Yes	No
20. I would seek professional help if I thought my family needed it.	Yes	No
21. My parents encourage my efforts to be a good parent.	Yes	No
22. I have a supportive extended family available to help me.	Yes	No
23. I have supportive friends who sometimes join in my family activities.	Yes	No
24. I have meaningful friends and activities of my own, separate from my family.	Yes	No
25. I belong to a community of people where I feel safe and accepted.	Yes	No
26. My family belongs to a community of faith or mutual support.	Yes	No
27. I notice beauty when I encounter it.	Yes	No
28. I find life miraculous at times.	Yes	No
29. I can raise healthy children.	Yes	No
30. I believe I am a good parent.	Yes	No