Systematic Training for Effective Parenting Systematic Training for Effective Parenting Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP) is a parent education program published as a series of books. STEP was developed and published by the psychologists Don Dinkmeyer Sr., Gary D. McKay and Don Dinkmeyer Jr. The publication was supplemented by an extensive concept for training and proliferation. STEP has reached more than 4 million parents and has been translated into Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. Korean and Chinese adaptations are in progress. STEP is based on Alfred Adler's individual psychology and the work of the psychologists Rudolf Dreikurs and Thomas Gordon. An evaluation of the
The Toys of Caliban and deprived of the benefits of special education that is now available for people like Toby. Toby accidentally kills his mother when he sees a picture of a heart and summons it. Ernest remains determined to look after his son without outside interference but when Miss Kemp threatens to take Toby away Ernest persuades his son to demonstrate his ability by summoning items from a picture book. Miss Kemp still believes Toby needs professional help, but Ernest insists that if psychologists and scientists discover what he can do then they will abuse him. The social worker eventually leaves but makes