Disruptive child behaviors, such as aggression and oppositional behaviors, are the most common problems for which parents seek professional intervention. Historically, mental health professionals primarily addressed problematic behaviors through child therapy, adolescent institutionalization, or juvenile adjudication, all focused exclusively on changing the child's undesirable behaviors. Since the 1960s, researchers have proposed developmental models that highlight the contribution of parenting practices to the genesis, progression, and maintenance of disruptive behaviors across childhood, hence placing parents in the pivotal position as the most important agent of the child's socialization. For instance, Bandura's