Background and Purpose: The function of families with a child with a anxiety disorder may be at risk. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of parenting styles training based on acceptance and commitment therapy to others on decreasing sepration anxiety and oppositional defiant disorder of children.
Method: The research was quasi-experimental and pre-test, post-test, follow-up with the control group. The statistical population of the study consisted of all mothers of preschool children in Isfahan city during 2015-2016, that 40 of them were selected by convenieat sampling method and assigned in control and experimental groups randomly (20 mother in each group). The research tools was clinical syndrome scale (Sprafkin and Gadu,1994). the experimental group were recived parenting style training based on acceptance and commitment in eight 90-minute sessions, while the control group were in the waiting list.
Results: The results showed that education of parenting style based on acceptance and commitment to mothers were effective in reducing the severity of anxiety and oppositional defiant disorder (P < 0.01).
Counclusion: Based on the results of this study, it can be said that since the majority of behavioral disorders of children can be related to the parenting style of mothers, therefore, by educating parenting styles, mothers can improve their Style of raising children.