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Parameterizing Toxic Stress in Early Childhood: Maternal Depression, Maltreatment, and HPA-Axis Variation in a Pilot Intervention Study
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Rachael E. Wagner; Melissa Jonson-Reid; Brett Drake; Patricia L. Kohl; Laura Pons; Yi Zhang; Robert T. Fitzgerald; Mark L. Laudenslager; John N. Constantino – Prevention Science, 2025
Adverse experiences superseding a child's capacity to sustain regulation of emotion and adaptive function are theorized to constitute "toxic stressors" when they induce a deleterious biological response within an individual. We ascertained presumptive parameters of toxic stress among 164 low-income infants and toddlers (ages 4-48 months)…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Mothers, Depression (Psychology), Early Experience
Utilizing Telehealth to Coach Parents to Implement Trial-Based Functional Analysis and Treatment
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Davis, Tonya N.; Gerow, Stephanie; Wicker, MacKenzie; Cosottile, David; Exline, Emily; Swensson, Remington; Lively, Providence – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2023
The trial-based functional analysis (TBFA) offers several advantages in natural settings, such as time efficiency and ecological validity. Previous studies have successfully trained or coached a variety of professionals and parents to conduct a TBFA utilizing in-person training procedures; however, no study has evaluated the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Mothers, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Coaching (Performance)
Parents with Intellectual Disabilities Experiencing Challenging Child Routines: A Pilot Study Using Embedded Self-Determination Practices
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Knowles, Christen; Blakely, Allison; Hansen, Sarah; Machalicek, Wendy – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
Background: Practices to facilitate self-determination have not received appropriate attention in research concerning parents with intellectual disabilities (ID). Likewise, parenting interventions for adults with intellectual disabilities have seldom observed both parent and child behavioural outcomes. Methods: This study evaluated the…
Descriptors: Parents, Intellectual Disability, Parent Child Relationship, Pilot Projects
Pilot Evaluation of the Back to Basics Parenting Training in Urban Schools
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Acuña, M. Alejandra; Martinez, Jonathan I. – School Social Work Journal, 2018
The present study examines the feasibility and effectiveness of a short-term (five- to ten-session) school-based parenting intervention for children ages five to eleven. The intervention teaches parents to improve child behaviors at home and at school. Pre-test and post-test questionnaires were completed by parents at the beginning and end of the…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Back to Basics, Parent Education, Urban Schools
Development of a Parenting Support Program to Prevent Abuse of Adolescents in South Africa: Findings from a Pilot Pre-Post Study
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Cluver, Lucie D.; Lachman, Jamie M.; Ward, Catherine L.; Gardner, Frances; Peterson, Tshiamo; Hutchings, Judy M.; Mikton, Christopher; Meinck, Franziska; Tsoanyane, Sibongile; Doubt, Jenny; Boyes, Mark; Redfern, Alice A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Purpose: Violence against children increases in adolescence, but there is a research and practice gap in research-supported child abuse prevention for the adolescent years. A pilot program for low-resource settings was developed in collaboration with nongovernmental organizations, government, and academics in South Africa, using research-supported…
Descriptors: Family Programs, Parent Education, Adolescents, Foreign Countries