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Nader-Grosbois, Nathalie; Lefevre, Nathalie – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
This study compared mothers and fathers' regulation with respect to 29 children with intellectual disability (ID) and 30 typically developing (TD) children, matched on their mental age (MA), as they solved eight tasks using physical materials and computers. Seven parents' regulatory strategies were coded as they supported their child's…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Children, Self Control, Child Behavior
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Sofronoff, Kate; Jahnel, Diana; Sanders, Matthew – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
Parents of children with a developmental disability require tailored parenting support, as their families have special needs and are at risk of increased burden. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Stepping Stones Triple P seminars, a brief group intervention for parents of a child with a disability. There were two seminars…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Seminars, Parenting Styles
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Embregts, Petri J. C. M.; du Bois, Marleen Grimbel; Graef, Nathalie – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
To develop prevention activities, an analysis is conducted of child and parent characteristics that occur significantly more often among children with a mild intellectual disability and behavior problems than among children with a mild intellectual disability and no behavior problems and their families. The sample consisted of 45 children…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mild Mental Retardation, Prevention, Hyperactivity
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Roskam, Isabelle; Schelstraete, Marie-Anne – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
The present study provides a qualitative analysis of mothers' childrearing behaviour focused on the coercive-inductive dimension, in particular in an effort to show that coerciveness is not always negative, but may be adaptive to the child's characteristics. Thirty-one mothers provided self-reports from a structured interview on their childrearing…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Power Structure
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Dixon, Dennis R.; Kurtz, Patricia F.; Chin, Michelle D. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
A review of the existing literature on the occurrence of challenging behavior among children with prenatal drug exposure was conducted. While a large number of studies were identified that evaluated various outcomes of prenatal drug exposure, only 37 were found that directly evaluated challenging behaviors. Of the 37 studies, 23 focused on…
Descriptors: Cocaine, Child Behavior, At Risk Persons, Prenatal Influences
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Fox, Robert A.; Keller, Kathryn M.; Grede, Patricia L.; Bartosz, Ann M. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2007
A mental health clinic was developed for toddlers with developmental disabilities and significant behavior problems from families living in poverty. The clinic was a collaborative effort between a community-based Birth-to-Three agency and a university. The purpose of this clinic was threefold: to provide direct mental health services for these…
Descriptors: Toddlers, Health Services, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems