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Samira Amirazizi; Emily Edelman; Erin Dowdy; Matthew Quirk – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2024
This study examined the impact of a virtual parenting intervention designed to support parents of incoming kindergartners (N = 45) by bolstering their parental self-efficacy during the summer of 2020, immediately following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, this group-based intervention provided parents with weekly psychoeducation…
Descriptors: Parents, Self Efficacy, School Readiness, Summer Programs
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Siebert, Erin A.; Hamm, Jessica; Yun, Joonkoo – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to identify parental influences on physical activity behaviours of children with disabilities. One hundred and forty-eight parents of children with disabilities responded to a survey about factors related to parent and child physical activity, parental support and belief in their child's abilities regarding physical…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Parent Influence, Children, Physical Activity Level
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Berzenski, Sara R.; Yates, Tuppett M. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
The ability to recognize and label emotions serves as a building block by which children make sense of the world and learn how to interact with social partners. However, the timing and salience of influences on emotion recognition development are not fully understood. Path analyses evaluated the contributions of parenting and child narrative…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cognitive Ability, Emotional Development, Emotional Response
Gilpin, Ansley; Mennen, Ferol; Pakulak, Eric; Sommer, Teresa Eckrich; Dwyer, Kathleen M.; Cannon, Erin; Bell, Theodore; Boxmeyer, Caroline; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay; Chor, Elise; DeCaro, Jason; Dela Cruz, Kenn Lacsamana; Giuliano, Ryan; Gomsrud, Melissa; Karns, Christina; Klein, Scott; Lochman, John; Longoria, Zayra; Molina, Abigail Palmer; Monro, William; Neville, Helen; O'Neil, Lauren; Reynolds, Mary Margaret; Sabol, Terri J.; Sclafani, Marisa; Tighe, Lauren A. – Administration for Children & Families, 2020
This brief introduces four research projects testing promising interventions funded under the Head Start University Partnerships (HSUP): Dual-Generation Approaches1 grant program. Two-generation approaches are typically designed to address problems associated with poverty by combining child-focused services with adult-focused services. Head Start…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Education, Early Intervention, Childhood Needs
Moore, Kristin A.; Caal, Selma; Lawner, Elizabeth K.; Rojas, Angela; Walker, Karen – Child Trends, 2014
Child Trends conducted a random assignment evaluation of the Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors program, one of the largest programs in the United States working with low-income Latino parents of children ages zero to five. Since it began in 2007, the program has served over 30,000 parents/families in 34 states. The evaluation study examined the…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Low Income Groups, Hispanic Americans, Program Effectiveness
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Andaya, Abegail A.; Arredondo, Elva M.; Alcaraz, John E.; Lindsay, Suzanne P.; Elder, John P. – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2011
Objective: Examine the relationship of family meals to children's consumption of fruit and vegetables as well as soda and chips. Additionally, to assess the relationship between viewing TV during family meals and children's diet. Design: Cross-sectional study that used a questionnaire completed by parents. Setting: Thirteen schools in San Diego,…
Descriptors: Parenting Skills, Television Viewing, Correlation, Eating Habits
Cho, Charles Joon – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Programs and resources are available to parents to inform and improve their parenting skills. Despite these resources, the need for parent education continues to increase as parents find existing networks unsatisfactory or inaccessible. Parenting programs have produced inconsistent results in meeting the needs of parents. This study identifies the…
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Parent Education, Child Rearing, Parenting Skills
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Santiago, Catherine DeCarlo; Kataoka, Sheryl H.; Hu-Cordova, Maria; Alvarado-Goldberg, Karla; Maher, Lauren M.; Escudero, Pia – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2015
This pilot feasibility study provided a preliminary test of a community-partnered intervention that targeted engaging parents and improving parent functioning. This intervention was combined with the Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS), allowing for a comparison of the CBITS-as-usual (CBITS) with the CBITS-plus-family…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Family Programs, Intervention, Low Income Groups
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Vesely, Colleen K.; Ewaida, Marriam; Anderson, Elaine A. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2014
The cultural competence of 13 parenting education programs for Latino families with young children was examined in this study. Based on our analyses, we make several recommendations for improving the cultural competence and effectiveness of parenting education programs for Latino families with young children. Specifically, we recommend the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Parent Education, Hispanic Americans, Program Effectiveness
Wang, Jianjun – Online Submission, 2012
Kern County Children and Families Commission (First 5 Kern) is funded by the Proposition 10 ballot initiative to support services for children prenatal to age five in California. The state revenue comes from an extra 50-cent tax on tobacco products, and is distributed according to the proportion of live births in each county. Following a…
Descriptors: Outcome Measures, Advisory Committees, Counties, Program Evaluation
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Guimond, Amy B.; Wilcox, M. Jeanne; Lamorey, Suzanne G. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2008
The psychometric properties of an instrument designed to measure parenting efficacy within the context of early intervention, the Early Intervention Parenting Self-Efficacy Scale (EIPSES), were explored. One hundred seventeen caregivers of children receiving early intervention services completed the 20-item EIPSES. The scale was reduced to 16…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Self Efficacy, Child Rearing, Test Reliability
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Kitagawa, Pam; Ridley, Melanie – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2005
Today, the media, policy makers, educators, and parents are all talking about abstinence. Unfortunately, these groups often do not define the term or assume a singular, limited definition. However, each group and possibly each individual have a different definition of the word. In this environment of confusion and miscommunication, it is essential…
Descriptors: Sexuality, Definitions, Semantics, Pregnancy
Cotton, Eileen G.; Mann, George A. – 1994
The purpose of this study was to find out what middle school principals and teachers were doing to increase parental participation. The interview survey method was used and the instrument included questions eliciting demographic data about the schools and open-ended questions to identify methods used by the schools to increase parental support and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Cosden, Merith A.; Peerson, Stacey – 1996
Many women seek treatment for substance abuse problems during their child-bearing years. Evaluations of interventions for these women need to take into account other problems that women may have when they enter treatment. The effectiveness of residential treatment for women, some of whom reported a history of abuse and psychological problems, is…
Descriptors: Females, Intervention, Mental Health, Mothers
Cudaback, Dorothea J.; Dickinson, Nancy S. – 1986
Parent Express is a series of 15 eight-page booklets for expectant and new parents. The booklets, which are keyed to the baby's age, are mailed to recipients monthly in sequence from the third trimester of pregnancy through the baby's first birthday. The booklets were originally developed by the Cooperative Extension Human Relations staff at the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Early Parenthood, Extension Education
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