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Direct linkChacko, Anil; Wymbs, Brian T.; Wymbs, Frances A.; Pelham, William E.; Swanger-Gagne, Michelle S.; Girio, Erin; Pirvics, Lauma; Herbst, Laura; Guzzo, Jamie; Phillips, Carlie; O'Connor, Briannon – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2009
Behavioral parent training is an efficacious treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, single-mother households are at high risk for poor outcomes during and following behavioral parent training. This study randomly assigned cohorts of 120 single mothers of children (ages 5-12 years) with ADHD to a waitlist control…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mothers, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parent Education
Sisson, Jamie Huff – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2009
This paper presents a comparative case study involving eight teachers from two Reggio-inspired schools that focuses on how teachers negotiate a Reggio-inspired approach in the American context. This study first identifies the struggles these eight teachers faced in applying the philosophical beliefs borrowed from this Italian-born approach. With…
Descriptors: Parent Education, Reggio Emilia Approach, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Constructivism (Learning)
Brotman, Laurie Miller; O'Neal, Colleen R.; Huang, Keng-Yen; Gouley, Kathleen Kiely; Rosenfelt, Amanda; Shrout, Patrick E. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Background: Parenting practices predict early childhood physical aggression. Preventive interventions that alter parenting practices and aggression during early childhood provide the opportunity to test causal models of early childhood psychopathology. Although there have been several informative preventive intervention studies that test mediation…
Descriptors: Siblings, Intervention, Aggression, Parenting Styles
Rosenberg, Steven A.; Robinson, Cordelia C. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1985
Mothers (N=16) who participated in training on strategies to enhance the quality of interactions with their disabilities infants made substantial gains. Children's interest in the activities also increased significantly. The use of the Teaching Skills Inventory to identify areas in which parents have skill deficits is noted. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Interaction, Mothers, Parent Education
Baker, Bruce L.; McCurry, Merilla C. – Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, 1984
Twenty mothers predicted to achieve low teaching proficiency in a group training program participated in a modified group training program that minimized didactic inputs and stressed more action-oriented ones. Eighty-five percent completed training, and gains were significant for knowledge of behavioral principles, teaching skills, and reported…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Mothers, Parent Education
Peer reviewedHarris, Ruth L.; Bauer, Harold – Roeper Review, 1983
Potentially Able Learners, a project designed to serve gifted preschoolers, includes a parent component that promotes mutual support, provides information, teaches parenting skills, discusses ways to encourage development at home, and acquaints parents with educational options for their children. (CL)
Descriptors: Gifted, Parent Education, Preschool Education
Peer reviewedSnow, Jason N.; Frey, Michele R.; Kern, Roy M. – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2002
Tests whether financial incentives could account for some of the missing variance in previous studies on attrition on parenting education programs. The experimental group consisted of 42 participants who would receive financial reimbursement of they met the criteria for successful completion of the course. Results reveal no significant effects for…
Descriptors: Incentives, Parent Education, Student Attrition
Maag, John W.; Katsiyannis, Antonis – Remedial and Special Education, 2010
The number of children who would be eligible for, and benefit from, early intervention programs has dramatically increased during the past several years. However, those programs would have to meet the U.S. Department of Education's criteria for being evidence based. Some programs that have proven successful would not be eligible but rather be…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Early Intervention, Eligibility, Educational Researchers
Download full textJensen, Laura M.; Miller, Rebecca – Online Submission, 2009
Accumulating evidence suggests children born premature are at increased risk of lower cognitive abilities, poor academic performance, low social competence and behavioral problems, compared with individuals born full-term (e.g., Whitside-Mansell, Barrett, Bradley & Gargus, 2006; Litt, Taylor, Klein, & Hack, 2005). The goal of the current…
Descriptors: Premature Infants, Middle School Students, Correlation, Socioeconomic Status
Scott, Stephen; Dadds, Mark R. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2009
Improving the parent-child relationship by using strategies based on social learning theory has become the cornerstone for the treatment of conduct problems in children. Over the past 40 years, interventions have expanded greatly from small, experimental procedures to substantial, systematic programmes that provide clear guidelines in detailed…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Attribution Theory, Socialization, Parent Child Relationship
Friend, Anna C.; Summers, Jean Ann; Turnbull, Ann P. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2009
The purpose of this paper is to review intervention research to determine the types of family support that are reported and evaluated in early childhood. This review includes 26 articles evaluating (a) parent training programs; (b) general family-centered practice models which offer comprehensive supports; (c) peer support; (d) two-generation…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Family Programs, Quality of Life, Disabilities
Benson, Janel E.; Johnson, Monica Kirkpatrick – Journal of Family Issues, 2009
This study examines the links between adolescent family context and coming to see oneself as an adult. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, the authors investigate how adolescent family structure, resources, and processes together influence adult identity and whether they do so similarly for men and women. The…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Parent Child Relationship, Family Characteristics, Family Influence
Brophy-Herb, Holly E.; Silk, Kami; Horodynski, Mildred A.; Mercer, Laura; Olson, Beth – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2009
The early introduction of solids to infants is a risk factor associated with later health problems including allergies, overweight, and diabetes. The Infant Feeding Series (TIFS), a newly designed curriculum that promotes the appropriate transition to solids through parenting education and behavior change among low-income mothers, used the Theory…
Descriptors: Mothers, Self Efficacy, Prevention, Behavior Modification
Scahill, Lawrence; Aman, Michael G.; McDougle, Christopher J.; Arnold, L. Eugene; McCracken, James T.; Handen, Benjamin; Johnson, Cynthia; Dziura, James; Butter, Eric; Sukhodolsky, Denis; Swiezy, Naomi; Mulick, James; Stigler, Kimberly; Bearss, Karen; Ritz, Louise; Wagner, Ann; Vitiello, Benedetto – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2009
This paper presents the rationale for a 24-week, randomized trial designed to test whether risperidone plus structured parent training would be superior to risperidone only on measures of noncompliance, irritability and adaptive functioning. In this model, medication reduces tantrums, aggression and self-injury; parent training promotes…
Descriptors: Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Parent Education, Drug Therapy
Hamilton, Michelle; Litterick-Biggs, Angela – Kairaranga, 2008
The Incredible Years parent training programme is a research-based therapy which aims to help families improve the behaviour of children with conduct difficulties in the early years, while the behaviour is malleable (Webster-Stratton & Reid, 2003). The short-term goals of the programme are to reduce conduct problems in children by increasing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Education, Parent Child Relationship, Young Children
