Parent training of toddlers in day care in low-income urban communities.
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
- Vol. 71 (2), 261-278
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006x.71.2.261
Abstract
The authors tested a 12-week parent training program with parents (n = 208) and teachers (n = 77) of 2-3-year-olds in day care centers serving low-income families of color in Chicago. Eleven centers were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 conditions: (a) parent and teacher training (PT + TT), (b) parent training (PT), (c) teacher training (TT), and (d) waiting list control (C). After controlling for parent stress, PT and PT + TT parents reported higher self-efficacy and less coercive discipline and were observed to have more positive behaviors than C and TT parents. Among toddlers in high-risk behavior problem groups, toddlers in the experimental conditions showed greater improvement than controls. Most effects were retained 1 year later. Benefits were greatest when parents directly received training.Keywords
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