ACT Raising Safe Kids Program improves parenting practices, beliefs about physical punishment, management of anger, and mental health: Initial evidence from a study in Brazil

2021 ◽  
pp. 106299
Author(s):  
Priscila Lawrenz ◽  
Aisha Khizar Yousafzai ◽  
Luísa Fernanda Habigzang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Physical Punishment

FC27-05 - Do parental practices influence child mental health? A Greek longitudinal study

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1969-1969
Author(s):  
C. Bakoula ◽  
I. Vassi ◽  
A. Veltsista ◽  
A. Palili ◽  
A. Gika ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Physical Punishment ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Parental Practices ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
The Relationship

IntroductionResearch about the continuity of mental health problems from childhood to adolescence and the influence of parenting practices on these is limited, but necessary for appropriate family counselling.ObjectivesTo examine the relationship between aspects of parental control, such as monitoring, physical punishment, and unlimited material provision, on the emotional and behavioural health of children up to adolescence.MethodsA representative sample of 2695 Greek adolescents was followed-up from birth to 18yrs. Mental health problems at 7 and 18yrs were assessed by the Rutter A2 and YSR psychometric tools, respectively.ResultsA strong correlation was found between behavioural problems in childhood and adolescence for both genders, while emotional problems were more likely to persist in boys. Age and sex-specific models revealed significant positive associations between frequent use of physical punishment during childhood and Total, Emotional, and Conduct problems in both genders, while parental monitoring was associated with higher scores on Conduct and Total problems mostly in boys at 7yrs. Parental monitoring was more strongly linked to psychological problems in adolescence, while the relationship between punishment and mental health problems was stronger in 7-year-olds than in adolescents. Material provision in childhood was not associated with the outcomes. The long-term effect of parenting strategies on adolescent mental health was mediated or confounded by mental health status at 7yrs.ConclusionsEarly interventions are necessary as mental health problems strongly persist from childhood to late adolescence. The adverse effects of unsuitable parental practices need to be recognised and improved.

scholarly journals Assessing the Feasibility of Providing a Family Skills Intervention, “Strong Families”, for Refugee Families Residing in Reception Centers in Serbia

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4530
Author(s):  
Aala El-Khani ◽  
Karin Haar ◽  
Milos Stojanovic ◽  
Wadih Maalouf
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Humanitarian Aid ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Emotional Challenges ◽  
Refugee Families ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Family Mental Health ◽  
Anxiety Depression

War exposure and forced displacement threatens the wellbeing of caregivers and their children, leaving them at risk of negative outcomes, such as elevated rates of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The importance of engaged, responsive and stable parenting for positive child wellbeing has been documented across diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. Despite the higher need for caregivers to be nurturing in challenging settings, they struggle to provide adequate support for their children due to lack of resources or their inability to deal with their own emotional challenges. A feasibility study was conducted of a new, open-access and light-touch family skills intervention, Strong Families (for families in humanitarian and challenged settings) on refugee families residing in Reception Centers in Serbia. Questionnaires and interviews were completed by participating caregivers and facilitators. Qualitative results indicated that the intervention was feasible to run in this humanitarian context, that caregivers viewed the intervention as culturally acceptable and complemented the quantitative results that showed promise for enhancing child behavior and family functioning tested indicators. Despite being a light intervention, Strong Families indicated improvement on child mental health, parenting practices and parent and family adjustment skills. Prioritizing family mental health and functioning as a primary need that parallels that of accessing physical medical care, sanitation and clean water must be the definitive next step in humanitarian aid.

scholarly journals Are parenting practices associated with the same child outcomes in sub-Saharan African countries as in high-income countries? A review and synthesis

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. e000912 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison M Devlin ◽  
Daniel Wight ◽  
Candida Fenton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Conduct Disorders ◽  
High Income ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Parenting Interventions ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Ssa Countries

IntroductionThere is increasing interest in the transferability of parenting interventions from high-income countries (HICs) to low-income countries (LICs) in order to improve child development and health outcomes. This is based on the premise that associations between parenting practices and child outcomes are similar in both settings. Many parenting interventions in HICs are evidence-based, but less evidence exists on associations of parenting practices with child outcomes in LICs, in particular, sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. This review synthesises evidence on the association of parenting practices with child outcomes in SSA in order to compare findings with those from HICs.MethodsWe searched electronic databases—Web of Science, ASSIA, Embase, IBSS and PsycINFO—to identify studies from SSA that reported quantitative associations between parenting practices and child health or psychosocial outcomes (eg, sexual and reproductive health (SRH), mental health, conduct disorders). Due to inconsistent conceptual framing of parenting across studies, we used a modified version of the international WHO classification of parenting dimensions to guide synthesis of the results.ResultsForty-four studies met our inclusion criteria. They were conducted in 13 SSA countries and included cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, and were predominantly descriptive studies rather than intervention research. Synthesis of results showed that associations between patterns of parenting (‘positive’/‘harsh’) and child outcomes (including SRH, mental health and conduct disorders) in studies from SSA were broadly similar to those found in HICs.ConclusionsThese findings suggest that the impacts of parenting practices on child outcomes are similar across contrasting global regions and, therefore, parenting interventions from HICs might be successfully transferred to SSA, subject to appropriate adaptation. However, this review also highlights the paucity of evidence in this area and the urgent need for higher quality studies to confirm these findings to help develop effective parenting interventions in SSA.

scholarly journals Parenting Warmth and Strictness across Three Generations: Parenting Styles and Psychosocial Adjustment

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (20) ◽  
pp. 7487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar F. Garcia ◽  
Maria C. Fuentes ◽  
Enrique Gracia ◽  
Emilia Serra ◽  
Fernando Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Psychosocial Adjustment ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Punishment ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Three Generations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Indulgent Parenting

Recent emergent research is seriously questioning whether parental strictness contributes to children’s psychosocial adjustment in all cultural contexts. We examined cross-generational differences in parental practices characterized by warmth and practices characterized by strictness, as well as the relationship between parenting styles (authoritative, indulgent, authoritarian, and neglectful) and psychosocial adjustment in adulthood. Parenting practices characterized by warmth (affection, reasoning, indifference, and detachment) and strictness (revoking privileges, verbal scolding, and physical punishment) were examined. Psychosocial adjustment was captured with multidimensional self-concept and well-being (life satisfaction and happiness). Participants were 871 individuals who were members of three generations of Spanish families: College students (G3), their parents (G2), and their grandparents (G1). Results showed two different cross-generational patterns in parenting practices, with an increased tendency toward parental warmth (parents use more affection and reasoning but less indifference across generations) and a decreased tendency toward parental strictness (parents use revoking privileges, verbal scolding, and physical punishment less across generations). Interestingly, despite cross-generational differences in parenting practices, a common pattern between parenting styles and psychosocial adjustment was found: indulgent parenting was related to equal or even better self-concept and well-being than authoritative parenting, whereas parenting characterized by non-warmth (authoritarian and neglectful) was related to poor scores.

Longitudinal Correlates of Maternal Involvement and Spanking in Spanish-speaking Latinas Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052095863
Author(s):  
Sara F. Stein ◽  
Kaitlin Prakken ◽  
Andrew C. Grogan-Kaylor ◽  
Maria M. Galano ◽  
Hannah M. Clark ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Maternal Employment ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Physical Punishment ◽  
Maternal Involvement ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Over Time

Mothers experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV) have been found to have negative long-term parenting outcomes, such as reduced maternal involvement and greater use of physical punishment, which represent potential pathways by which IPV negatively affects children. Factors influencing these parenting practices have not been examined in IPV-exposed Latinas. The aim of this study is to understand the factors that affect maternal involvement and spanking by Latinas to contribute to culturally-informed intervention development and refinement. A total of 93 Spanish-speaking Latinas who had experienced IPV completed standardized measures of maternal involvement, spanking, IPV, depression, and posttraumatic stress (PTS) and provided demographic information. Slightly over half of the women participated in an intervention program. Longitudinal multilevel modeling (MLM) demonstrated that higher levels of maternal depression predicted lower levels of involvement over time. PTS reexperiencing symptoms were positively related to involvement, such that mothers with higher levels of reexperiencing reported higher levels of involvement. An independent longitudinal MLM revealed that higher amounts of IPV exposure and higher levels of PTS arousal symptoms were associated with higher levels of spanking, while maternal employment was associated with lower levels of this same parenting behavior. Maternal involvement increased over time, where there was no significant change in spanking over time, and no effect of the intervention program on either parenting practice. Results suggest clinical interventions should target reductions in depression and specific PTS symptom subdomains as pathways to improving parenting in IPV-exposed Latinas. Continued study is needed to understand the relationship between reexperiencing and maternal involvement.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic Status and Child Mental Health: The Role of Parental Emotional Well-Being and Parenting Practices

2013 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 705-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tormod Bøe ◽  
Børge Sivertsen ◽  
Einar Heiervang ◽  
Robert Goodman ◽  
Astri J. Lundervold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Child Mental Health ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Well Being

scholarly journals The DSM-5 criteria for DMDD overlook children with context-specific impairing irritability

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Dsm 5 ◽  
Context Specific ◽  
Shed Light

Impairing irritability is common in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but little is known about its prevalence across contexts. Now, data from a study recently published in Child and Adolescent Mental Health have shed light on the prevalence of context-specific irritability in ADHD and how it varies depending on parenting practices and sleep problems.

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