Changes in Parenting Practices during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Child Behavior and Mindful Parenting as Moderators

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Kellie Menter ◽  
Tessa Ritchie ◽  
Julia Ogg ◽  
Maria Rogers ◽  
Elizabeth C. Shelleby ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Behavior ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Mindful Parenting

scholarly journals Behavioral problems and their relationship to maternal depression, marital relationships, social skills and parenting

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Turini Bolsoni-Silva ◽  
Sonia Regina Loureiro
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Marital Relationships ◽  
Negative Parenting ◽  
Multiple Variables ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing

Abstract Behavioral problems have been associated with multiple variables; however, studies simultaneously investigating parenting practices, marital relationships in bi-parental families, maternal depression, and child behavior remain a gap in the literature. The objective was to verify associations between positive and negative parenting practices, marital relationships, social skills, and behavioral problems among children from bi-parental families with and those without maternal depression; to identify the predictive effect of positive and negative parenting practices, marital relationships, children’s social skills, and maternal depression, for internalizing, externalizing behavior problems and internalizing and externalizing comorbidities. A case-control study with a cross-sectional design was adopted to ensure the groups were homogeneous in regard to the children’s, mothers’, and families’ sociodemographic characteristics. A total of 35 mothers currently with depression and 35 without depression indicators participated in the study, while the children were 25 preschoolers and 23 school-aged children. The mothers responded to instruments addressing depression, child behavior, parenting practices, and marital relationships. The results reveal maternal depression associated with marital relationships, positive parenting, and context variables. Maternal depression and marital relationship were found to influence externalizing problems; maternal depression, child-rearing practices, marital relationships, and the children’s behavioral repertoires influence internalizing and externalizing comorbidities; and none of the independent variables influenced the occurrence of internalizing problems.

Relations between parenting practices, socioeconomic status, and child behavior in Brazil

2018 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 93-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisa Rachel Pisani Altafim ◽  
Dana Charles McCoy ◽  
Maria Beatriz Martins Linhares
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Parenting Practices

scholarly journals Mindful Parenting and Parenting Practices in Chinese Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 559-571
Author(s):  
Yaxuan Ren ◽  
Xiaoyi Hu ◽  
Zhuo Rachel Han ◽  
Xuan Yang ◽  
Mingyao Li
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Mindful Parenting ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Typically Developing ◽  
Typically Developing Children ◽  
Chinese Families ◽  
Biological Parents

Abstract Objectives Parenting children with autism spectrum disorder may be different from parenting typically developing children. The current study systematically compared mindful parenting and parenting practices in families of children with autism spectrum disorder and in families of typically developing children in China. Methods 167 biological parents (Mage = 37.87) of Chinese children with autism spectrum disorder and 167 biological parents (Mage = 38.04) of typical developing children completed questionnaires regarding mindful parenting and parenting practices. A multivariate analysis of variance was conducted to compare between the two types of families with parent/child gender effects on mindful parenting and parenting practices. Then a series of path analyses were also conducted to examine the associations between mindful parenting and parenting practices in the two types of families. Results Compared to parents of typically developing children, parents of children with autism spectrum disorder showed less listening with full attention, less proactive parenting, less supportiveness, more lax control, and more physical control to their children; in families of children with autism spectrum disorder (but not in families of typically developing children), fathers showed less proactive parenting and supportiveness to their children than mothers. We also found that parents’ listening with full attention and awareness of children’s emotions were significantly related to both positive and negative parenting practices in families of children with autism spectrum disorder. Conclusions Chinese parents of children with autism spectrum disorder and parents of typically developing children display different parenting behaviors. These findings can provide us more future directions in studying parenting behaviors in Chinese families of children with autism spectrum disorder.

An Evaluation of an Integrated Stuttering and Parent-Administered Self-Regulation Program for Early Developmental Stuttering Disorders

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (9) ◽  
pp. 2894-2912
Author(s):  
Kerianne Druker ◽  
Trevor Mazzucchelli ◽  
Neville Hennessey ◽  
Janet Beilby
Keyword(s):  
Child Behavior ◽  
Treatment Program ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Parenting Support ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Behavior Difficulties ◽  
Developmental Stuttering

Purpose This study reports findings from a clinical trial that implemented an early stuttering treatment program integrated with evidence-based parenting support (EBPS) to children who stutter (CWS) with concomitant self-regulation challenges manifested in elevated attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (eADHD) symptoms and compared those outcomes to CWS receiving stuttering treatment without EBPS. Method Participants were 76 preschool CWS and their parent(s). Thirty-six of these children presented with eADHD and were quasirandomized into two groups: stuttering treatment only (eADHD standard ) or stuttering treatment integrated with EBPS (eADHD integrated ). The remaining children did not meet criteria for eADHD symptoms and received stuttering treatment only (No-eADHD standard ). Pre, post, and 3-month follow-up measures of stuttering treatment outcomes as well as treatment effects on measures of child behavior difficulties and parenting practices were examined. Results Significant reduction in stuttering was found for all groups. However, the eADHD integrated group showed a greater reduction in stuttering frequency than the eADHD standard group, and at follow-up, stuttering frequencies in the eADHD integrated group matched those of children in the No-eADHD standard group, while stuttering in the eADHD standard group remained significantly higher. Children with eADHD symptoms who received the integrated program also required significantly less stuttering intervention time than those children with eADHD symptoms who received stuttering treatment only. Families in the eADHD integrated group reported large and significant improvements in child behavior and parenting practices. Conclusion This study provides support for an early treatment program for CWS. The integrated stuttering and self-regulation management program for CWS with eADHD symptoms proved successful for fluency and behavioral improvements, which were sustained at follow-up.

scholarly journals The Longitudinal Influence of Caregiver Dispositional Mindful Attention on Mindful Parenting, Parenting Practices, and Youth Psychopathology

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Parent ◽  
Chelsea Dale ◽  
Laura McKee ◽  
Alexandra D.W. Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Externalizing Symptoms ◽  
Youth Mental Health ◽  
Mindful Parenting ◽  
Dispositional Mindfulness ◽  
Negative Parenting ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Symptoms

Although much research examining youth psychopathology from an ecological family systems theoretical framework has highlighted negative or pathological parental characteristics, it is important to identify and explore positive parent characteristics, such as mindfulness, that may impact youth mental health. Dispositional mindfulness has been related, in cross-sectional research, to higher levels of mindful parenting, which impacts positive and negative parenting and, in turn, offspring internalizing and externalizing symptoms. The current study expands this work by examining associations among these variables in a short-term longitudinal model and by testing potential moderators (i.e., parent and youth gender and youth developmental stage). A sample of 564 parents (60% mothers) of children between the ages of 3 and 17 reported on their mindfulness, mindful parenting, positive and negative parenting practices, and their youth’s internalizing and externalizing symptoms at 4 time points over a 12 month period. The structural equation model indicated that higher levels of baseline parent disposition mindfulness were related to higher levels of mindful parenting at 4 months. Higher levels of mindful parenting were associated with higher levels of positive parenting and lower levels of negative parenting practices at 8 months. Finally, lower levels of negative parenting practices were related to lower levels of internalizing and externalizing symptoms at 12 months. Moderator analyses suggested that all prospective associations in the model were equivalent for mothers and fathers, boys and girls, and children and adolescents. Findings shed light on the importance of parent mindfulness as it relates to parenting behaviors and youth mental health.

scholarly journals Mindful Parenting Behaviors and Emotional Self-Regulation in Children With ADHD and Controls

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (9) ◽  
pp. 1074-1083
Author(s):  
Subhadra Evans ◽  
Sampada Bhide ◽  
Jeremey Quek ◽  
Jan M Nicholson ◽  
Vicki Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Parenting Behaviors ◽  
Mindful Parenting ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Child Adhd

Abstract Objective Mindfulness is defined as paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally and these behaviors can be applied to parenting. Thus far, it is not understood whether mindful parenting (MP) differs in parents of children with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and how MP relates to other parenting practices and children’s self-regulation. Methods This study examined the relationships between MP, parenting behaviors and children’s self-regulation in 120 families with child ADHD (85% male; mean age = 11.93) and 105 control families (62% male; mean age = 11.98). Parents completed measures of MP (Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale), parenting behaviors (parenting warmth, consistency, and anger assessed with the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children measures), psychological distress (Kessler 6), and children’s self-regulation (Social Skills Improvement System—self-control subscale). Results When compared with controls, parents of children with ADHD reported significantly lower MP. Higher MP was associated with lower levels of parent psychological distress, higher levels of parenting warmth and consistency, lower levels of parenting anger, and higher child emotion self-regulation in both groups. In mediation analyses, MP was indirectly associated with child emotion self-regulation through lower parenting anger, with the model accounting for 55% of the variance in child self-regulation. Conclusions MP is a useful construct for understanding parent behaviors, and children’s emotion self-regulation.

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