Parent–Child Care as a Brief Dyadic Intervention for Children With Mild to Moderate Externalizing Problems: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 263-279
Author(s):  
Brandi N. Hawk ◽  
Susan G. Timmer
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Emotional Availability ◽  
Child Behaviors ◽  
Parent Child Interactions ◽  
Biological Parents ◽  
Parent Child

Although many parenting interventions have been shown efficacious in reducing externalizing behavior problems in young children, they often take months to implement and tend to target children with moderate to severe behavior problems. Parent–Child Care (PC-CARE) was designed to be an engaging, brief (six-session) dyadic intervention to reduce mental health symptoms even for children with few behavior problems and/or parents who are unable to commit to lengthy treatments. We present an evidence-based case study of a 5-year-old child with mild externalizing problems and his biological parents, who participated in PC-CARE. Standardized measures were collected, and the child’s and parents’ emotional availability were assessed at pre- and posttreatment. Weekly codings of parent–child interactions and parent-reported measures of child behaviors were also collected. This child’s behavioral symptoms improved from pre- to posttreatment (per parents’ reports and observation), and he maintained this improved behavior 1 month after treatment. The parents similarly demonstrated improvement in their use of parenting skills and emotional availability. Aspects of treatment that may affect effectiveness are discussed.

scholarly journals Dyadic flexibility and positive affect in parent–child coregulation and the development of child behavior problems

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 577-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika S. Lunkenheimer ◽  
Sheryl L. Olson ◽  
Tom Hollenstein ◽  
Arnold J. Sameroff ◽  
Charlotte Winter
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Effortful Control ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Child Outcomes ◽  
Child Gender ◽  
Task Time ◽  
Parent Child

AbstractParent–child dyadic rigidity and negative affect contribute to children's higher levels of externalizing problems. The present longitudinal study examined whether the opposite constructs of dyadic flexibility and positive affect predicted lower levels of externalizing behavior problems across the early childhood period. Mother–child (N = 163) and father–child (n = 94) dyads engaged in a challenging block design task at home when children were 3 years old. Dynamic systems methods were used to derive dyadic positive affect and three indicators of dyadic flexibility (range, dispersion, and transitions) from observational coding. We hypothesized that the interaction between dyadic flexibility and positive affect would predict lower levels of externalizing problems at age 5.5 years as rated by mothers and teachers, controlling for stability in externalizing problems, task time, child gender, and the child's effortful control. The hypothesis was supported in predicting teacher ratings of child externalizing from both mother–child and father–child interactions. There were also differential main effects for mothers and fathers: mother–child flexibility was detrimental and father–child flexibility was beneficial for child outcomes. Results support the inclusion of adaptive and dynamic parent–child coregulation processes in the study of children's early disruptive behavior.

scholarly journals Contact with biological parents following placement in foster care: Associations with preschool child externalizing behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 135910452110492
Author(s):  
Karine Poitras ◽  
George M. Tarabulsy ◽  
Natalia Varela Pulido
Keyword(s):  
Foster Care ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Foster Parents ◽  
Foster Parent ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽  
Foster Child ◽  
Child Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Biological Parents ◽  
Child Externalizing

Externalizing behavior problems are a salient issue in the context of child protection services, where associations with placement stability and caregiving behavior have been documented. Moreover, although research on the association between contact with biological parents and foster child externalizing behavior problems is scarce and has yielded mixed results, several studies have shown links between the two variables. The purpose of this study is to determine the association of face-to-face contact with biological parents and externalized behaviors, while taking into account placement instability and foster parent interactive sensitivity. Fifty preschoolers and their foster parents were visited at home. Child externalizing behavior problems were self-reported by foster parents, foster parent sensitivity was measured via play observations, and information relative to placement was collected through interviews with biological parents and gathered from social services data. Results reveal that more frequent contact with biological parents and lower levels of foster parent sensitivity are independently linked to greater levels of externalizing behavior problems even after controlling for placement instability. Discussion focuses on the importance of children’s relationship experiences during foster care and the necessity to investigate their role to more clearly understand foster child socioemotional development.

scholarly journals The Observed Experiences of Music Therapy on Parent-Child Interaction for Families with Children with Down Syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jess O' Donoghue
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Study Materials ◽  
Child Interaction ◽  
Parent Child Interactions ◽  
Parent Child Interaction ◽  
Families With Children ◽  
Parent Child

The relationship between the quality of parent-child interactions and positive child development is well established in the literature. Nevertheless, parental and familial factors may pose risks to parents’ capacity to participate in quality interactions with their children. Families with a child with a disability in particular are more likely to experience social isolation, and higher levels of parenting stress. Early intervention programmes to promote positive parent-child interaction for these families is well recognised. However, there is a lack of literature about the effectiveness of such programmes for these families. This research study explores music therapy on parent-child interaction, specifically focusing on children with a diagnosis of Down syndrome (DS). This case study involves two in-depth cases of children diagnosed with DS and their primary caregivers. The study documents individual music therapy sessions which took place over a six week period. The case study materials were gathered through the researcher’s direct observations, fieldwork notes, and reflective journal logs. The music therapy block encouraged the primary caregivers to be more responsive during parent-child interactions. Furthermore, the children involved learned to engage and share musical activities with their mothers.

Attachment security in preschoolers with and without externalizing behavior problems: A replication

1991 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark T. Greenberg ◽  
Matthew L. Speltz ◽  
Michelle DeKlyen ◽  
Marya C. Endriga
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Developmental Psychopathology ◽  
Externalizing Disorders ◽  
Externalizing Behavior Problems ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Methodological Rigor ◽  
Attachment Research ◽  
Exact Replication

AbstractThis study attempted to replicate previous findings that indicated that preschool-aged children with significant externalizing problems are more likely to have insecure attachment relations than nonproblem peers (Speltz, Greenberg, & DeKlyen, 1990). Fifty children (ages 3–6) and their mothers participated; 25 referred to a child psychiatry clinic for one of the DSM-IIIR Disruptive Behavior Disorders, and 25 matched comparisons without externalizing behavior problems. Attachment was measured at the time of referral using two separation and reunion sequences in a clinic context. We found that 80% of the clinic-referred children were classified as insecure, whereas only 28% of the comparisons were so classified (p <.001). Further, a high percentage of clinic insecure children showed a controlling pattern of attachment. Thus, the present study, with improved methodological rigor, provided an almost exact replication to previous results. The discussion focuses on what contribution attachment research can provide to a developmental psychopathology perspective on early externalizing disorders.

Parent Child Interactions among Mexican American Parents and Preschoolers with and Without Behavior Problems

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen M. McCabe ◽  
Karla Torres ◽  
Carolina Argote ◽  
Daniel Valcazar ◽  
Monica Votaw
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Mexican American ◽  
Parent Child Interactions ◽  
Parent Child
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