scholarly journals “Sometimes I think my frustration is the real issue”: A qualitative study of parents’ experiences of transformation after a parenting programme

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. e0258528
Author(s):  
Kathy McKay ◽  
Eilis Kennedy ◽  
Bridget Young
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Positive Parenting ◽  
Incredible Years ◽  
Parenting Programme ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Real Issue ◽  
Feeling Overwhelmed ◽  
Parents Experiences

Introduction Parenting programmes help to alleviate conduct problems in children, but ensuring that all parents feel supported to attend, complete and learn from these programmes has proven difficult. Parents can feel overwhelmed and struggle to change their parenting. This article aims to inform the future refinement of parenting programmes by examining parents’ narratives of how programmes motivated them to change and enabled them to put changes into practice. Method and results Forty-two parents, most of whom had attended Incredible Years group sessions, were interviewed about their views and experiences of parenting programmes that focused on positive parenting practices. Analysis of interview transcripts drew on thematic approaches. Parents perceived that parenting programmes helped them to better understand their child and themselves and to let go of anxieties surrounding their child’s behaviour. Better understanding included greater awareness of emotions and of behaviours their child could and could not control. Parents believed this awareness helped them to change the ways that they interacted with their child, which, in turn, helped them and their child to feel calmer. With greater understanding and calmness parents believed they became more able to see for themselves the changes that they could make in their parenting and everyday lives, and to feel more confident in putting these into practice. Discussion By supporting parents to reflect on their own and their child’s situation, parents perceived that programmes enabled them to improve interactions with their children without getting stuck in self-blame or feeling overwhelmed. Parents of children whose behaviour remained challenging believed that programmes led to beneficial changes in the way they felt about their child’s behaviours. Enhanced support for reflection by parents could potentially help more families to benefit from parenting programmes.

scholarly journals Self-Directed Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) for Mothers with Children at-Risk of Developing Conduct Problems

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Markie-Dadds ◽  
Matthew R. Sanders
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Child Behaviour ◽  
Positive Parenting ◽  
Parenting Program ◽  
Triple P ◽  
Children At Risk ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Positive Parenting Program

A self-directed variant of the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) was evaluated using 63 preschool-age children at-risk of developing conduct problems. Families were randomly assigned to either Self-directed Triple P (SD), a self-administered behavioural family intervention program, or a waitlist group (WL). The 10-unit SD program teaches parents 17 parenting skills to increase pro-social child behaviours and decrease problem behaviours in home and community settings. Using mothers' reports of child behaviour and parenting practices, mothers in the SD group reported significantly less child behaviour problems, less use of dysfunctional discipline strategies, and greater parenting competence than mothers in the WL group. On measures of parental adjustment, there was no significant difference in conditions at post-intervention based on mothers' reports of depression, anxiety, stress and conflict with partners over parenting issues. Mothers' reports at 6-month follow-up indicated that gains in child behaviour and parenting practices achieved at post-intervention were maintained.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Positive Parenting Programme (Triple P) in Singapore: Improving parenting practices and preventing risks for recurrence of maltreatment

2017 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 274-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Qi Zhou ◽  
Qian Ru Charis Chew ◽  
Marianne Lee ◽  
Jeremy Zhou ◽  
Dominic Chong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Positive Parenting ◽  
Triple P ◽  
Parenting Programme

Considering Culturally Relevant Parenting Practices in Intervention Development and Adaptation

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 797-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie I. Coard ◽  
Shani Foy-Watson ◽  
Catherine Zimmer ◽  
Amy Wallace
Keyword(s):  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Racial Socialization ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Pilot Trial ◽  
Intervention Development ◽  
Positive Parenting ◽  
Harsh Discipline ◽  
Black Parenting

A randomized prevention pilot trial compared caregivers who participated in the Black Parenting Strengths and Strategies (BPSS) Program with control caregivers. BPSS is a strengths- and culturally based parenting program designed to improve aspects of parenting associated with the early development of conduct problems and the promotion of social and cultural competence. Parenting variables included monitoring, positive parenting, harsh discipline, and the use of proactive racial socialization. Child variables included conduct problems and social competence. Relative to control caregivers, intervention caregivers used significantly more racial socialization strategies, positive parenting practices, and less harsh discipline. Also, despite caregivers' multiple risk factors, high rates of attendance and satisfaction were achieved. Results of this pilot support the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of a culturally relevant intervention program.

scholarly journals Parental Self-Efficacy to Promote Children’s Healthy Lifestyles: A Pilot and Feasibility Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4794
Author(s):  
Cayetana Ruiz-Zaldibar ◽  
Inmaculada Serrano-Monzó ◽  
Olga Lopez-Dicastillo ◽  
María Jesús Pumar-Méndez ◽  
Andrea Iriarte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Positive Parenting ◽  
Parenting Programs ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Lifestyles

Positive parenting programs are a key strategy to promote the development of parental competence. We designed a pilot study based on parental self-efficacy to promote healthy lifestyles in their children aged between 2 to 5 years old. In this pilot study, we aimed to assess the effects of a parenting program on parental self-efficacy and parenting styles. Twenty-five parents were allocated into intervention (N = 15) and control group (N = 10). Parents from the intervention group received four group sessions (120 mi per session) to develop a positive parenting, parenting styles and parenting skills regarding to children’s diet, exercise, and screen time, and two additional sessions about child development and family games. Parents from the control group received these two latter sessions. Parental self-efficacy, parenting styles, and meal-related parenting practices were measured before and after the intervention and at 3-month follow-up. Acceptability and feasibility of the program was also measured. Quantitative data were analyzed using the repeat measures ANOVA and ANCOVA tests and the effect size calculation. Content analysis was used to analyse open questions. Positive trends were found regarding parental self-efficacy and the use of authoritative parenting style. Parents also reported a great acceptability of the program getting high satisfaction. According to the feasibility barriers and facilitators aspects were identified. The positive trends founded in this study support the development of parenting programs to promote healthy lifestyle in children.

scholarly journals Longer-Term Outcomes of the Incredible Years Parenting Intervention

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geertjan Overbeek ◽  
Jolien van Aar ◽  
Bram Orobio de Castro ◽  
Walter Matthys ◽  
Joyce Weeland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Conduct Problems ◽  
Service Use ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Emotional Problems ◽  
Parenting Intervention ◽  
Adhd Symptoms ◽  
Incredible Years ◽  
Peer Problems ◽  
The Incredible Years

Abstract Conduct problems can develop into behavior disorders and put children at risk for other mental health problems. Parenting interventions have been shown to successfully reduce conduct problems and are often expected to prevent the development of broader mental health problems. Few studies have evaluated the longer-term and broader effects of these interventions. To what extent are parenting intervention effects sustained in the years after the intervention? And do effects pertain to conduct problems specifically, or do they also affect broader aspects of children’s mental health? We used a randomized controlled trial to assess the longer-term (2.5 years) effects of the Incredible Years parenting intervention on children’s conduct problems in an indicated prevention setting (N = 387; 79% retention rate). Using a multi-method (survey and computerized tasks) and multi-informant (parents, teachers, and children) approach, we tested whether initial effects on conduct problems were sustained, and whether Incredible Years had broader effects on children’s peer problems, emotional problems, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, attention and inhibition deficits, and service use. Incredible Years, relative to control (no intervention), led to sustained reductions in parent-reported conduct problems (Cohen’s d = 0.31), but not teacher- and child-reported conduct problems. There were no broader benefits: Incredible Years did not reduce children’s peer problems, emotional problems, ADHD-symptoms, attention and inhibition deficits, or their service use. Improvements in parents’ perceptions of child conduct problems sustained until 2.5 years later. Our findings do not show benefits of Incredible Years as a preventive intervention for children’s broader mental health.

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