Is There a Right Way to Parent?

The chapter focuses on bringing mindfulness into the parent-child relationship. The concept of mindfulness is discussed and its dimensions are examined as having an impact on effective parenting and a harmonious relationship between the parent and child. A model of mindful parenting emphasizing on the social context of parent-child relationship is described. The chapter highlights the significance of mindful parenting which includes being mindful to one's self as well as being mindful of the relationship between the parent and child, indicating a shift from doing mode to being mode. Thus, mindful parenting requires the parent to be mindful of the parent-child relationship itself rather than considering parenting as a task to be carried out and just doing or acting in this relationship. Infusing mindfulness into the dynamics of the parent-child relationship will usher in the well-being of both child and parent.

Reducing suicide risk in parentally bereaved youth through promoting effective parenting: testing a developmental cascade model

Children who experience parental death are at increased risk for suicide. The Family Bereavement Program (FBP) is an upstream preventive intervention for parentally bereaved families that was found to reduce suicide risk in parentally bereaved youth up to 6 and 15 years later. We tested whether FBP-induced improvements in effective parenting led to changes in multiple proximal factors that prior theory and research implicated in the cascading pathway to suicide risk, namely, aversive self-views, caregiver connectedness, peer connectedness, complicated grief, depressive symptoms, and emotion suppression. The sample was 244 bereaved youth and their surviving caregiver from 156 families. Families were randomized into the FBP (12 group-based sessions for parents, youth, and two joint sessions) or a literature control condition. Multimethod and multiinformant data were collected at baseline, posttest, 6-year and 15-year follow-up assessments. Results showed that program-induced improvements in effective parenting at posttest were associated with reduced aversive self-views and increased caregiver connectedness at the 6-year follow-up, and each mediator was in turn associated with reduced suicide risk at the 6- and 15-year follow-up. The mediated pathways via aversive self-views remained significant while controlling for caregiver connectedness. Self-related concepts may be important targets in upstream suicide prevention for at-risk youth.

Pola Asuh Efektif untuk Anak Berkebutuhan Khusus di Era Digital

Desa Purwogondo memiliki Yayasan Cinta Harapan Indonesia (YCHI) yang bergerak di bidang lembaga pendidikan. YCHI ingin menjadi pusat yang terunggul dan terdepan dalam penanganan autisma berbasis Applied Behavior Analysis melalui pendidikan, pelatihan keterapian dan penelitian. Tujuan pengabdian ini yaitu, membangun relasi yang hangat antara orang tua dan anak melalui penerimaan, kepedulian dan sikap responsif terhadap kebutuhan anak serta adanya batasan-batasan yang diwujudkan melalui tuntutan dan kontrol di era digital. Metode yang digunakan adalah dengan persiapan, pelaksanaan dan evaluasi. Berdasarkan hasil evaluasi kegiatan diperoleh hasil data secara garis besar setelah dilaksanakan kegiatan pengabdian kepada masayarakat, pemahaman orang tua terkait pola asuh efektif untuk anak berkebutuhan khusus di era digital berhasil dipahami dengan baik. Simpulannya adalah kegiatan pengabdian ini berjalan dengan lancar sehingga ada respon yang baik dari orang tua agar dapat menerapkan pola asuh efektif untuk anak berkebutuhan khusus di era digital untuk kedepannya. Oleh karena itu, orang tua harus mampu menerapkan pola asuh yang efektif sesuai dengan perkembangan zaman.Purwogondo village has the Yayasan Cinta Harapan Indonesia YCHI which is engaged in educational institutions. YCHI wants to be the center of excellence and foremost in the treatment of autism based on Applied Behavior Analysis through education, therapeutic training and research. The purpose of this service is to build a warm relationship between parents and children through acceptance, care and responsiveness to children's needs and the existence of boundaries that are realized through demands and controls in the digital era. The method used is the preparation, implementation and evaluation. Based on the results of the activity evaluation, it was obtained that after the community service activities were carried out, the understanding of parents regarding effective parenting for children with special needs in the digital era was well understood. The conclusion is that this service activity runs smoothly so that there is a good response from parents so that they can implement effective parenting for children with special needs in the digital era in the future. Therefore, parents must be able to apply effective parenting in accordance with the times.

Evaluating Self-Control Theory Among the Deaf Community

This study evaluates the generality of self-control theory with a previously untested cultural group rarely studied by criminologists, the Deaf community. Survey data ( n = 428) from participants attending a university that houses a college for the Deaf and hard-of-hearing were compared with a sample of “hearing” students. The findings support Gottfredson and Hirschi’s cultural invariance thesis as self-control was consistently able to predict a wide range of rule-breaking behaviors among the culturally distinct groups examined. However, several unexpected results challenge the parental management thesis. In particular, exposure to effective parenting techniques was a significant contributor to variations in self-control for the hearing, but not the Deaf sample. Additionally, self-control did not fully mediate the relationship between child-rearing experiences and norm violating behaviors for the Deaf sample. Implications of these findings are discussed.

Caregiver Satisfaction and Perceptions of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Although caregivers have been found to be critical to children’s healing, little has been documented about caregivers’ experiences in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). The current study describes caregivers’ satisfaction with and perceptions of TF-CBT. Caregivers (n = 431) of children/adolescents (n = 496) who completed TF-CBT filled out pre-treatment questionnaires on demographics and perceived aloneness in facing their child’s trauma, and posttreatment questionnaires on treatment satisfaction and perceptions of TF-CBT. Caregivers rated treatment satisfaction an average of 30.59 (SD = 3.15) out of a maximum score of 32 on the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8. The majority of caregivers endorsed that talking about their child’s trauma was more helpful than discussing other current problems, they spoke frequently with their child’s therapist about their child’s trauma, they reported information/skill building in therapy were more helpful than support received, they felt understood by their therapist, treatment helped them more effectively parent, and treatment helped improve their relationship with their child. Perceptions were associated with overall treatment satisfaction. There was a significant reduction in caregivers’ feelings of aloneness in facing their child’s trauma from pre- to posttreatment, which was also related to overall treatment satisfaction. Caregivers reported high satisfaction with TF-CBT, and identified talking about their child’s trauma as more helpful than talking about problems not related to the trauma. Caregivers endorsed benefits of participating in TF-CBT, including feeling less alone in facing their child’s trauma, improved relationship with their child, and more effective parenting skills. These results have important treatment implications.

Reducing suicide risk in parentally bereaved youth through promoting effective parenting: Testing a developmental cascade model.

Children who experience the death of a parent are at increased risk for suicidality. The Family Bereavement Program (FBP) is a preventive intervention for parentally bereaved families that was found to reduce suicidal thoughts or attempts in parentally bereaved youth up to 6 and 15 years later. In this study, we tested whether FBP-induced improvement in parenting led to changes in multiple factors that prior theory and research implicated in the pathway to suicide risk, namely, aversive self-views, caregiver and peer connectedness, grief, depressive symptoms and emotion suppression. The sample was 244 bereaved youth and their surviving caregiver from 156 families. Families were randomized into the FBP (twelve group-based sessions for parents, youth, and two joint sessions) or literature control condition. Caregivers and youth completed baseline, post-test, 6 years and 15 years follow-up assessments. Results showed that program-induced improved parenting at post-test was associated with reduced aversive self-views and increased caregiver connectedness at 6 years follow-up, and each was in turn associated with reduced suicide risk at 6 and 15 years follow-up. The mediated pathways via aversive self-views remained significant while controlling for the pathways via caregiver connectedness. We discussed the theoretical and clinical implications of the findings.

ANALISIS PROGRAM ADULTS AND CHILDREN TOGETHER (ACT) RAISING SAFE KIDS

Rasa aman bagi anak dalam masa tumbuh kembangnya merupakan hal yang penting untuk diperhatikan. Pengasuhan yang tepat merupakan kunci keberhasilan anak dalam memenuhi tugas perkembangannya. Kesadaran orang tua untuk membekali diri mengenai proses pengasuhan tanpa melibatkan kekerasan dalam proses pendisiplinan merupakan hal mendasar untuk menciptakan rasa aman bagi anak. Penelitian dilakukan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana pelaksanaan program pengasuhan dapat menunjang kemampuan pengasuhan orang tua dalam mendisiplinkan anak tanpa melibatkan kekerasan verbal serta dampaknya bagi perkembangan anak. Penelitian ini merupakan studi kasus. Partisipan dalam penelitian ini terdiri dari 60 orang tua murid kelompok A maupun kelompok B di sebuah TK di Kota Surakarta. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan wawancara, observasi, dan studi dokumen. Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan bahwa program pengasuhan yang diberikan yaitu Adults and Children Together (ACT) Raising Safe Kids dapat menunjang kemampuan orang tua mengenai pendisiplinan anak tanpa melibatkan kekerasan serta dapat memberikan dampak positif bagi perkembangan sosial emosional anak. Program ini dibagi menjadi tiga sesi yang dilakukan selama 2 jam untuk setiap sesinya. Tujuan program adalah pemahaman orangtua mengenai perkembangan anak sesuai dengan tahap usianya, cara mengelola emosi dan membantu anak untuk mengelola emosi, serta bagaimana menciptakan lingkungan yang aman bagi anak yang terbebas dari kekerasan baik fisik maupun verbal. Penelitian ini melaporkan bahwa program ini dapat meningkatkan praktik pengasuhan yang aman tanpa kekerasan bagi anak. A sense of security for children during their growth and development is an important thing to pay attention to. Proper parenting is the key to children's success in fulfilling their developmental tasks. Parent’s awareness to equip themselves with the parenting process without involving violence in the disciplinary process is fundamental to creating a sense of security for children. The research was conducted to find out how the implementation of the Adults and Children Together (ACT) Raising Safe Kids program can support the parenting skills of parents in disciplining children without involving verbal violence. This study used a descriptive qualitative method. Data collection techniques in this study using interviews, observation, and document study. The results of this study indicate that the Adults and Children Together (ACT) Raising Safe Kids program is an effective parenting program to equip parents about child discipline without involving violence. The program is divided into three sessions which last for 2 hours each session. This program leads parents to understand the age stage based-child development, to manage emotions and to help children to manage their emotions. This program also facilitates them to know how to create a safe environment for children who are free from both physical and verbal violence. This study concludes that this program can improve safe care practices without violence for children.