1. Parent Perspectives on the Use of Group Well-Child Care to Address Toxic Stress in Early Childhood.
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Graber, Lauren K., Roder-Dewan, Sanam, Brockington, Morgan, Tabb, Tamiya, and Boynton-Jarrett, Renée
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PREVENTION of child abuse , *PREVENTION of psychological stress , *ANGER , *CHILD health services , *FOCUS groups , *PARENTING , *REFLECTION (Philosophy) , *VIOLENCE , *VIOLENCE & psychology , *QUALITATIVE research , *THEMATIC analysis , *PARENT attitudes - Abstract
We sought to understand the experiences of parents who participated in Group Well-Child Care (GWCC) and Trauma-Informed GWCC (TI-GWCC). Three focus groups and design sessions with parents from either standard GWCC or TI-GWCC (N = 17) were conducted and synthesized into common themes using thematic analysis. Focus group themes included: (1) GWCC can empower parents to recognize toxic stress; (2) Parents identify ways that they role model behaviors for their child(ren); (3) Activities that facilitate reflection on attachment and anger management encourage intentional parenting practices. Our qualitative findings suggest that TI-GWCC supports the prevention of childhood adversity by creating connections between parents, helping families understand and identify toxic stress, and teaching parenting practices that mitigate stressors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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