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Effects of an Online Play-Based Parenting Program on Child Development and the Quality of Caregiver-Child Interaction: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Child & Youth Care Forum . Aug2023, Vol. 52 Issue 4, p935-953. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Studies assessing the effects of parenting programs have focused on interventions delivered through face-to-face modalities. There is a need for research to evaluate the effects of online parenting programs on child development, such as the BEM Program ('Play Teaches Change' in English), an online play-based parenting program that teaches caregivers on how to introduce playful interactions into their daily household chores. Objective: To assess the effects of the BEM Program on child development and the quality of caregiver-child interaction. Method: A two-arm randomized controlled trial was conducted in a socioeconomically disadvantaged district of São Paulo city in Brazil. 129 children aged 12–23 months and their caregiver were randomly assigned to receive either the BEM Program for 8 weeks (intervention, n = 66) or standard child care (control, n = 63). Data were collected at baseline and endline of the intervention through home visits and online interviews. An intention-to-treat analysis was conducted. Results: The intervention showed positive effects on child development, by improving language development (Cohen's d = 0.20, 95%CI 0.08–0.47) and reduced intrusiveness (Cohen's d = 0.35, 95%CI 0.06–0.65) of caregiver-child interaction. No significant differences were observed in caregiver's repertoire and engagement in age-appropriate play activities with the child while doing the household chores, parenting sense of competence and perceived stress. Conclusions: Despite the small size and low adherence to the program, such promising results advance evidences for fully remote parenting programs and their effects on child development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ONLINE education
*HOUSEKEEPING
*PARENTING education
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*CHILD development
*HOME care services
*INTERVIEWING
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*SOCIOECONOMIC factors
*LANGUAGE acquisition
*QUALITY assurance
*RESEARCH funding
*PLAY
*PLAY therapy
*PARENT-child relationships
*STATISTICAL sampling
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10531890
- Volume :
- 52
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Child & Youth Care Forum
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164263381
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-022-09717-6