Implications for home visitation, including very recent data on
key characteristics of parents who parent well in the face of significant adversity, will be discussed.
Not exact matches
The primary goal
of parent support programs is to provide support and information in ways that help
parents become more capable and competent.2, 3 Research now indicates that to reach this goal, it is necessary that staff use practices that are family - centered as opposed to professionally - centered, and capacity - building as opposed to dependency forming.4, 5,6,7 The
key characteristics of family - centered practices include: treating families with dignity and respect; providing individual, flexible and responsive support; sharing information so families can make informed decisions; ensuring family choice regarding intervention options; and providing the necessary resources and supports for
parents to care for their children in ways that produce optimal
parent and child outcomes.8, 9,10,11
They went on to show that the new taste cells were functional, maintaining
key molecular and physiological properties
characteristic of the
parent cells.
In Chicago, which has been subject to a variety
of reforms over the years, research by Carnegie Foundation president Anthony Bryk and his colleagues found that schools with community school
characteristics were more successful in terms
of academic achievement in reading and math scores, and in reducing chronic absenteeism, along with other
key indicators
of student success.16 Spanning many years, the research concluded that successful schools had robust
parent - community ties, a student - centered learning climate, and instructional guidance.
Provides an overview
of research regarding some
key characteristics and training strategies
of successful
parent education programs and information about selected evidence - based and evidence - informed
parent education programs.
3 FACTORS WHICH HELP OR HINDER IMPROVEMENT 3.1 Introduction 3.2
Key findings 3.3 Domains
of influence on cognitive development 3.3.1 Demographic
characteristics 3.3.2 Family composition 3.3.3
Parenting factors 3.3.4 Experience
of childcare and pre-school 3.3.5 Child health and early development 3.3.6
Parenting support 3.3.7 Maternal health and health behaviours 3.3.8 Material and economic circumstances 3.4 Summary
of single domain effects 3.5 Combined domain effects 3.5.1 Summary
of combined domain effects 3.5.2 Explaining the effect
of education on gaps in ability
The primary goal
of parent support programs is to provide support and information in ways that help
parents become more capable and competent.2, 3 Research now indicates that to reach this goal, it is necessary that staff use practices that are family - centered as opposed to professionally - centered, and capacity - building as opposed to dependency forming.4, 5,6,7 The
key characteristics of family - centered practices include: treating families with dignity and respect; providing individual, flexible and responsive support; sharing information so families can make informed decisions; ensuring family choice regarding intervention options; and providing the necessary resources and supports for
parents to care for their children in ways that produce optimal
parent and child outcomes.8, 9,10,11
Provides an overview
of research regarding some
key characteristics and training strategies
of successful
parent education programs for strengthening families and preventing child maltreatment.
One such example is the
Parenting Stress Index (PSI)(see below), normed on > 2500 parents and its short form contains 36 items tapping into key aspects of parenting stress, including parental distress, difficult child characteristics and dysfunctional parent — child int
Parenting Stress Index (PSI)(see below), normed on > 2500
parents and its short form contains 36 items tapping into
key aspects
of parenting stress, including parental distress, difficult child characteristics and dysfunctional parent — child int
parenting stress, including parental distress, difficult child
characteristics and dysfunctional
parent — child interaction.
The table provides information about 10 studies directly comparing
parenting programmes differing in only one
of 4
key characteristics (delivery approach; programme length; child involvement and adjunctive treatment).