Parent Training: Can Intervention Improve Parent-Child Interactions?

The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of the Natural Teaching Strategies (NTS) parent training intervention on parent and child behaviour during free play. A pretest/posttest experimental design was used with families recruited from Head Start programs. Measures of observed behavi...

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Published inExceptionality education Canada Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 77 - 100
Main Authors Fleming, Darcy, McDonald, Linda, Drummond, Jane, Kysela, Gerald M, Watson, Shelley L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Exceptionality Education Canada 01.05.2005
Subjects
Canada
Child Behavior
Disadvantaged Youth
Early Intervention
Foreign Countries
High Risk Students
Interaction
Parent Child Relationship
Parent Education
Parenting Styles
Poverty
Preschool Children
Program Effectiveness
Teaching Methods
Canada
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Summary:The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of the Natural Teaching Strategies (NTS) parent training intervention on parent and child behaviour during free play. A pretest/posttest experimental design was used with families recruited from Head Start programs. Measures of observed behaviour were used to determine the use of contingent responsive and scaffolding strategies by parents during free play with their preschooler. After six months of NTS training, it was found that parents were more positive and responsive to their children and episodes of joint engagement were longer, involving more reciprocity. Therefore, there is evidence that the NTS intervention has potential to support parents to engage their preschool aged children in longer more positive play interactions. (Contains 3 tables and 1 footnote.)
ISSN:1183-322X