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Evaluation of a Parent Education Program Emphasizing Responsive Parenting and Mindfulness: An Inclusive Randomized Controlled Trial
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Jespersen, Jens E.; Morris, Amanda Sheffield; Hubbs-Tait, Laura; Washburn, Isaac J. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2021
Background: Recent studies indicate that parent education programs that include content to enhance parents' mental states may prove efficacious in improving parenting behavior and child outcomes. Objective: This study presents findings from a national evaluation of the "Active Parenting First Five Years" (FFY) program. This group-based…
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Metacognition, Parent Education, Parent Child Relationship
Collaborative Problem Solving in Schools: Results of a Year-Long Consultation Project
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Stetson, Erica A.; Plog, Amy E. – School Social Work Journal, 2016
Recent research indicates that children with challenging behavior often have underlying cognitive deficits. Despite this, rewards and consequences are usually the main tools used to try to address these behaviors. Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) offers an alternative approach that aims to foster a positive adult-child relationship and build…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Interpersonal Competence, Stress Variables, Self Control
From Best Practices to Breakthrough Impacts: A Science-Based Approach to Building a More Promising Future for Young Children and Families
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Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, 2016
The creation of this document has been driven by an intensive review process by the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child and the National Forum on Early Childhood Policy and Programs to assure the credibility of its scientific content. Over the past 12 years, the Council's ongoing work to bring science to bear on public policies for…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Public Policy, Child Development, Young Children
From Best Practices to Breakthrough Impacts: A Science-Based Approach to Building A More Promising Future for Young Children and Families. Key Findings from the Report
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Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, 2016
These are the key findings from the "From Best Practices to Breakthrough Impacts: A Science-Based Approach to Building a More Promising Future for Young Children and Families". Early childhood is a time of great promise and rapid change, when the architecture of the developing brain is most open to the influences of relationships and…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Child Development, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Young Children