The Parent University Program: Factors predicting change in responsive parenting behaviors |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Social Welfare, 120 Haviland Hall, University of California, Berkeley;2. School of Public Health, 235 University Hall, University of California, Berkeley;1. College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, United States;2. Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville, United States;1. Department of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, United States;2. Graduate School of Social Work, University of Denver, United States;3. Department of Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, United States;4. First Nations Repatriation Institute, United States;1. Department of Social Welfare, College of Social Science, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea;2. Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea;1. School of Psychosocial Behavioural Science, North West University, South Africa;2. Department of Social Work, University of Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | Few evidence-based parenting programs exist for children under the age of three and even fewer have been rigorously evaluated in comparison to parenting programs for older children. The Parent University Program (PUP), was developed to serve parents with children birth through three who lived in southwest Baltimore. Parent-child dyads (N = 86) participated in the parenting program with the goal of increasing responsive parenting skills.Participants of the PUP showed a significant increase in responsive parenting behaviors. Participants in this open trial study who completed pre-test, post-test, and follow-up assessments showed a significant change from clinical to non-clinical status after attending the PUP. Neither the type of facilitator nor the number of hours attended showed an association with changing parenting behaviors. The age of the child was associated with the change in responsive parenting. Parents of older children in the birth to three age range had higher scores at pre-test and showed less change over time. The results of this study suggest that the Parent University Program was associated with positive change in responsive parenting behaviors for parents with children birth through three years of age. |
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