Parent-to-Parent Programs: A Resource for Parents and Professionals

A Multi-site Evaluation of Parent to Parent Programs for Parents of Children With Disabilities

This paper describes 2 approaches used to evaluate Parent to Parent mentoring programs in 5 states. Parents were assigned to either a treatment group or a waiting list comparison group. The treatment group participated in Parent to Parent for 2 months. Groups were compared on measures of coping, attitude, and progress on addressing problems. Analyses showed statistically significant positive ga...

Engaging parents in parent engagement programs

Parent advisory groups in pediatric practices: parents' and professionals' perceptions.

OBJECTIVE To describe the benefits perceived by parents and professionals from their participation in parent advisory groups (PAGs). DESIGN Retrospective telephone survey. SETTING Parent advisory groups were established in 4 community-based pediatric practices. Each group included parents of children with chronic health conditions, health care providers, and a Department of Public Health st...

Healthier Parents - Effects of Parent Training Programs on Mental Health

The study aims to investigate the effects of Parent Training Programs on the mental health of parents with children aged between 1 and 17 in a universal preventive setting. The intervention group included 279 parents who were assigned to five professionally administered interventions, which included 5–10 two-hour sessions; they were then compared to 702 parents in the comparison group without i...

Parent training support for intellectually disabled parents.

BACKGROUND Intellectual disability may impact on an individual's capacity to parent a child effectively. Research suggests that the number of intellectually disabled people with children is increasing. Children of parents with intellectual disabilities may be at increased risk of neglectful care which could lead to health, developmental and behavioural problems, or increased risk of intellectua...