Parenting Matters: Supporting Parents of Children Ages 0-8

TV parenting practices: is the same scale appropriate for parents of children of different ages?

PURPOSES Use multidimensional polytomous item response modeling (MPIRM) to evaluate the psychometric properties of a television (TV) parenting practices (PP) instrument. Perform differential item functioning (DIF) analysis to test whether item parameter estimates differed across education, language, or age groups. METHODS Secondary analyses of data from three studies that included 358 childre...

Parenting Role's Tasks as Parents of Healthy and Disabled Children

Background The purpose of this study was to determine how to do parenting role's tasks as parents of healthy and disabled children younger than 7 years old in Iran (Arak). Materials and Methods In this cross-sectional study, the parenting role tasks questionnaire was completed for 120 parents of healthy children and 120 parents of disabled children with at least one child with disability and th...

Sensory Processing in the General Population of Children Ages 0-14 Years Old

Objectives: Individuals need proper sensory processing ability to function appropriately in the environment and participate in daily life activities. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the sensory processing characteristics of the general population of children ages 0-14 years. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. The target population was all children aged 0 ...

Parenting Stress in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Symptomatology

Effectiveness of Mindful Parenting Education on Emotion Regulation and Behavioral Inhibition in Parents with Anxious Children

Introduction: Anxiety is one of the most common psychological disorders that cause problems in emotion regulation and behavioral inhibition. One way to improve parents’ psychological characteristics with psychological disorders, including anxiety, is mindful parenting education. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of conscious parenting education on emotion regulation and behavioral...