We present the conceptual and empirical foundation and curriculum content of the Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) program and the results of a pilot study of n = 27 pregnant women participating in MBCP during their third trimester of pregnancy.
Many women participate in childbirth and parenting classes while they are pregnant. In this study, researchers evaluated the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting education program.
This study examined associations between caregiver sensitivity and responsiveness in child care experienced at age 4 and children's effortful control skills at age 5, among 154 preschoolers who attended community-based child care settings.
Children's cognitive and socio-emotional development is usually related to the quality of child care they receive. The relationship between sensitive caregiving in child care and preschoolers' effortful control skills were examined in the study.
Many programs attempt to increase health-promoting behaviors in families. This study investigated the use of a consistent-messaging campaign (Let's Go! 5-2-1-0), which uses media in several different settings to attempt to influence parent behavior.
Father_child and mother_child engagements were examined longitudinally in relation to children's language and cognitive development at 24 and 36 months.
A longitudinal, observational study of children at 24 and 36 months old evaluated the effect of parent-child interactions, and father-child interactions in particular, on children's cognitive and language development.
This research examines how family dynamics like interparental conflict, family violence, and quality of parenting are associated with young children’s experiences of sibling victimization.
Sibling aggression is a common form of family violence, therefore it is important to examine its risk factors. Caregivers of 2-9 year old children were interviewed in this study about sibling aggression and family dynamics (i.e., interparental conflict, family violence, and parenting quality).