Adolescent problem behaviors are costly for individuals and society. Promoting the self-regulatory functioning of youth may help prevent the development of such behaviors. Parent-training and family intervention programs have been shown to improve child and adolescent self-regulation.
Parent education programs are in general beneficial in reducing young people's problem behaviors. The Common Sense Parenting (CSP) and Common Sense Parenting Plus (CSP Plus) programs were offered to families with 8th graders, and the effects of the programs were compared to a control group.
Understanding the complex relationships among factors that may predict the outcomes of young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is of utmost importance given the increasing population undergoing and anticipating the transition to adulthood.
A small minority of youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are able to attain success in areas of independence and functioning as young adults.
Research Findings: Parental engagement with children has been linked to a number of adaptive characteristics in preschool children, and relationships between families and professionals are an important contributor to school readiness.
Parental engagement is an important contributor to preschool children's school readiness. The effectiveness of the Getting Ready parental intervention program was examined in the study.
This study examined whether several aspects of emotion communication in mother-child dyads relate to child anxiety symptoms.
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.