'Catch Them Being Good': Preliminary Findings from a Brief Parenting Intervention

Autor/inn/en	Westwood, Sue; Faelling, Joanne; Sutton, Carole
Titel	'Catch Them Being Good': Preliminary Findings from a Brief Parenting Intervention
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 191 (2021) 10, S.1613-1623 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Westwood, Sue)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2019.1663184
Schlagwörter	Comparative Analysis; Behavior Problems; Questionnaires; Child Behavior; Screening Tests; Intervention; Child Rearing; Child Development; Parent Child Relationship; Parenting Styles; Preschool Children; Prosocial Behavior; Behavior Change; Child Care Centers; Well Being; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Screening-Verfahren; Kindererziehung; Kindesentwicklung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Kinderbetreuung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	Although the use of praise for young children is well documented, its use in a stand-alone intervention warrants further exploration. This study aimed to determine whether a brief intervention to raise parental awareness of effective praise had any significant impact on children's behaviour. A mixed methods, control group design was used to evaluate the 'Catch Them Being Good' Initiative with parents of children aged between 2 and 4. Results from pre and post measures from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and post intervention interviews showed promising results. Those who took part in the intervention reported a reduction in their child's behavioural problems and an increase in prosocial behaviour. Focusing on positive behaviours helped parents to break the cycle of attending to bad behaviour. This light-touch approach empowered parents to make small changes to their parenting practice that resulted in significant improvements in their children's' behaviour. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01