TY - JOUR

T1 - Evaluating the Incredible Years Toddler Parenting programme with parents of toddlers in disadvantaged (Flying Start) areas of Wales

AU - Hutchings, Judith

AU - Griffith, Nia

AU - Bywater, Tracey Jane

AU - Williams, Margiad

N1 - This study was funded by a grant from Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol and the Welsh Government.

PY - 2017/1

Y1 - 2017/1

N2 - SummaryBackground Early risk factors for poor child outcomes are well established, and some group parenting programmes have demonstrated good outcomes for children under 3 years of age. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of the Incredible Years® Toddler Parenting Programme with parents of 1-year-old and 2-year-old children recruited by staff in disadvantaged Flying Start areas across Wales.Methods Eighty-nine families with a child aged between 12 and 36 months at baseline participated in a pragmatic community-based trial of the programme in eight Flying Start areas. Outcomes were measured at baseline, 6 months and 12 months using measures of parental mental health, competence, child behaviour, child development, home environment and blinded-observation of parent–child interactions.Results Significant intervention group improvements were found in parental mental well-being and observed praise at 6 months. Significant improvements for the intervention group at 12 months included child development, home environment and parental depression.Conclusion The study provides preliminary evidence for programme attendance.

AB - SummaryBackground Early risk factors for poor child outcomes are well established, and some group parenting programmes have demonstrated good outcomes for children under 3 years of age. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of the Incredible Years® Toddler Parenting Programme with parents of 1-year-old and 2-year-old children recruited by staff in disadvantaged Flying Start areas across Wales.Methods Eighty-nine families with a child aged between 12 and 36 months at baseline participated in a pragmatic community-based trial of the programme in eight Flying Start areas. Outcomes were measured at baseline, 6 months and 12 months using measures of parental mental health, competence, child behaviour, child development, home environment and blinded-observation of parent–child interactions.Results Significant intervention group improvements were found in parental mental well-being and observed praise at 6 months. Significant improvements for the intervention group at 12 months included child development, home environment and parental depression.Conclusion The study provides preliminary evidence for programme attendance.

U2 - 10.1111/cch.12415

DO - 10.1111/cch.12415

M3 - Article

VL - 43

SP - 104

EP - 113

JO - Child: care, health and development

JF - Child: care, health and development

SN - 0305-1862

IS - 1

ER -