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Listening to children: Evaluation of a positive parenting programme through art‐based research
Author(s) -
Mateos Ainoa,
Balsells M. Àngels,
FuentesPeláez Nuria,
Rodrigo María José
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
children and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0860
pISSN - 0951-0605
DOI - 10.1111/chso.12439
Subject(s) - active listening , psychology , developmental psychology , qualitative research , positive parenting , medical education , pedagogy , medicine , sociology , social science , intervention (counseling) , psychotherapist , psychiatry
This paper presents data from a unique programme evaluation of the parenting programme titled ‘Learning together, growing as a family’ applied in 14 cities in Spain and targeting families at risk of neglectful behaviour. The programme evaluation is based on the voices of children using the qualitative methodology of art‐based research. Eighty‐six children 6–12 years of age were interviewed in groups. The outcomes of the evaluation reveal that children perceive improvements in the parental competencies of their parents and in themselves and that these changes serve as a catalyst for positive family change.