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Promoting Effective Parenting Practices and Preventing Child Behavior Problems in School Among Ethnically Diverse Families From Underserved, Urban Communities
Author(s) -
Brotman Laurie Miller,
Calzada Esther,
Huang KengYen,
Kingston Sharon,
DawsonMcClure Spring,
Kamboukos Dimitra,
Rosenfelt Amanda,
Schwab Amihai,
Petkova Eva
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01554.x
Subject(s) - ethnically diverse , psychology , intervention (counseling) , psychological intervention , parenting styles , mental health , developmental psychology , ethnic group , evening , family income , clinical psychology , psychiatry , physics , astronomy , sociology , anthropology , economics , economic growth
This study examines the efficacy of ParentCorps among 4‐year‐old children ( N = 171) enrolled in prekindergarten in schools in a large urban school district. ParentCorps includes a series of 13 group sessions for parents and children held at the school during early evening hours and facilitated by teachers and mental health professionals. ParentCorps resulted in significant benefits on effective parenting practices and teacher ratings of child behavior problems in school. Intervention effects were of similar magnitude for families at different levels of risk and for Black and Latino families. The number of sessions attended was related to improvements in parenting. Study findings support investment in and further study of school‐based family interventions for children from underserved, urban communities.