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Parenting for Lifelong Health for Young Children: a randomized controlled trial of a parenting program in South Africa to prevent harsh parenting and child conduct problems
Author(s) -
Ward Catherine L.,
Wessels Inge M.,
Lachman Jamie M.,
Hutchings Judy,
Cluver Lucie D.,
Kassanjee Reshma,
Nhapi Raymond,
Little Francesca,
Gardner Frances
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/jcpp.13129
Subject(s) - psychology , randomized controlled trial , intervention (counseling) , positive parenting , clinical psychology , parent training , child rearing , randomization , clinical trial , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , surgery , pathology
Parenting programs suitable for delivery at scale in low-resource contexts are urgently needed. We conducted a randomized trial of Parenting for Lifelong Health (PLH) for Young Children, a low-cost 12-session program designed to increase positive parenting and reduce harsh parenting and conduct problems in children aged 2-9.