A brief intervention affects parents’ attitudes toward using less physical punishment

Chavis, Antwon; Hudnut-Beumler, Julia; Webb, Margaret; Neely, Jill A.; Bickman, Leonard; Dietrich, Mary S.; Scholer, Seth J.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.06.003

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“…Parents are given feedback about which are “great options” (e.g., redirection) and which fall into a “there are better options” category (e.g., spanking). In comparison to control groups, parents who participated in Play Nicely became less likely to endorse spanking and to report an intention to spank their own children (Chavis et al, 2013; Scholer, Hamilton, Johnson, & Scott, 2010). Play Nicely is available for free online (www.playnicely.vueinnovations.com/about/play-nicely-program).…”

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Promising intervention strategies to reduce parents’ use of physical punishment

Gershoff

Lee

Durrant

2017

Child Abuse & Neglect

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The strong and ever-growing evidence base demonstrating that physical punishment places children at risk for a range of negative outcomes, coupled with global recognition of children's inherent rights to protection and dignity, has led to the emergence of programs specifically designed to prevent physical punishment by parents. This paper describes promising programs and strategies designed for each of three levels of intervention - indicated, selective, and universal – and summarizes the existing evidence base of each. Areas for further program development and evaluation are identified.

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Section: Programs Targeting Parentsmentioning

confidence: 79%

Promising intervention strategies to reduce parents’ use of physical punishment

Gershoff

Lee

Durrant

2017

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…Parents desire for information about parenting from their pediatrician more than any other person or profession. 30 Pediatricians can use existing resources 31,32 to educate parents about appropriate strategies, such as setting limits and redirecting behavior and avoiding such responses as threatening, yelling, and spanking. 9 Finally, we wish to stress our topographical approach to defining physical aggression by its objective behavioral characteristics, 33 rather than one that requires intent to harm or a means-end calculation of the instrumental value of physical aggression by the child.…”

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Normative Trends in Physically Aggressive Behavior: Age-Aggression Curves from 6 to 24 Months

Lorber

Vecchio

Scholer

2019

The Journal of Pediatrics

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Objective To investigate age-related trends in physically aggressive behaviors in children before age 2 years. Study design A normative US sample of 477 mothers of 6-to 24-month-old children reported on the frequency of 9 interpersonally directed aggressive child behaviors, and hurting animals, in the past month. Results Almost all (94%) of the children were reported to have engaged in physically aggressive behavior in the past month. Based on 2-part regression models, the prevalences of kicking (OR, 1.70; P = .023), pushing (OR, 3.22; P < .001), and swiping (OR, 1.78; P = .018) increased with years of age, but the prevalence of hair pulling decreased with age (OR, 0.55; P = .020). The prevalences of hitting and throwing increased initially, then plateaued at age 18-20 months, and then decreased (quadratic aOR, 0.13 and 0.16; P < .001 and .010, respectively). The frequencies of hitting (R 2 = .05; P < .001) and throwing (R 2 = .03; P = .030) increased, and the frequencies of hair pulling (R 2 = .07; P < .001) and scratching (R 2 = .02; P = .042) decreased with age (P values adjusted for false discovery rate). Conclusions Physically aggressive behavior in the 6-to 24-month age range appears to be nearly ubiquitous. Most, but not all, forms of physical aggression increase with age. These results can guide pediatricians as they educate and counsel parents about their child's behavior in the first 2 years of life.

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“…Different systematic reviews and meta-analyses showed that parenting programs (including home-visiting programs) reduce child maltreatment as well as harsh and dysfunctional parenting practices in the short-term (53)(54)(55). Also, a brief intervention with or without a primary care visit can affect parents' attitudes by decreasing physical punishment in the short-term (56,57), and improving positive parenting as well as parent-child interaction (8). Our intervention reduced mostly the ignoring, shaming, and physical punishment scores in parents of children between 3 and 6 years, with a borderline decline in the argument score.…”

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A Pilot Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting in Refugees from Syria in Lebanon and Jordan

Lakkis

Osman

Aoude³

et al. 2020

Front. Psychiatry

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Background: Early childhood development (ECD) is a crucial milestone that shapes a child's health, wellbeing, education, and personality. Several factors come into play, and each requires the nurturing care of caregivers. Although the importance of ECD is well understood, the implementation of ECD programs is scarce, especially in poor and vulnerable communities. Objective: To improve parents' wellbeing, parenting stress levels, parenting behavior, and discipline strategies after the implementation of a newly designed parenting intervention. Participants and Setting: Parents from Syria (125 mothers and fathers) in three refugee camps in Lebanon and Jordan. Methods: This was a pilot cohort study in which parents' wellbeing, parenting stress levels, parenting behavior, and discipline strategies were evaluated before and after participating in training in the form of interactive and educational sessions to ameliorate their relations and interactions with their children. Results: By the end of this study, parents' mental health and wellbeing improved (p < 0.001, Cohen's d: 0.61) and their parenting index score was reduced (p < 0.001, Cohen's d: 1.24). Some of their dysfunctional interactions with their children as well as the perceived difficulties and conduct problems in their children aged 3 to 6 years were also reduced significantly. Conclusion: The intervention used in this study succeeded in improving some aspects of parenting practices and disciplines and in improving the parents' wellbeing; however,

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A brief intervention affects parents’ attitudes toward using less physical punishment

Cited by 58 publications

References 30 publications

Promising intervention strategies to reduce parents’ use of physical punishment

Promising intervention strategies to reduce parents’ use of physical punishment

Normative Trends in Physically Aggressive Behavior: Age-Aggression Curves from 6 to 24 Months

A Pilot Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting in Refugees from Syria in Lebanon and Jordan

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