Improving parent-child interactions for families of children with developmental disabilities

Behavioral Family Intervention for Children With Developmental Disabilities and Behavioral Problems

“…In accord with previous research, this study found an increase in parent's positive behavior, praise, and social attention in target settings (Harrold et al, 1992;Huynen et al, 1996;Lowry & Whitman, 1989). However, unlike Harrold et al and Huynen et al, improvements in parent instructions and contingent responding were apparent in mother's and father's reports of their own discipline style but not in the behavioral observations.…”

“…Furthermore, control-group parents also displayed an increase in positive social attention from pre-to postintervention. Parental behavior changes observed in this study were more limited than those of previous single-participant studies (Harrold et al, 1992;Huynen et al, 1996;Lowry & Whitman, 1989). However, few previous studies with young children with disabilities have used control groups or research designs that could isolate these effects or have asked parents to report on their own behavior.…”

“…In addition, the effect for fathers was robust following the intention-to-treat analyses. Previous intervention studies with children with disabilities have not investigated fathers' parenting style (Harrold et al,1992;Hudson et al, 2003;Huynen et al, 1996;Lowry & Whitman, 1989;Sanders & Plant, 1989). However, studies of typically developing children have found large effects for reducing fathers' negative parenting style following BFI interventions .…”

The right to a family environment for children with disabilities.

“…Interventions range widely, from informal home visitors to parent behavior modification training, and all appear to yield positive results (Barrera, Rosenbaum, & Cunningham, 1986;Brown-Gorton & Wolery, 1988;Girolametto, 1988;Harris et al, 1988;Harrold, Lutzker, Campbell, & Touchette, 1992;Resnick, Armstrong, & Carter, 1988). Direct cash subsidies to families that allow them to choose services or support that they might need also appear to be quite successful in reducing family stress (Agosta & Melda, 1995;Melda & Agosta, 1992).…”

The efforts of a multidisciplinary approach in the rehabilitation institute for deaf children: A psychosocial intervention aimed at breaking the pattern of stalled productivity

“…The parents' reactions to the birth of a deaf child depend on various factors (Brown et al, 1988;Harris 1994;Harrold et al, 1992). Several studies highlight the diverse consequences of the birth of a deaf child, specifically when it occurs in a family with hearing impaired parents as opposed to a family with hearing parents, the latter consisting 90-95% of the cases (Bidoli, Ochse, 2008).…”