The Parenting Model of Developmental Intervention

How Depressive Symptomatology of Mothers of Children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders Relates to their Participation in Relationship Focused Intervention

“…al., 2008). It also reflects the accumulating evidence regarding the central role that parents play in the early development of children, even when they have disabilities such as autism (Mahoney and Nam, 2011).…”

“…Following procedures that are commonly used to assess parent-child interaction (c.f., Mahoney & Nam, 2011), children and mothers were video recorded playing together for seven-minutes with a standard set of developmentally appropriate toys. Mothers' style of interaction was rated from these videotapes with the Maternal Behavior Rating Scale (MBRS) (Mahoney, et.…”

Comparison of Social Engagement of Children Having Disabilities with Their Mothers and Fathers

“…The second main finding of the previous research is that children's rates of cognitive and communication development are positively correlated with their mother's level of responsiveness (e.g., Kim & Mahoney, 2005;Mahoney & Nam, 2011;Mahoney & Perales, 2003;Mahoney, Perales, Wiggers, & Herman, 2006;Yoder & Warren, 1998;Warren, Brady, Sterling, Fleming, & Marquis, 2010).These findings have not only been reported in descriptive research studies but also shown in experimental intervention studies (e.g., Kim & Mahoney, 2005;Yoder &Warren, 1998) as well. This effect has been reported with children who have diverse etiologies such as DS or autism as well as with children who have different IQs or DQs.…”

“…Studies that are focused on parent-child interaction (e.g., Karaaslan, Diken, & Mahoney, 2011;Mahoney, Boyce, Fewell, Spiker, & Wheeden, 1998;Mahoney, Powell, & Finger, 1985) also indicated that parents' interactional behaviors that are highly directive and relatively nonresponsive do not support an increase in the development of their child with disabilities (cited in Diken, 2012).Furthermore, a qualified parent-child interaction seems to decrease the disability of children with developmental delay, including DS and autism. It has been clearly established in the literature (e.g., Mahoney & Nam, 2011;Mahoney & Perales, 2003;Mahoney et al, 2006;Tamis-LeMonda et al, 2001;Tamis-LeMonda, Shannon, Cabrera, & Lamb, 2004;Warren et al, 2010) that during the early childhood years, parents promote the development of their children who have disabilities, including DS and ASD, by engaging in highly responsive interactions throughout their daily routines. Consistent with this interpretation, findings reported by the existing literature on parentchild interactions (e.g., Brady, Warren, & Sterling, 2009) revealed that responsiveness is also a primary influence on a child's development.…”

“…Over thirty years, many studies have appeared in the United States and Western countries aimed at understanding how parents and other caregivers interact with their children without or with developmental disabilities, including Down syndrome (DS) and autism (Mahoney & Nam, 2011, as cited in . Some of these research studies, which focused on mother-child versus father-child interaction (e.g., Chiarello, Huntington, & Bundy, 2006;Girolametto & Tannock, 1994;Kochanska & Aksan, 2004;Mendonça, Cossette, Strayer, & Gravel, 2011;Power, 1985;Wilson & Durbin, 2013), indicated that mothers play a more dominant role in promoting and supporting their children's development than do fathers.…”