None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Chronic illness places demands and challenges on the lives of children and their families. As a result, more intense and difficult emotions are experienced. A greater risk for mental health problems had also been documented in these children and their parents. Research has found that children often have better emotional, social, and physical functioning, as well as fewer behavioural difficulties when they have good emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and control your emotions, as well as being able to communicate to others about how you feel. A child’s emotional intelligence is influenced by parenting style. This study aims to adapt and trial an emotion coaching group parenting program, "Tuning in to Kids", and assess the program’s efficacy in improving the socio-emotional functioning as well as reducing risk factors for poor mental health in children with chronic illness and their parents.
Interventions
This is a 6 session 2-hour weekly parenting program based on emotional intelligence. Parents learn skills to emotion coach their child as well as regulate their own emotions. It will be compared to a control group.
Sponsors
The University of Melbourne
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
0 to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Parent of a school-aged child between the age of 5 and 11 years old who has been diagnosed with a chronic illness for more than a year and currently receiving out-patient treatment at the RCH.
Exclusion criteria
Parents without sufficient English language skills to answer questionnaires and understand parenting program content. Children with a primary diagnosis of communication disorder or intellectual disability.
Outcome results
None listed