None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study evaluates an online parenting program that aims to help shy/sensitive young children become more confident and prevent them developing anxiety problems. Parents will receive access to the website program immediately or after a 24-week delay, and will complete questionnaires at baseline, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks later.
Interventions
Participants will be randomly allocated to one of two conditions: immediate access to Cool Little Kids Online (intervention group), or delayed access after a 24-week period (control group). The Cool Little Kids Online program aims to help parents of shy young children who at risk of developing anxiety problems. The program has 8 interactive online modules containing a mix of written information, videos, audio narration, activities and parent experiential stories. The modules contain the same con
Participants will be randomly allocated to one of two conditions: immediate access to Cool Little Kids Online (intervention group), or delayed access after a 24-week period (control group). The Cool Little Kids Online program aims to help parents of shy young children who at risk of developing anxiety problems. The program has 8 interactive online modules containing a mix of written information, videos, audio narration, activities and parent experiential stories. The modules contain the same content as in the Cool Little Kids parenting group program developed by Rapee et al (2005). Modules take about 30 to 60 minutes to complete. The modules are designed to be completed sequentially at weekly intervals, with a new module becoming available each week. This means the program can be completed in 8 weeks, or participants can use the program at their own pace, as they will have access for 24 weeks. Just like the group parenting program, Cool Little Kids Online sets parents home practice tasks to work on with their child between modules. To encourage program adherence, participants receive automated emails when they complete a module and when each new module becomes available. Parents in the intervention group will be offered telephone support from a psychology clinician upon request only.
Sponsors
La Trobe University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Prevention
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Parent of child aged between 3 and 6 years of age 2. Child is highly inhibited, as indicated by a score of 31 or more on the Short Temperament Scale for Children (STSC) – Approach subscale (Pedlow, Sanson, Prior, & Oberklaid, 1993; Prior, Sanson, & Oberklaid, 1989). 3. Access to the internet
Exclusion criteria
1. Parent reports that child has cerebral palsy, an intellectual disability, or severe autism 2. Parent is not a resident of Australia
Outcome results
None listed