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Conditions
Brief summary
The 123-Magic parenting program provides strategies for parents with children aged 2-12 to reduce children's undesirable behaviours, such as temper tantrums. The program is taught to parents by a number of social services and practitioners but has not yet been formally evaluated in Australia for use with children diagnosed with ADHD. Aim: Evaluation of the original 1-2-3 Magic DVD-based program for use with children diagnosed with ADHD, in comparison to a control group. Significance: The 1-2-3 Magic program has been taught to parents throughout Australia; however, the effectiveness of the program for use with children diagnosed with ADHD has not been evlauated in Australia. Expected reaserch outcome: It is expected that the techniques shown in the 1-2-3 Magic DVD will be of benefit to parents in reducing children's undesirable behaviours (i.e., children diagnosed with ADHD).
Interventions
Behavioural parent training: 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 Program.
Parents attended three intervention sessions over subsequent weeks (2 hours per session) and a booster session (one and a half hours) four weeks later. The three intervention sessions involved watching the 1-2-3 Magic DVD's, therapist input and group discussions. The booster session was a group discussion.
The intervention sessions coverered selected segments from the two 1-2-3 Magic DVD's, 1-2-3 Magic
Behavioural parent training: 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children 2-12 Program. Parents attended three intervention sessions over subsequent weeks (2 hours per session) and a booster session (one and a half hours) four weeks later. The three intervention sessions involved watching the 1-2-3 Magic DVD's, therapist input and group discussions. The booster session was a group discussion. The intervention sessions coverered selected segments from the two 1-2-3 Magic DVD's, 1-2-3 Magic: Managing Difficult Behavior in Children 2-12 and More 1-2-3 Magic: Encouraging Good Behavior, Independence and Self-Esteem. Both DVD's included explanations of the parenting training techniques and their application in various home and public settings. Both DVD’s featured role-play vignettes showing maladaptive parent-child interactions followed by vignettes demonstrating the corrective, more adaptive style of parent-child interaction. Total time viewing the DVD’s across the three intervention sessions was 163 minutes. Summary of the components of 1-2-3 Magic program utilized in this study Week 1 - 1-2-3 Magic DVD Stop behavior Part 1 - Straight thinking Part 2 - Controlling obnoxious behavior Part 3 - Real world applications/Frequently asked questions Week 2 - 1-2-3 Magic DVD Stop behavior Part 4 - Testing and manipulation Part 5 - Counting in action Part 6 - Conclusion Week 3 - More 1-2-3 Magic DVD Start behavior Introduction and review Part 1 - Seven tactics for encouraging good behavior Part 2 - Specific applications Throughout the three intervention sessions the therapist explained and revised the salient concepts shown in the 1-2-3 Magic DVD's and answered participants' questions. The booster session provided participants with an opportiunity to have any queries they had about the program answered. It also provided participants with an opportunity to share their experiences in implementing the 1-2-3 Magic Program. Participation in the group discussion was a free choice. Group size - maximum 29.
Sponsors
Macquarie University
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Parents of a child diagnosed with ADHD. 2. Target child required to be aged 6-12 years. 3. Target child required to have a formal diagnosis of ADHD. 4. Parent required to reside with the target child on a full-time or majority part-time basis. 5. Parent required to have current concerns about the target child's behaviour in the home environment.
Exclusion criteria
1. If child was not within the specified age range. 2. If the child did not have a formal diagnosis of ADHD. 3. If the caregiver was adequately managing the child's behaviour at home. 4. If the family were currently receiving treatment for the child's behaviour elsewhere. 5. If the caregiver was unable to attend the initial information session and at least two of the three designated intervention sessions. 6. If the caregiver had previously attended the 1-2-3 Magic program.
Outcome results
None listed