Violence, parenting practices, mental health Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Community preschools will be randomised to participate in the intervention (9 schools, 108 parents) or to a no-treatment control arm (9 schools, 108 parents).
The intervention involves training the p
Sponsors
University of the West Indies
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All community preschools situated in a specified geographical region of Kingston and that participated in a previous trial of the Irie Classroom Toolbox will be eligible for participation in the study. Parents of children attending the selected schools will be recruited. Inclusion criteria for parents are: 1. Available and interested to participate in the parenting sessions 2. Has a child attending the school and intends the child to continue attending the school during the current school year 3. Parent gives consent for him/herself and his/her child to participate in the study One child for each parent will be recruited. When a parent has more than one child attending the school, the youngest child will be recruited
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Parents of children with obvious disabilities (these parents will be permitted to participate in the training sessions, but they will not be included in the evaluation)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Parents' use of harsh punishment 2. Parents' use of positive parenting practices Both of these outcomes will be assessed by parent report using an interviewer-administered questionnaire and will be measured at baseline and post-test | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes: 1. Child behaviour difficulties at home by parent report 2. Child prosocial behaviour at home by parent report 3. Child behaviour difficulties at school by teacher report 4. Child prosocial behaviour at school by teacher report These outcomes will be measured at baseline and post-test Additional secondary outcomes: 1. Child school readiness skills by direct testing 2. Child language skills by direct testing These outcomes will be measured in the Summer term only - i.e. 1-5 months after the end of the intervention | — |
Countries
Jamaica
Outcome results
None listed