Parenting practices, and early childhood development (language, cognition, social and emotional learning) Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Interventions as of 27/07/2016:
Participants are randomly allocated to one of two groups:
1. The intervention is a dialogic book-sharing programme. It is targeted at c
and this group session ends with ‘the book of the week’, where the trainer discusses a book with the carers, highlighting how the book should be used at home. Finally, each carer is given 10 minutes o
Sponsors
Stellenbosch University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for children include: ? 1. Ages 23-27 months at baseline assessment ? 2. Has an adult primary caregiver who lives in the household who consents to participate in the study Inclusion criteria for adults include: 1. Age 18 or older 2. Serves as the primary caregiver of the child participant ? 3. Lives in the house at least 4 nights per week
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Either the caregiver or the child has a chronic illness or disability that would prevent them from fully participating in the intervention.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome measures as of 27/07/2016: 1. Child language is assessed using the: 1.1. MacArthur Communication Development Inventory (CDI) expressive and receptive subscales are administered at baseline, post-intervention and at the 6-month follow up 1.2. Child comprehension and expressive language are directly assessed using adapted versions of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT) and the Expressive One Word Picture Vocabulary Test at baseline and post-intervention 1.3. The newly developed standardised isiXhosa version of the Peabody will be administered at the 6-month follow-up assessment, as will the Bayley Scale of Infant Development language sub-scales 2. Child attention is assessed, using the Early Childhood Vigilance Task, at baseline, immediately following the intervention, and at the six month follow-up. 3. Child pro-social behaviour is assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and a pro-social helping task, at baseline, immediately following the intervention, and at the six-month follow-up. 4. Child aggression is assessed, using the aggression scale of the Child Behaviour Checklist, at baseline, immediately following the intervention and at six-month follow-up. Direct measures of child aggression and defiance/non-compliance are obtained from coded video data of two parent-child interaction tasks: a “Don’t touch” prohibition task, and a “Clean up” compliance task. These are administered at baseline, immediately following the intervention, and at the six-month follow-up. Original primary outcome measures: 1. Child language (MacArthur Communication Development Inventory – expressive and receptive language sub scales, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Bayley Scale of Infant Development - language sub scales) immediately following the intervention and at a six month follow-up 2 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcome measures as of 27/07/2016: 1. Child social understanding is measured by: 1.1. The Wellman Theory of Mind Scale is administered at baseline, immediately following the intervention, and the six-month follow-up 1.2. An emotion recognition and emotion understanding pictorial task is administered at the six-month follow-up assessment 2. Parental sensitivity and reciprocity is assessed, by direct observation of parent and child parent and child in both a book-sharing and a non-book sharing context, at base-line, immediately following the intervention, and at the six-month follow-up 3. Parental discipline is assessed, using a discipline and violence self report questionnaire, at baseline, immediately following the intervention and at a six-month follow-up. Parenting is also directly assessed in a prohibition and compliance task, at baseline, immediately following the intervention, and at the six-month follow-up Moderators: The influence of three potential moderators will be examined, with assessments made at baseline, immediately following the intervention, and at the six-month follow-up: 1. Parental stress, using the Parenting Stress Index 2. Caregiver mental health, using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, and the Self Reporting Questionnaire-20 3. Intimate partner violence, using the WHO measure on domestic violence Exploratory Outcome Measures: 1. Mental State Talk will be coded from video recordings of interactions during book-sharing, and during a narrative cartoon task, with assessments made at baseline, immediately following the intervention and at a six-month follow-up 2. The child’s home language environment will be assessed, in a sub-sample, using a LENA digital recorder that captures language heard by the child over the course of a typ | — |
Countries
England, South Africa, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed