Parenting
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the Mother Child Education Program (MOCEP)-a group-based early childhood development parenting education program-is to provide school-readiness and parenting skills to mothers of young children who do not have access to preschool education services. The MOCEP intervention also provides a setting in which caregivers can model pro-social behaviors and practice conflict resolution techniques directly with young children.
Detailed description
The purpose of the evaluation study is to rigorously evaluate the impact of MOCEP on child and parent outcomes among Palestinian refugees in Beirut, Lebanon. This evaluation employs an innovative, mixed-methods bio-behavioral approach to investigate the associations among social contexts; maternal, child and family functioning; and reduction in violence through the promotion of harmonious family relationships. The results of this study have implications for improving the lives of and reducing violence for the hundreds of thousands of families with young children living in fragile contexts. We hypothesize that when MOCEP is implemented with fidelity (i.e., delivered as intended by design), participating families will experience reduced violence in their homes and have better individual and intra-family outcomes than families who do not participate in the program.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMOCEP
Through parent support and an evidence-based curriculum, MOCEP uses education to reduce risk factors that hinder children's health and wellbeing.
Sponsors
Yale University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 6 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Child must be between 3 and 6 years of age (children age 7 may be accepted under special circumstances) 2. Mother must be able to read and write in Arabic (although skills may not be well-developed) 3. Mothers must commit to participate in the 25-week MOCEP Intervention program
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Disciplinary Style Questionnaire | 25 weeks | Parent report measure of parental disciplinary style assesses the frequency with which parents engage in seven forms of discipline when dealing with children's undesirable behavior |
| Better Parenting Questionnaire | 25 weeks | 11 Item questionnaire that measures parental knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding education and learning, child development and discipline / child rearing. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Socio-Emotional Status: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (child assessment) | 25 weeks | Parent report measure assesses children's emotional and conduct problems, hyperactivity, and peer relations. |
| Parental Stress Index | 25 weeks | Assessment of maternal stress |
| Duke Social Support Index | 25 weeks | Addresses social support in two domains: social interaction and subjective support |
Countries
Lebanon
Outcome results
None listed