Child Development
Conditions
Keywords
Child Development, Cognitive Home Environment, Literacy promotion, Text Messages
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to pilot test an intervention developed to enhance parent knowledge regarding child development and encourage parents to engage in activities that promote language acquisition.
Detailed description
Our specific aim for this proposal is to pilot test an intervention developed to enhance parent knowledge regarding child development and the home cognitive environment comprised of distribution of (1) publicly available developmental monitoring materials, (2) age and language appropriate children's books, and (3) text message reminders. Participants in this intervention will receive: (1) educational materials about child development and developmental monitoring checklists; (2) age and language appropriate picture books; and (3) two text messages per week for a 6-month period. Differences in pre- and post-intervention knowledge regarding child development and the home cognitive environment will be assessed.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALIntervention
Participants will receive the following intervention bundle (1) educational materials about child development and developmental monitoring checklists; (2) age and language appropriate picture books; and (3) two tailored text messages per week for a 6-month period.
Sponsors
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Preferred language either English or Spanish, 2. Parent or legal guardian, 3. Age ≥ 18 years, 4. Willing to accept text messages 5. Child ≤ 20 months old
Exclusion criteria
1. Individuals unable to provide consent 2. Individuals who do not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of child development | Visit 2 (6 months) | We will ask parents to respond to questions regarding child development upon enrollment and at 6-month follow-up.Knowledge questions are based on CDC materials and evidence based screening tools. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Home cognitive environment: | Visit 2 (6 months) | The StimQ2 is a validated, parent-report measure of the cognitive home environment for children that assesses 4 domains: (1) availability of learning materials, (2) reading, (3) parent involvement in developmental advancement, and (4) parental verbal responsiveness. We will administer the Reading and Parental Verbal Response Scale. Participants will be asked to complete the StimQ2 pre- and post-intervention. |
| Frequency Shared Reading: | Visit 2 (6 months) | To measure how often parents read to their children, they will be asked to respond to the following question at enrollment and at 6-month follow-up, How often did you read to your child in the last week? |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed