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The Parents as Teachers program: results from two demonstrations.

M M Wagner1, S L Clayton

  • 1Center for Education and Human Services, SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA.

The Future of Children
|July 22, 1999
PubMed
Summary

The Parents as Teachers (PAT) program showed small benefits for parents, but significant developmental gains for children in Spanish-speaking Latino families and those receiving intensive home visits. More home visits correlated with greater child development advantages.

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Area of Science:

  • Early Childhood Education
  • Parenting Interventions
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • The Parents as Teachers (PAT) program is a home-visiting parent education initiative.
  • It aims to enhance parenting skills, child development knowledge, and school readiness.
  • The program begins prenatally or at birth, with parent educators conducting home visits.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the Parents as Teachers (PAT) program.
  • To report evaluation results from two randomized trials of the PAT program.
  • To identify specific subgroups that benefit most from the intervention.

Main Methods:

  • Two randomized trials were conducted: the Northern California (Salinas Valley) PAT Demonstration and the Teen PAT Demonstration.
  • The Salinas Valley trial served primarily Latino families; the Teen PAT trial served adolescent parents.

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  • Analyses compared experimental and control groups, with subsequent subgroup analyses.

    • Main Results:

    • Overall analyses showed small, inconsistent effects on parent knowledge, attitudes, and behavior, with no significant gains in child development or health.
    • Subgroup analyses in Salinas Valley revealed significant cognitive, communication, social, and self-help development gains for children in primarily Spanish-speaking Latino families.
    • Intensive services and higher numbers of home visits in the Salinas Valley study correlated with greater child developmental advantages (approx. 1 month per 10 visits).

    Conclusions:

    • The Parents as Teachers program demonstrates potential for positive impact, particularly for specific subgroups.
    • Children in primarily Spanish-speaking Latino families and those receiving more intensive home visiting services showed notable developmental benefits.
    • The findings suggest that the intensity and tailoring of home visits may be crucial for maximizing child development outcomes.