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Peter J Lawrence¹, Beverley Davies, Paul G Ramchandani

¹University Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, UK. pete.lawrence@psych.ox.ac.uk

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Area of Science:

Parenting Interventions
Child Development
Family Psychology

Background:

Parenting interventions traditionally focus on mothers.
Research indicates fathers' involvement may improve intervention effectiveness.
The Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting (VIPP) is effective for mothers.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the feasibility of the VIPP intervention for fathers.
To evaluate fathers' acceptance and perceived impact of VIPP.
To explore fathers' engagement with a home-based parenting intervention.

Main Methods:

A pilot study involving five fathers from an existing longitudinal study.
The VIPP intervention was delivered in a home-based setting.
Acceptability was assessed via semi-structured questionnaires post-intervention.

Main Results:

All five fathers completed all intervention sessions.
Fathers reported significant improvements in understanding their child's perspective.
Fathers perceived enhanced communication and relationship quality with their infants.

Conclusions:

The VIPP intervention is a feasible approach for fathers.
Home-based delivery and flexible scheduling were key to successful engagement.
Further evaluation with larger, clinical samples is warranted to establish efficacy.