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Effect of the Partners in Play Intervention on Parents' Autonomy-Supportive Guiding Behaviour and Children's

Natalie Day1, Fred Paas1,2, Lisa Kervin1

  • 1Early Start, University of Wollongong, Wollongong 2522, Australia.

Brain Sciences
|September 28, 2024
PubMed

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Parents can effectively support early self-regulation (SR) through the Partners in Play (PiP) program. This study shows PiP significantly increases parental autonomy support, offering a promising parent-centered approach for child development.

Area of Science:

  • Child Development
  • Parenting Interventions
  • Self-Regulation

Background:

  • Early self-regulation (SR) is crucial for development.
  • Parents significantly influence early childhood development.
  • Existing interventions often focus on educational/clinical settings, not homes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Evaluate the Partners in Play (PiP) program, a novel home-based approach for parents to support child SR.
  • Assess the impact of PiP on parental autonomy support and child SR.

Main Methods:

  • A randomized controlled trial with 21 parent-child dyads.
  • Intervention group received 8 weeks of online and in-person play sessions.
  • Control group received an active intervention.

Main Results:

  • Parents in the PiP group showed a significant increase in autonomy support.
  • A moderate, non-significant effect was observed for child SR.
  • The program demonstrated promise as a parent-based model for behavior change.

Conclusions:

  • The PiP program is a viable, parent-focused strategy for enhancing support during children's play.
  • This approach has potential benefits for improving child self-regulation.
  • Further research can build on this parent-based model for early intervention.

Keywords:
early childhoodinterventionparentsplaypre-schoolself-regulation

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