| Title: |
An early parenting intervention focused on enriched parent–child interactions improves effortful control in the early years of school |
| Authors: |
Bennett, C; Westrupp, E M; Bennetts, S K; Love, J; Hackworth, N J; Berthelsen, D; Nicholson, J M |
| Contributors: |
National Health and Medical Research Council; Department of Education and Training, State Government of Victoria |
| Source: |
Child Development ; volume 96, issue 1, page 355-374 ; ISSN 0009-3920 1467-8624 |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2025 |
| Description: |
This study examined long-term mediating effects of the smalltalk parenting intervention on children's effortful control at school age (7.5 years; 2016–2018). In 2010–2012, parents (96% female) of toddlers (N = 1201; aged 12–36 months; 52% female) were randomly assigned to either: standard playgroup, smalltalk playgroup (group-only), or smalltalk playgroup with additional home coaching (smalltalk plus). Multi-informant data indicated that smalltalk plus had unique indirect effects on children's effortful control, through parents' capacity to ‘maintain and extend’ children's focus during joint interactions. Possible mediating pathways via parent verbal responsivity, home learning activities, and descriptive language use were not supported. When parents received a structured playgroup program with additional home coaching, sustainable benefits were evident in children's self-regulation, assessed in the early school years. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1111/cdev.14166 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14166; https://academic.oup.com/chidev/article-pdf/96/1/355/64282661/cdev14166.pdf |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.5C720025 |
| Database: |
BASE |