Positive Parenting Program to Promote Child Development Among Children 1 to 3 Years Old: A Quasi-Experimental Research

Introduction: Child development receives lack of concern and the role of parents in promoting child development is not frequently mentioned in Vietnam. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of Positive Parenting Program to Promote Child Development on maternal knowledge and practice and deve...

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Published in:Journal of primary care & community health 2022, Vol.13, p.21501319221089763-21501319221089763
Main Authors: Viet, Truong Hoang, Nanthamongkolchai, Sutham, Munsawaengsub, Chokchai, Pitikultang, Supachai
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child development
Children & youth
Delayed
Mothers
Original Research
Parents & parenting
Quasi-experimental methods
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Summary:Introduction: Child development receives lack of concern and the role of parents in promoting child development is not frequently mentioned in Vietnam. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of Positive Parenting Program to Promote Child Development on maternal knowledge and practice and development of children aged 1 to 3 years. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study conducted in Nha Trang city, Vietnam. There are a total of 60 mothers whose children were identified as suspected developmental delayed participated in the study. There were 30 mothers who attended the program as experimental group and 30 mothers who joined the study as comparison group. Ages and Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition (ASQ-3) were applied to assess the child development. Descriptive analysis and paired and independent-samples t-test were applied to examine the research objectives. Results: The findings suggested that after the program implementation, the maternal knowledge of child development and child development of the experimental group were significantly higher than pre-program and the improvements of these variables were better than the comparison group (P 
ISSN:2150-1319
2150-1327
DOI:10.1177/21501319221089763