The "Let's Talk about Children" intervention in a Finnish school context: fidelity, parents' experiences, and perceived benefits

The Let's Talk about Children intervention is a tool for parents and professionals to work together to promote children's positive development, resilience, and psychosocial well-being in social and healthcare services, at school, and in day care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the f...

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Published in:Frontiers in psychology 2023-06, Vol.14, p.1183704-1183704
Main Authors: Allemand, Lotta, Niemelä, Mika, Merikukka, Marko, Salmela-Aro, Katariina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
children’s well-being, resilience
fidelity
Let’s Talk about Children
mental health promotion
parent–teacher collaboration
Psychology
school intervention
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Summary:The Let's Talk about Children intervention is a tool for parents and professionals to work together to promote children's positive development, resilience, and psychosocial well-being in social and healthcare services, at school, and in day care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the fidelity, parents' experiences, and perceived benefits of using the Let's Talk about Children intervention in a school context. Participants (  = 65 first-grader parents) completed an online questionnaire after the intervention. The results show that the intervention was delivered as designed and conducted with high fidelity. Parents' experiences of the Let's Talk about Children discussions were positive, parents felt that the atmosphere was good during the discussion, and the participants reported benefits from the intervention. ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT05038280.
ISSN:1664-1078
1664-1078
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1183704