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A pilot evaluation of the Building Early Emotional Skills (BEES) curriculum in face‐to‐face and online formats

The Building Early Emotional Skills (BEES) parenting program is designed to promote parent–child relationships and more optimal social‐emotional development by addressing four sequentially built skills in parenting infants/toddlers: (1) building parental awareness of emotions in self and child; (2)...

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Published in:Journal of community psychology 2021-07, Vol.49 (5), p.1505-1521
Main Authors: Brophy‐Herb, Holly E., Moyses, Kendra, Shrier, Carrie, Rymanowicz, Kylie, Pilkenton, Alan, Dalimonte‐Merckling, Danielle, Hetherington, Chelsea, Mitchell, Koi
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Language:English
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Summary:The Building Early Emotional Skills (BEES) parenting program is designed to promote parent–child relationships and more optimal social‐emotional development by addressing four sequentially built skills in parenting infants/toddlers: (1) building parental awareness of emotions in self and child; (2) listening and interacting sensitively; (3) identifying and labeling emotions; and (4) intentionally supporting early self‐regulation skills. BEES used an 8‐session format delivered in online or face‐to‐face platforms (N = 264 female caregivers; n = 214 online, n = 50 face‐to‐face). Linear mixed modeling for pre‐to‐post changes showed significant increases in knowledge, emotion coaching beliefs, acceptance of negative emotions, and self‐reported emotionally supportive responses to emotions; and, significant decreases in rejection of emotions, emotionally unsupportive responses, and parenting distress. Results suggested no differences in rate of change by program delivery type. Caregivers with more depressive symptoms showed greater improvement in their parenting distress. The BEES program may be a tool to support early positive parenting.
ISSN:0090-4392
1520-6629
DOI:10.1002/jcop.22478