Promoting Healthy Families: A Canadian Evaluation
Child Behavior Problem, Parenting
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Child Behavior Problem
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Caregivers of children are eligible for inclusion if:
- Custodial caregiver of child is aged 2 to 6 years at time of screening.
- Families with sufficient knowledge of English needed for assessment measures.
- Caregivers capable of giving informed, written consent.
Definition of 'at-risk' as measured by one of the following criteria as outlined below:
- Elevated child emotional behavioural problems as indexed by above- population mean total scores on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ); OR
- One of the following family or contextual risk factor
- Parental challenge - parental mental health problems, as indexed by score on K6 distress scale ≥ 13; adolescent parent status (less than 20 years of age); single parent status; OR Sociodemographic risk factor - parent with less than grade 12 education; parent on social assistance;
- Expressed difficulties with parenting: Do you often feel like your child is difficult to take care of?
Exclusion Criteria:
• Children with suspected severe to profound developmental delay.
Sites / Locations
- McMaster UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Experimental
Experimental
No Intervention
Triple P (Positive Parenting Program)
Circle of Security Parenting
Treatment As Usual
Triple P - level 4 group: All 600 participants will undergo screening and a baseline assessment before randomization. Once randomized, the Triple P group (n=200) will be provided with 8-week group/individual sessions.
Circle of Security - Parenting (COS-P): Once randomized to the COSP group (n=200), caregivers will be provided with an 8-week group session.
Treatment as usual: Caregivers randomized to this arm (n=200) will receive either a different program, or brief services depending on the organization.