Measuring change in parenting programs

This parenting program is for parents of children aged 3 to 9 years, and it provides evidence-based strategies to manage challenging child-behaviour, promote positive parent-child interactions, and support parental teamwork. All families participating in this study will participate in an 8-10 session parenting program, provided individually by a psychologist via telehealth. Families can participate from anywhere in NSW.

All families participating in this study will complete measures about their child and family before and after the program, and again after three months. In addition, families will be randomly allocated to complete additional weekly measures before and after sessions, or not to complete these weekly measures.

This research will help us find out how often to measure progress and change in parenting programs, so we can better support parents through the program.

You may be eligible to participate in this study if you:

• You are the parent/caregiver of a child aged between 3 years and 9 years,
• You are looking for assistance managing your child’s challenging behaviours,
• You are fluent in English or comfortable completing questionnaires and a parenting program in English,
• You have reliable access to internet (via a mobile device, tablet, laptop, or computer),
• You live in NSW and are able to attend weekly parenting program sessions via telehealth for 8-10 weeks.

If you are interested in assisting with this important and exciting area of research, please contact the study facilitator: scbrc@sydney.edu.au

Ethics approval number: 2023/349