There is strong evidence that children of mothers with insecure attachment styles have poor
outcome trajectories. Maternal sensitivity may be the behaviour which links mother and child …

Background Public health nurses use parent education programmes to support individuals'
transition to parenthood. A wide array of these programmes exists; however, the approach …

OBJECTIVE: Maternal maltreatment history and current parenting stress are associated with
parenting difficulties. However, researchers have not investigated the mechanism by which …

The available literature on parent education is growing rapidly. With numerous sources
indicating that quality parenting is one of the best predictors of one's developmental …

Background Quality of parent–child interaction in early childhood functions as a critical
indicator of nurturing care and is strongly associated with short‐term and long‐term …

Supported playgroups are community-based services that provide low intensity family
support, through regular group sessions for parents and their young children. Led by a …

Background The first 2 years of a child's life have been found to be crucial to healthy growth
and development. Parent support groups can help parents to promote health-related …

This paper reports a randomized controlled trial in which the effects of parental involvement
in supported playgroup on parenting stress and toddler social-communicative behavior were …

Demographic trends indicate there is no longer 1 “dominant family” in the 21st century (Pew
Research Center, 2015). Rather, the contemporary family constellation is hugely diverse …

Aim This study aimed to determine the effect of an attachment‐based intervention program
(ABIP) on attachment, prenatal expectation and stress levels in pregnant women. Methods …