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{"title":"Parenting programs in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region: A multilevel meta-analysis","authors":"Antje von Suchodoletz ,&nbsp;Christin Camia ,&nbsp;Amina Maliki ,&nbsp;Mariam S. Alwahedi ,&nbsp;Michelle P. Kelly","doi":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Parenting programs worldwide provide families with essential knowledge and skills to foster positive child development. Meta-analyses on the effectiveness of parenting programs for parent and child outcomes predominantly included families from so-called WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Democratic) countries. Expanding upon existing meta-analyses, the current study focused solely on Middle East/North Africa (MENA) countries through a systematic search of the literature for records that evaluated the effectiveness of parenting programs delivered during early childhood (birth to eight years). A total of 395 effect sizes of parent outcomes and 190 effect sizes of child outcomes were obtained from 29 studies. Using multilevel meta-analytic models, the pooled effects suggested that parenting programs had a positive effect on parent (<em>g</em> = 1.01) and child outcomes (<em>g</em> = 1.43). An examination of publication bias suggested that the effects were robust. Moderator analyses showed trends suggesting that the overall effect may be influenced by program, study, and sample characteristics. Greater improvement of parent outcomes was not associated with greater improvement of child outcomes. Together, parenting programs may be promising support services for parents in MENA countries, with the potential of enhancing parenting and promoting psychosocial health and well-being for parents and children. Further implementation research is needed in MENA countries to increase knowledge about mechanisms and processes underlying effective parenting programs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48348,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Research Quarterly","volume":"70 ","pages":"Pages 334-346"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142653299","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Profiles of home language environment in Head Start classrooms: Patterns and associated developmental skills for Spanish-English dual language learners","authors":"Ji-Young Choi ,&nbsp;Ye Shen","doi":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study utilized nationally representative data from Head Start programs (FACES 2014) to identify profiles of classrooms based on their practices and environments relevant to Spanish-English dual language learners (DLLs). We then compared DLLs’ development across the identified classroom profiles over the preschool year. Finally, we explored whether the potential effect of classroom profiles on early development varies by DLL status, distinguishing between Bilinguals and Emergent Bilinguals. Latent profile analysis identified three classroom profiles: (a) High home language support with a Spanish-speaking lead teacher (High HL, Spanish LT; 34.2%), (b) High home language support with a non-Spanish-speaking lead teacher (High HL, non-Spanish LT; 26.9%), and (c) Low home language support (Low HL; 38.9%). DLLs in High HL, Spanish LT classrooms presented higher teacher-reported social skills than those in Low HL classrooms. Moderation analyses revealed that Bilinguals in High HL, Spanish LT classrooms presented higher social skills and fewer behavioral problems than those in High HL, non-Spanish LT classrooms, and higher approaches to learning skills than those in Low HL classrooms, as reported by teachers. Children's language and math achievement over a preschool year did not differ across classroom profiles. These findings highlight the importance of strong home language support in classroom environments for enhancing DLLs' social-emotional skills and learning behaviors, particularly for Bilinguals.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48348,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Research Quarterly","volume":"70 ","pages":"Pages 298-309"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142653296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Child care usage among families with young children staying in homeless shelters","authors":"Annette Pic ,&nbsp;Janette E. Herbers ,&nbsp;Laura E. Wallace ,&nbsp;McKenna M. Halverson ,&nbsp;Sarah C. Vrabic ,&nbsp;J.J. Cutuli","doi":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.11.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.11.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Families living in homeless shelters with young children (birth-36 months) face a variety of complex challenges which make it difficult to locate and maintain child care enrollment. Although the inequitable access to child care for families in shelter has been documented, little is known about the factors that predict child care usage among families experiencing homelessness. This investigation utilized interviews of 150 parents with children ages birth-36 months residing in nine different homeless shelters to identify: how many families used center-based care, how many families relied only on parental care, and what other types of nonparental child care arrangements families utilized. Next, we investigated whether usage of center-based child care was associated with child and family characteristics of race/ethnicity, unemployment, time spent in shelter, reasons for seeking shelter, and parent depression symptoms. Data for this study came from three data collection efforts considering risk and resilience factors among families with infants and toddlers experiencing homelessness. Parents in this study reported using nonparental child care at lower rates than the general population. Employed parents were more likely to use center-based child care, and families who reported their child's race/ethnicity as Black or African American were less likely to report using center-based child care. Findings have implications for policy considerations necessary to support the use of center-based child care among families living in homeless shelters.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48348,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Research Quarterly","volume":"70 ","pages":"Pages 310-319"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142653297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mothers’ Perceptions of the Jewish–Arab Conflict and Social Information Processing Patterns: Relations to Their Children's Stereotypical Perceptions, Social Information Processing Patterns, and Social Adjustment in Preschool","authors":"Yazeed Mohammad Ghanayim,&nbsp;Yair Ziv","doi":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>One of the most intractable conflicts in the world is the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, which has resulted in considerable losses, destructions, and sufferings for both societies. Such national conflicts had been found to relate to children's social perceptions and behaviors.</div><div>Consequently, the current study aims to examine the associations between Israeli Jewish and Arab mothers' and children's stereotypical perceptions of the others ethnic/national group (the outgroup; Brewer, 1999), their social information processing (SIP) patterns (i.e., their perceptions of common social situations), and children's social adaptation in kindergarten.</div><div>One hundred and twenty-one Arab-Muslim and Jewish preschoolers and their mothers from the Northern part of Israel participated in this study. During a home visit, mothers read to their child a book with 16 scenarios presenting Jewish and Arab families and individuals. Some of the scenarios were stereotypical and other were counter stereotypical (e.g., a Jewish family showing a behavior that is considered stereotypical Arab behavior, see Figure 2). Additionally, mothers completed questionnaires about their intergroup perceptions with the others national group (Arabs/ Jewish), and the way they view common daily social situations (their SIP), and sociodemographic characteristics of the family. children's SIP patterns were assessed through interview, and the kindergarten teacher completed questionnaires on children's social skills and problem behaviors.</div><div>A structural equation model (SEM) was constructed with the final empirical solution including two latent variables: the mothers’ Positive SIP, her Positive Ethnic Group perception; and three observed variables: the child stereotypes, and child aggressive response evaluation and decision (RED) and maladjusted social behaviors.</div><div>We found negative associations between the mother's positive perceptions of the outgroup, their positive SIP and children's stereotypes, as well as between mother's positive SIP and their children's negative SIP and maladjusted social behaviors. Additionally, Children's negative SIP was positively associated with their stereotypes, and maladjusted social behaviors. Moreover, a positive marginal association was found between children's stereotypes and their maladjusted social behavior. Although our findings explain only a relatively small portion of variation in children's maladjusted social perceptions and behaviors, they still highlight the role of maternal perceptions and SIP in shaping children's intergroup attitudes and social adjustment in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48348,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Research Quarterly","volume":"70 ","pages":"Pages 287-297"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142572882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Types and contexts of child mobile screen use and associations with early childhood behavior","authors":"Sumudu R. Mallawaarachchi ,&nbsp;Jeromy Anglim ,&nbsp;Sharon Horwood","doi":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With past research largely focusing on overall time spent using screen media (including televisions), little is known about how the type and context of mobile screen use in early childhood is associated with children's behavior. The current study aimed to examine how the proportions of time spent on types of engagement (program viewing vs. interactive app use) and social contexts (solo vs. co-use) of mobile screen use were associated with internalizing and externalizing behavior in early childhood, examined along with stability and change in patterns of use over a one-year period. Parents of young children (n = 536; 52% toddlers aged 1 to &lt;3 and 48% preschoolers aged 3 to &lt;6) completed measures of child mobile screen use (i.e., smartphone and tablet), traditional media use (e.g., television), and internalizing and externalizing behavior. A majority of early childhood mobile screen use was spent on program viewing, while interactive educational app use was the second most common activity. Over a one-year period, children were relatively stable in their type of engagement, and social contexts of use. There were no significant cross-sectional associations of behavior with types of engagement or social contexts of use. Nevertheless, contrary to the hypothesis, a lower proportion of program viewing (i.e., higher proportion of interactive engagement on games or apps) at baseline was associated with greater externalizing behavior at one-year follow-up in toddlers. The stability findings suggest that early childhood may be a crucial time within which persistent screen use patterns and habits are formed. The inconsistent associations of types and social contexts of mobile screen use with behavior show that other factors such as content, associated interactions and purpose of use may need to be considered to better understand how use of mobile technology may be implicated in early childhood psychosocial development.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48348,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Research Quarterly","volume":"70 ","pages":"Pages 274-286"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142552775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Caregivers’ perceptions on caregiver-implemented intervention and coaching","authors":"Gospel Y. Kim ,&nbsp;Kathleen N. Tuck ,&nbsp;Mallory M. Eddy ,&nbsp;Ankita Bhattashali ,&nbsp;Kathryn M. Bigelow","doi":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although caregiver-implemented interventions are effective in promoting the development of young children with delays and/or disabilities, there has been limited understanding of how caregivers perceive caregiver-implemented intervention and coaching practices. This study aimed to explore caregivers’ perceptions of their experiences as intervention agents for their young children with delays and/or disabilities receiving early intervention services. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six caregivers. Qualitative data were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. Using caregivers’ reports, we identified facilitators and barriers to caregiver coaching, caregiver-implemented intervention, and other contextual factors. Findings indicated caregivers had positive perceptions of effective coaching strategies, strong caregiver-provider relationships, and a systematic instructional approach. The need for individualization was captured in both caregiver coaching and intervention practices. We discussed further findings and implications with recommendations for research and practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48348,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Research Quarterly","volume":"70 ","pages":"Pages 264-273"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142538643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mission FEEL! A novel emotion understanding intervention for preschoolers: A proof-of-concept study","authors":"Sarah V. Alfonso ,&nbsp;Lauren A. Ortega ,&nbsp;M. Isabel Fernández","doi":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Emotion understanding is an important competency that children begin to develop during the first years of life and serves as an essential building block for lifelong learning. Emotion understanding is linked to developmental outcomes including academic, cognitive, and social-emotional skills. Not surprisingly, efficacious interventions to promote children's social emotional skills have been developed. Scale-up of these interventions is challenging because they are time and resource intensive. Brief, fully automated interventions are promising alternatives to overcome implementation barriers. <em>Mission FEEL!</em> is a two-session, fully automated intervention grounded in cognitive-behavioral theory aimed at promoting emotion understanding among preschoolers. This proof-of-concept study examined the acceptability and feasibility of <em>Mission FEEL!</em>. We recruited 52 preschool children and their parents/guardians across Florida. Participants completed four virtual study visits: a baseline emotion understanding assessment, two intervention sessions, and a one-month follow-up emotion understanding assessment. We established a priori benchmarks to determine feasibility, acceptability, and clinical meaningfulness. The results indicated that <em>Mission FEEL!</em> is both feasible and acceptable. All outcomes, except two that were in the acceptable range, met the benchmarks for good or excellent. The clinical meaningfulness of the intervention was supported by parental perceptions of the program's influence on emotion-related parent-child interactions, perceived value of the program in children's daily lives, and observed difference in emotion understanding scores between baseline and follow-up. The ease of scale-up, low cost, and potential practical implications also contributed to the clinical meaningfulness. Findings from this proof-of-concept study suggest that <em>Mission FEEL!</em> merits advancing to the next phase of intervention development testing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48348,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Research Quarterly","volume":"70 ","pages":"Pages 254-263"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Participation in the Missouri Parents as Teachers Parent Education Program and third grade math and English language arts proficiency","authors":"Wayne A. Mayfield,&nbsp;Manda Tiwari,&nbsp;Elizabeth M. Knight,&nbsp;Jo Anne S. Ralston,&nbsp;Ryanne DeSpain,&nbsp;Sara Gable","doi":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Missouri Parents as Teachers (PAT) Parent Education Program is a voluntary and universal home visiting program available to all Missouri families who are expecting a child or who have a child ages birth to kindergarten entry. Families participating in the Missouri PAT Parent Education Program receive a variety of family support services, including family personal visits with trained parent educators to develop parent practices and child school readiness. Research indicates that home visiting components of parent education programs support child academic outcomes. However, studies have not extensively examined how variation in participation, including the developmental period of exposure—the child's age upon entry and duration of participation—and number and frequency of home/family visits, is associated with child outcomes. In this study, we used linear probability regression to examine associations between variation in participation in the Missouri PAT Parent Education Program and child third grade proficiency in math and English language arts (ELA) <em>(n</em> = 9777), while controlling for relevant child, parent, family, and school-level factors<em>.</em> We also tested the potential moderating role of family low-income status at enrollment into the program. We found that the number of family personal visits was positively associated with third-grade math and ELA proficiency, whereas no significant findings emerged for developmental period of program exposure. Our findings indicate that increased exposure to the Missouri PAT Parent Education Program was positively associated with third-grade academic achievement for all children, including those from low-income families.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48348,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Research Quarterly","volume":"70 ","pages":"Pages 234-242"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“Tell me what I'm doing wrong”: Criticism of parenting choices and mental health during COVID-19","authors":"Kaitlin P. Ward,&nbsp;Olivia D. Chang,&nbsp;Shawna J. Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>During the COVID-19 pandemic, parents struggled with high levels of economic insecurity and mental health difficulties. Social cognitive theory suggests that receiving criticism from others contributes to psychological distress. This mixed-methods study explored longitudinal associations between receiving criticism about parenting choices and parental anxiety, depression, and financial worries during COVID-19. Survey data were collected at two time points in April 2020 from a national U.S. sample of 359 parents (70 % White, 67 % female, average age 34 years). Quantitative analyses were conducted using logistic and linear regression, and qualitative responses were coded to elucidate topics of criticism. Criticism at T1 was associated with increased parental anxiety, depression, and financial worries at T2 after controlling for these outcomes at T1. Content coding revealed parents were criticized for lenient parenting styles (20.63 %) or for being too strict with COVID-19 precautions (18.13 %). Being criticized about parenting choices may exacerbate mental health problems. Parents may benefit from receiving positive feedback about their parenting methods, either through social media or from family members.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48348,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Research Quarterly","volume":"70 ","pages":"Pages 243-253"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Payment rates and the stability of subsidized child care: Evidence from Minnesota's child care assistance program","authors":"Jonathan Borowsky,&nbsp;Elizabeth E. Davis","doi":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.10.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Participation instability has been recognized as a major challenge in state child care subsidy programs and may undermine the benefits of these programs to the children and families they are intended to support. Payment rates – the maximum amounts that state subsidy programs will pay for child care in a given period – directly determine which providers are affordable to subsidized consumers and what schedules of care they can afford. Payment rates also affect the resources available to providers and their incentive to accept subsidies. This study examines the effect of payment rate increases on the stability of participation in child care subsidies and the stability of subsidized care arrangements. We study the impact of a major update to payment rates for the Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program, using monthly child- and provider-level administrative data and a quasi-experimental design. We implement a regression discontinuity design built on the state's method of setting county rates. We find strong evidence that higher subsidy payment rates lead to more stable subsidy participation and care arrangements. Thus, state-determined payment rates are a critical policy lever that affects access to care.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48348,"journal":{"name":"Early Childhood Research Quarterly","volume":"70 ","pages":"Pages 222-233"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142528243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}