Publications by authors named "Tamara Biolo Soares"
Article Synopsis
- Violence is a significant global public health issue, especially in low- and middle-income countries, with parenting programs in high-income nations shown to reduce risks associated with child aggression.
- A study evaluated two low-cost parenting programs (ACT and DBS) in Brazil to see their effects on child aggression and parenting outcomes, involving 369 children and using various assessment methods.
- Results showed that while ACT slightly decreased harsh parenting, it had no significant impact on child aggression, and DBS enhanced book-sharing practices, but neither program showed improvements in other child development or stress outcomes.
Parent training programmes have significant potential to improve the quality of children's early environments and thereby their development and life-course outcomes. The aim of this study was to identify and explain the extent to which parents engaged in two group-based training programmes, offered to high-risk families enrolled in a randomized controlled trial study called PIÁ in Southern Brazil. The programmes were: (1) ACT: Raising Safe Kids, a 9-week programme aiming to reduce harsh parenting and maltreatment and improve positive parenting practices; (2) Dialogic book-sharing (DBS), an 8-week programme aiming to promote parental sensitivity and improve child cognitive development and social understanding.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Children in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are at high risk for exposure to violence and later violent behaviour. The World Health Organization has declared an urgent need for the evaluation and implementation of low-cost parenting interventions in LMICs to prevent violence. Two areas of significant early risk are harsh parenting and poor child cognitive and socio-emotional development.
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