[Development of the Family Empowerment Scale for Parents with Toddlers].

Objectives　This study aimed to develop the Family Empowerment Scale for Parents with Toddlers (FES-P) and to examine its validity and reliability.Methods　A draft version of the scale was prepared based on a literature review and interviews with experts. Next, we conducted a web-based structured questionnaire survey of 800 parents (400 men and 400 women) with children aged 1 to 3 years, across Japan, and then verified the validity and reliability of the FES-P.