Effectiveness of positive parenting program training on interaction of mother with slow paced child

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Graduate Student, Clinical Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad Branch, Najafabad, Iran

2 Master of General Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Varamin Unit - Pishva, Iran

3 Student of General Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Varamin-Pishva Unit, Iran

Abstract

Aim. The aim of this study was to investigate of the effectiveness of positive parenting program training on interaction of mother with slow paced child in Tehran. Study procedure was semi-experimental with pretest-posttest design and control group. Method. 40 mothers of students with slow paced children who were selected using simple random sampling method from exceptional schools of Tehran participated in the study. Participants were divided into two groups (experiment and control group), each of which was consisted of 20 individuals. Experiment group received positive parenting program training in 10 sessions each lasting for 60 minutes, while control group did not. The tool used in present research was Parent-Child Relationship Scale (1994). Findings. The data analyses by MANCOVA showed that experiment and control groups had significant difference at least in one of the subscales of Parent-Child Relationship Scale. The final results of MANCOVA showed that positive parenting program had significant and positive effect on interaction of mother and slow paced child (P<0/001).Since parenting skills training can lead to enhancement of interaction of mother and slow paced child, applying positive parenting program training has been associated with useful and effective outcomes in the field of interaction of the mother with slow paced child.

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  • Receive Date: 26 July 2019
  • Accept Date: 26 July 2019

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