Parents who abuse drugs and alcohol are at increased risk of child maltreatment, including the neglect of their children’s health. The present research investigates the effectiveness of the SafeCare® Health module in training mothers with a history of substance abuse living in a residential treatment facility to correctly identify and treat their children’s illnesses. Three mothers of children ages 5-years-old and younger participated in the study. Using a multiple-baseline, single-case experimental design, the research team examined the participants’ ability to select the most appropriate course of action for addressing their children’s illnesses. Results indicate that parents’ skills increased steadily during the intervention, with two of the three participating parents demonstrating mastery of the skills presented. The results suggest that this intervention has great potential to be feasible and effective with this population in this setting. Future research should further investigate the relevance of this intervention with vulnerable populations living in a residential setting to examine whether the changes in targeted parenting skills result in changes in behavior that impact child maltreatment incidence reductions.

This thesis explores Parental involvement in children's education in selected / Thesis (M.Ed.) - University of KwaZulu-Natal, 2006.

Empirical research on parents’ decision making process and parents’ actual criteria when considering preschool is critical when considering its relationship to early educational experiences and subsequent outcomes for children. Research has consistently demonstrated that the type and quality of preschool program children attend has implications for future academic success. A review of past research suggests parents often have difficulty assessing quality and include a wide range of considerations that include both practical and educational features of care. The current study utilized a transactional ecological framework to examine parent considerations and related family, child and cultural factors. A series of focus groups and interviews were conducted with parents to identify parent considerations and inform creation of a survey measure designed to assess these considerations. Surveys were then completed by 203 parents from varying socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds who had a child that qualified for state-funded preschool the following year. Parents were recruited from 20 centers including Head Start programs, private-for profit programs, religiously affiliated programs and one YMCA center. Exploratory factor analysis identified two highly correlated categories of considerations: 1) characteristics that designate several types of quality indicators and 2) characteristics that designate a program’s practical features. A series of hierarchical regressions indicated a combination of cultural, family and child factors are important when assessing parents’ considerations for pre-kindergarten. In particular, socioeconomic status, parents’ beliefs about childrearing and involvement and children’s prosocial skills and family structure were uniquely related to parental endorsement of quality and practical considerations. These findings have important implications for policymakers and practitioners.

Title page, table of contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University of Adelaide Library. / The principal hypothesis governing the research was that variations in parenting goals would give rise to how parents responsed to their children, both cognitively and behaviourally (e.g., in terms of parenting behaviour, attributions for behaviour and emotional responses). These factors would then influence the nature of family functioning and ultimately young people’s level of psychosocial functioning. A series of three studies was therefore conducted to explore the influence that mothers’ beliefs and values, operationalised in terms of parenting goals, have on family functioning and adolescent wellbeing as mediated or moderated by how parents interacted with their adolescents and interpreted their behaviour. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1277060 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Psychology, 2007

Title page, table of contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University of Adelaide Library. / The principal hypothesis governing the research was that variations in parenting goals would give rise to how parents responsed to their children, both cognitively and behaviourally (e.g., in terms of parenting behaviour, attributions for behaviour and emotional responses). These factors would then influence the nature of family functioning and ultimately young people’s level of psychosocial functioning. A series of three studies was therefore conducted to explore the influence that mothers’ beliefs and values, operationalised in terms of parenting goals, have on family functioning and adolescent wellbeing as mediated or moderated by how parents interacted with their adolescents and interpreted their behaviour. / http://proxy.library.adelaide.edu.au/login?url= http://library.adelaide.edu.au/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=1277060 / Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Psychology, 2007

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Texas, May, 2007. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis(M.S.)--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographic references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Texas, May, 2008. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri--Columbia, 1999. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 81-84). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.