Crianza positiva: combining group workshops and e-messages to strengthen parenting competences

Balsa, Ana Inés; Gómez, Esteban; González, María del Luján; Bloomfield, Juanita; Cid, Alejandro; Valdés, Rosario

dc.rights.license	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional	*
dc.contributor.author	Balsa, Ana Inés
dc.contributor.author	Gómez, Esteban
dc.contributor.author	González, María del Luján
dc.contributor.author	Bloomfield, Juanita
dc.contributor.author	Cid, Alejandro
dc.contributor.author	Valdés, Rosario
dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-27T16:02:28Z
dc.date.available	2023-09-27T16:02:28Z
dc.date.issued	2023	es
dc.identifier.issn	1053-1890	es
dc.identifier.issn	1573-3319	es
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12806/1419
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	es
dc.language	eng	es
dc.publisher	Springer	es
dc.relation.ispartof	Child Youth Care Forum	es
dc.rights	Embargado	es
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	*
dc.subject	Crianza Positiva	es
dc.title	Crianza positiva: combining group workshops and e-messages to strengthen parenting competences	es
dc.type	Artículo	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	Balsa, Ana Inés. Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	Gómez, Esteban. Fundación América por la Infancia	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	González, María del Luján. Universidad Católica del Uruguay	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	Bloomfield, Juanita. Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	Cid, Alejandro. Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay	es
dc.contributor.filiacion	Valdés, Rosario. Asociación Civil Fe y Alegría	es
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-023-09768-3	es
dc.type.version	Aceptada	es
dc.description.abstractenglish	Background: Despite evidence on their short-term effectiveness, the long-term effects of group-based parenting interventions are unclear, programs are hard to scale up, and effects on parents of infants and toddlers are mixed. Objective: We evaluate the impact of a parenting intervention, Crianza Positiva, that combines 8 group sessions with a 6-month e-messaging component. The program targets parents of infants and toddlers, is designed to be scalable by using low-cost delivery formats and a structured framework, and relies on a “top up” module to sustain the effects. Methods: We analyze video-recordings of a free play activity to rate the quality of child-caregiver interaction. We compare outcomes across three arms: a) workshop + messages, b) workshop only, and c) a weekly unstructured playgroup. Because assignment to treatment is not random, we use inverse probability weighting to address initial unbalances and differential attrition. Our sample includes 442 disadvantaged families with infants/toddlers enrolled in early childhood centers in Uruguay. Results: Results show significant and sustained benefits of the program on child-caregiver interaction quality, with medium effect sizes in the affective (d = 0.44) and teaching dimensions (d = 0.59). Conclusions: The data suggest that group parenting interventions may help improve the childrearing environment among parents of children aged 0-2. Due to its protocolized design and the low cost of integrating it into early-childhood centers, the program has a potential for widespread implementation. Still, definitive conclusions are precluded by the evaluation design. Future randomized designs are needed.	es
dc.subject.keyword	Parenting interventions	es
dc.subject.keyword	Positive parenting	es
dc.subject.keyword	Impact evaluation	es
dc.subject.keyword	E-messages	es