Parent Education for Parents with Cognitive Limitations

描述(由申请人提供)：养育子女可能是成年人承担的最困难的工作之一，新的地位、新的关系和新的责任即使在最有序的家庭中也会带来一定程度的压力。为人父母的角色也是为其提供的培训和准备最少的角色；过多的书籍和可从网上获得的关于父母养育各个方面的资源证明了对信息的需求。然而，当父母有认知限制时，他们无法使用没有考虑到他们的学习需求的信息。这个项目的目标是为有认知障碍的父母开发基于视频和练习册的育儿教育材料，这些父母的孩子只有2到5岁。有认知障碍的父母将学习建立家庭常规、设定限制、处理愤怒和使用有效词语的管教技能。对于第一阶段，将编写关于建立常规程序的视频和练习册材料，并将对15个家庭进行可行性评估。在第二阶段，将通过对50个家庭的延迟治疗对照组研究来评估全套视频和练习册材料在教授育儿技能和行为方面的有效性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Parenting is probably one of the hardest jobs an adult will undertake, with a new status, new relationships, and new responsibilities causing a measure of stress in even the most well-ordered families. Parenthood is also the role for which the least amount of training and preparation is provided; the plethora of books and web accessible resources on all facets of parenting attests to the need for information. When parents have cognitive limitations, however, they are unable to use information that does not take into account their learning needs. The goal of this project is to develop video and workbook-based parenting education materials for parents with cognitive limitations who have children 2 to 5 years of age. Parents with cognitive limitations will learn discipline skills of establishing home routines, setting limits, dealing with anger, and using words that work. For Phase I, the video and workbook materials on establishing routines will be developed and a feasibility evaluation will be conducted with 15 families. For Phase II, the effectiveness of the complete set of video and workbook materials in teaching parenting skills and behaviors will be assessed through a delayed treatment control group study of 50 families.