Book-Sharing for Parenting and Child Development in South Africa: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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| Title: | Book-Sharing for Parenting and Child Development in South Africa: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Dowdall, Nicholas (ORCID |
| Source: | Child Development. Nov-Dec 2021 92(6):2252-2267. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Reading Aloud to Others, Books, Parenting Skills, Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Cognitive Development, Social Development, Emotional Development, Infants, Toddlers, Parents, Child Caregivers, Low Income Groups, Child Language, Attention, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | South Africa |
| DOI: | 10.1111/cdev.13619 |
| ISSN: | 0009-3920 |
| Abstract: | This study evaluated the impact of a parenting intervention on children's cognitive and socioemotional development in a group of caregivers and their 21-to-28-month-old children in a low-income South African township. A randomized controlled trial compared an experimental group (n = 70) receiving training in dialogic book-sharing (8 weekly group sessions) with a wait-list control group (n = 70). They were assessed before the intervention, immediately following it, and at a six month follow-up. The intervention had positive effects on child language and attention, but not behavior problems, prosocial behavior, or theory of mind. Intervention caregivers were less verbally and psychologically harsh, showed more sensitivity and reciprocity and more complex cognitive talk. This program benefitted parenting and child development and holds promise for low-income contexts. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Notes: | www.mikhulutrust.org |
| Entry Date: | 2021 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1319825 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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