... involvement. Corresponding author Owen Cogan owen.cogan@enabletrust.org.uk 02 02 2026 11 05 2026 07 07 2026 © 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited 2026 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Parenting School exclusion Social care ACT DNA-V SEMH...

...Anagha Pullangotte; Ganesh Mangadu Paramasivam Purpose Theory of mind (ToM) is essential in understanding and predicting human behaviour. Parenting plays a significant role in the overall cognitive development of children. This study aims to understand the development of ToM among children in need...

...Siobhan O’Connor; Sinead McGilloway; Grainne Hickey; Melanie Barwick Purpose This paper aims to outline a knowledge translation (KT) case study undertaken as part of a multi-component research programme aimed at evaluating new parenting supports in the earliest years. The study aimed to: explore...

...Silje Louise Dahl; Ellen Madssen Andenes; Johanne Yttri Dahl Purpose This study aims at a better understanding of parents’ identity work when their parenting skills are questioned, in an organizational setting. The parents in this study were assessed as at risk of unsatisfactory parental...

...Melina Czymoniewicz-Klippel; Ryan Chesnut; Jennifer DiNallo; Daniel Perkins Purpose Employing brief, low-intensity, face-to-face parenting programs can result in improvements in parenting and child behavior; however, their usefulness is often limited by low participation rates. Online technologies...

...Warunsicha Supprasert; David Hughes; Piyatida Khajornchaikul Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine Family Development Centre (FDC) staff’s[1] perspectives on their roles and capacity to promote early childhood language learning through good parenting. Design/methodology/approach...

... vulnerable families. Originality/value – This new complex intervention lacks evidence. This paper documents feasibility, the first step in a thorough evaluation process. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Parenting Nurses Pregnancy Early infancy Group support Parent-child...

...Selina Chung; Cynthia Leung; Matthew Sanders Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of two intervention formats of the Positive Parenting Programme (Triple P) – Level 4 Group Triple P (TP) and brief parent discussion group (DI) with the waitlist control...

...Dr Carmen Orte and Dr Joan Amer; Metin Özdemir Purpose – Parenting programmes are seen as feasible and cost-effective in preventing early behavioural problems in children and adolescents. A number of studies have concluded that such programmes are effective in reducing child problem behaviours...

...Catrin Eames; Rebecca Crane; Eluned Gold; Sophie Pratt Purpose – Behavioural parent training (PT) interventions partially mediate risk factors for the development of child behavioural problems. Mindfulness skills could have benefit in alleviating the impact of these risk factors for parents who...

...Kya Fawley-King; Emily Trask; Nancy E. Calderón; Gregory A. Aarons; Ann F. Garland Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the implementation and adaptation of group Triple P, an evidence-based parenting intervention developed in Australia, for a Latina population living in the USA...

...Nicole Gridley; Judy Hutchings; Helen Baker-Henningham Purpose – Socio-economic disadvantage is linked to poor parenting skills and subsequently poorer child development. The most deprived geographical areas in Wales have been targeted under the Welsh Government Flying Start scheme to receive...

... these problem behaviours are faced with many programming options. The purpose of this review is to discuss two criteria for selecting relevant parenting programmes, and provide five examples of such programmes. Design/methodology/approach – The first criterion for programme selection is theory based. Well...

... of participating families. Design/methodology/approach Methods comprised interviews with programme coordinating team members, a focus group with programme facilitators, focus groups with parents and young people, observation of programme sessions and coordinator visits to families, and analysis of programme...

.... This is something the economists could surely help with. They could provide probabilities for whether costly trials for cheap interventions are or are not likely to save money. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Randomised controlled trials Preventive services Children (age groups) Parenting...

...Roy Parker Much is heard about children and families but less about the policy implications of the parenting task in today's society. I argue that the demands placed upon parents have increased but that this has yet to be reflected in broader‐based policies. Parents, problems and policy* Roy Parker...

...Matthew Sanders; Justine Prior; Alan Ralph This study examined the impact of a brief seminar series on positive parenting (Selected Triple P) on behavioural and emotional problems in pre‐adolescent children and on inter‐parental conflict, parenting style, relationship quality, parental adjustment...

... has moved in opposite directions. In the UK, financial support has shifted away from couple strengthening to parenting programmes, while in the US financial support has shifted substantially toward couple‐focused interventions. This review article summarises studies relevant to these policy choices...

...Janet Walker The ever‐increasing diversity in family forms has provoked concerns in the UK about the instability of family life in the 21st century and promoted a plethora of policy initiatives aimed at strengthening families and supporting parents. This article explores the changes...