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The problem
Intervention: Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting (PDEP) program that teaches parents about child development and strengthens their problem-solving skills
Who it was tested with: 377 parents (329 mothers, 47 fathers) of children from infancy to adolescence in Australia, Japan, and the Philippines.
Experience from people who deliver programmes: stories, case studies and lessons learned. Valuable for understanding how and why, and for spotting what to test next, but not a measure of effect.
"A sample of 377 parents in the Asia-Pacific region completed the program" and results show that "parents' approval of punishment in general, and physical punishment specifically, declined." The study measured parents before and after the intervention but had no comparison group to establish causation or isolate the program's effect.
The study lacks a comparison or control group. It measures changes in attitudes and beliefs but not actual parenting practices or child outcomes. No information on follow-up duration or sustainability of changes.
Across countries and designs
4 studies · 5 countries
