CenteringParenting Clinical Intervention on Kindergarten Readiness in Early Childhood

Launched by BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER · Aug 18, 2018

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ClinConnect Summary

The CenteringParenting Clinical Intervention trial is studying how a group-based parenting program can help young children get ready for school. Researchers believe that early experiences, especially for low-income families, can greatly affect a child's development and future success. This trial aims to see if the CenteringParenting program can improve language skills and other important developmental milestones in children aged 0 to 3 months. It will also look at how this program affects parenting stress and behaviors that support a child's growth.

To participate in this study, parents must be female, at least 18 years old, and fluent in English or Spanish. They should have a child aged 0 to 3 months and attend one of the study's clinical sites, which are places that provide care to families with public insurance or those who are uninsured. Participants can expect to join group sessions focused on parenting, which can help them feel more supported and learn new ways to help their child develop. This trial is currently recruiting participants, and it's an opportunity for families to be part of an important study that could lead to better support for young children in the future.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • For participating practice sites
• • Practice provides care to patients who are covered by public insurance and/or uninsured (no minimum threshold: all insurance types eligible)
• • Practices have at least 3,000 primary care visits per year
• • For parent-child dyad
• • Index child age must be 0-3 months
• • Parent must be female
• • Parent must be 18 years of age and older
• • Parent and child must attend one of the 10 study clinical sites
• • Parental consent
• • Parent must be fluent in English or Spanish
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • For participating practice sites
• • Does not accept public insurance
• • For parent-child dyad
• • Child born prior to 34 weeks gestation
• • Child with chronic conditions known to affect neurodevelopment
• • Child with a positive screen on the Children with Special Healthcare Needs screener