b3) Parents model healthy NOTE: Because this indicator is about modelling the strategies (i.e., observable behaviour), it would be best to have attachment behaviours direct staff observation as the method. Observe parent behaviours BEFORE and AFTER they start the program. This during the program (e.g., question would not work well as a retrospective (AFTER) for staff observation. Though it is possible to have parents respecting child(ren)’s reflect on their individual changes from BEFORE to AFTER the program, it would be very difficult for staff to keep track choices of play activities, as of many parents’ progress and accurately do retrospective reporting. age/stage-appropriate; allowing child(ren) solitude, observation checklist): use same items as in b2.1/b2.2 above. Questions are from the same scale used above – encouraging child(ren)’s (from Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Program). They are, however, altered grammatically for 3rd person observation, but interactions with same-age content is unchanged. We have alternated her/him and him/her for gender inclusiveness. peers) (b3.1) The following questions are about things that parents and children do together. Think back over your observations of this parent with their child over the past couple of weeks. For each of the following statements, check how frequently you have seen each of the following types of interactions between this parent and her/his child. If this parent has more than one child, answer the question thinking about this parent’s oldest child who is under 6 years of age.
b3) Parents model healthy attachment behaviours during the program (e.g., respecting child(ren)’s choices of play activities, as age/stage-appropriate; allowing child(ren) solitude, encouraging child(ren)’s interactions with same-age peers) NOTE: Because this indicator is about modelling the strategies (i.e., observable behaviour), it would be best to have direct staff observation as the method. Observe parent behaviours BEFORE and AFTER they start the program. This question would not work well as a retrospective (AFTER) for staff observation. Though it is possible to have parents reflect on their individual changes from BEFORE to AFTER the program, it would be very difficult for staff to keep track of many parents’ progress and accurately do retrospective reporting. observation checklist): – use same items as in b2.1/b2.2 above. Questions are from the same scale used above (from Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Program). They are, however, altered grammatically for 3rd person observation, but content is unchanged. We have alternated her/him and him/her for gender inclusiveness. (b3.1) The following questions are about things that parents and children do together. Think back over your observations of this parent with their child over the past couple of weeks. For each of the following statements, check how frequently you have seen each of the following types of interactions between this parent and her/his child. If this parent has more than one child, answer the question thinking about this parent’s oldest child who is under 6 years of age.
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