Supporting Head Start Parents: Impact of a Text Message Intervention on Parent-Child Activity Engagement

Autor/inn/en	Hurwitz, Lisa B.; Lauricella, Alexis R.; Hanson, Ann; Raden, Anthony; Wartella, Ellen
Titel	Supporting Head Start Parents: Impact of a Text Message Intervention on Parent-Child Activity Engagement
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 185 (2015) 9, S.1373-1389 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2014.996217
Schlagwörter	Early Intervention; Disadvantaged Youth; Child Development; Learning Activities; Questionnaires; Gender Differences; Parent Attitudes; Parenting Skills; Parent Education; Technology Uses in Education; Handheld Devices; Telecommunications; Program Effectiveness; Statistical Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Kindesentwicklung; Lernaktivität; Fragebogen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Elternverhalten; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Telekommunikationstechnik; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Head Start emphasises parent engagement as a critical strategy in promoting children's long-term learning. Parents can support children's positive development by engaging them in stimulating activities. The following study assessed whether a service that delivered parenting tips via text message could prompt parents of children enrolled in Head Start programmes to engage in more learning activities with their children. Two hundred and fifty-six parents participated in the study with approximately half receiving text messages for six weeks. All participants completed a questionnaire about the types of learning activities in which they engaged their children. Parents who received the service engaged in more learning activities; this was particularly true of fathers and parents of boys. Parents reported high rates of satisfaction with service. These results suggest that text-based interventions as a supplement to other forms of family engagement may successfully communicate parenting information and support parental engagement with young children. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01