Reaching Unconnected Caregivers: Using a Text-Message Education Program to Better Understand How to Support Informal Caregivers Roles in Child Development

Autor/inn/en	Widen, Sherri C.; Orozco, Marlene; Horng, Eileen Lai; Loeb, Susanna
Titel	Reaching Unconnected Caregivers: Using a Text-Message Education Program to Better Understand How to Support Informal Caregivers Roles in Child Development
Quelle	In: Journal of Early Childhood Research, 18 (2020) 1, S.29-43 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Widen, Sherri C.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1476-718X
DOI	10.1177/1476718X19888725
Schlagwörter	Caregiver Role; Caregiver Child Relationship; Child Development; Family Role; Social Development; Academic Ability; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Access to Information; Young Children; Information Dissemination; Spanish Speaking; Immigrants; California (San Jose) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindesentwicklung; Soziale Entwicklung; Telekommunikationstechnik; Frühe Kindheit; Informationsverbreitung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten
Abstract	Informal caregivers (family, friends, and neighbors) spend many hours each week with the children in their care and can have a significant impact on the children's social-emotional and academic development. Unfortunately, many informal caregivers lack the knowledge of how to do so. We conducted a qualitative 2-year study to investigate informal caregivers' motivations, assets, and needs. The caregivers received text messages to help them support child development. In Year 1, we used interviews to better understand the needs of informal caregivers and potential opportunities to scaffold their interactions with the children. In Year 2, we expanded the program and invited informal caregivers to complete a survey to extend what we learned in Year 1. Both kin and non-kin informal caregivers are highly motivated to support children's social and academic development and have adequate material resources to provide enriching educational environments for the children. However, we find that informal caregivers often lack information on useful practices to support child development. The text messages helped informal caregivers to overcome both informational and behavioral barriers to caregiving and supporting child development. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01