Evaluation of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) as a community-wide parenting programme

Evaluation of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) as a community-wide parenting programme

BACKGROUND Many parenting programmes lack proper evaluation, especially under community-wide implementation. OBJECTIVE Examining the effectiveness of the eight-week International Child Development Programme (ICDP), implemented as a general programme. METHODOLOGY Non-clinical caregivers attending ICDP (N = 141) and a non-attending community comparison group (N = 79) completed questionnaires ...

The long-term effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) implemented as a community-wide parenting programme

Short-term effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) for parents in the general population has been studied. The aim of this paper was to investigate the longer term impact of the ICDP programme on parents looking for sustained changes 6-12 months after the programme. For this, a non-clinical caregiver group attending the ICDP programme (N = 79) and a non-attending c...

Parenting Programme for Child Development

Correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed to: Dr. Patrice L. Engle Department of Psychology Cal Poly State University San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 USA Email: [email protected] Over 200 million young children in the developing world do not achieve their potential for cognitive and social-emotional development due to the combined risks of poor health, poor nutrition, and absence of su...

An evaluation of the AdOpt parenting programme

Improving Maternal and Child Healthcare Programme Using Community-Participatory Interventions in Ebonyi State Nigeria

In Nigeria, the government is implementing the Free Maternal and Child Health Care Programme (FMCHCP). The policy is premised on the notion that financial barriers are one of the most important constraints to equitable access and use of skilled maternal and child healthcare. In Ebonyi State, Southeastern Nigeria the FMCHCP is experiencing implementation challenges including: inadequate human re...