Online parental training may help to improve behaviour in children

Online parental training led to reasonable improvements in behaviour problems in children and young people, compared to no training. The findings of this review suggest that additional support and contact – such as “check-in” calls and on-line forums – can help to increase participation. Online training had similar outcomes to face-to-face training. The review identified 14 studies of online training and tested ten different ways of training parents. One large programme “Triple P” feature d in two studies and a toolkit for adolescents featured in four. The digital assistance on offer to parents ranged from online self-directed sessions or podcasts (2-5 hours total time) to more interactive computer training packages with eleven 45 minutes weekly support sessions by phone. All showed improvements in children ' s behaviour compared to no treatment. Taken together the results are similar to those found with similar face to face delivery methods. Delivering parental training online may also be more efficient and enable commissioners and providers to deliver training to greater numbers of people. However, consideration should be given to how the support offered can ensure that participants get the most out of online training.
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news