@article{ref1,
title="Moms and dads count in a prevention program for kindergarten children with behavior problems",
journal="Canadian journal of school psychology",
year="2013",
author="Besnard, Thérèse and Verlaan, Pierrette and Vitaro, Frank and Capuano, France and Poulin, François",
volume="28",
number="2",
pages="219-238",
abstract="The study measured the added effect of father participation in the parent-training component of a violence and school dropout prevention program on quality of parenting practices (from self-report and direct observation) and level of kindergarten child behavior problem (CBP; from teacher and mother report). Pre- and post-test evaluations were conducted with three groups (a) MF: both mother and father participating (n = 37); (b) M: mother only participating (n = 13); and (c) C: control group (n = 18 mother-father pairs). Maternal parenting practices improved in the MF group but deteriorated in the M and C groups, whereas paternal parenting practices remained unchanged in the MF group but deteriorated in the C group. Overall, father participation had no short-term effect on CBPs; the children in all three groups improved their behavior. <br><br>RESULTS confirm the importance of stepping up efforts to implicate both parents in prevention programs for disruptive children.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0829-5735",
doi="10.1177/0829573513491061",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0829573513491061"
}