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1-139 - Supporting Parents’ Caregiving Knowledge and Understanding: Incorporating Perspectives of Parents from Diverse Backgrounds

Thu, March 21, 2:15 to 3:45pm, Baltimore Convention Center, Floor: Level 3, Room 340

Session Type: Exchange Symposium

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Numerous childhood interventions target parenting knowledge and understanding as a means of promoting healthy parent-child relationships and positive child development (Alleyne et al., 2015). Strong evidence indicates that when mothers and fathers possess knowledge of parenting and child development, they are better able to help their children thrive (Bornstein & Bradley, 2012). With support, parents can gain essential information about childrearing (Collins et al., 2000; Sanders & Morawska, 2014), yet we have remarkably limited understanding of how parents view interventions to increase their knowledge or abilities, nor what information they want, what sources they trust, or how their preferences may vary for different groups of families (Bartlett et al., 2017; Zero to Three, 2016). This Exchange Symposium will provide three brief presentations emphasizing parents’ perspectives on this issue among a range of populations varying in demographics and risk exposure. Paper #1 focuses on first-time parents of infants and a comparison of views by race/ethnicity, gender, and urbanicity. Paper #2 presents the perspectives of mothers with substance use disorders, including their reflections on the intervention, their motivation for participating, and perceived change. Paper #3 focuses on parents who have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and how they may shape parents’ views on the information they want and need. Following the three formal presentations, the Discussant will facilitate a robust open exchange between presenters and audience participants on the information presented, including encouraging participants to both ask questions of presenters and to share their own expertise and opinions related to this topic.

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