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“Our Generation Is Trying to Break Some of That Resistance to Emotions”—A Mixed-Methods Pilot Examination of Tuning in to Kids for Black Parents of Preschoolers in the United States
Originally published 2024-06-30 · Children
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · DOI 10.3390/children11070803 ↗
Editorial reading guide · Respect
How can parenting research take Black families’ experiences seriously?
The study brings Black parents’ experiences and cultural context into the evaluation of an emotion-focused program rather than assuming evidence from other groups transfers unchanged.
Who was studied?
Twenty-one Black parents in the United States; Tuning in to Kids versus waitlist
Age / stage: Preschool children
Read with three questions
- What did parents’ interviews add to the numerical outcomes?
- Which barriers affected participation and implementation?
- Why are descriptive changes and effect sizes in a pilot not definitive effectiveness evidence?
Keep the limits in view
The sample was very small, some parents dropped out, and follow-up lasted only one month. The findings are preliminary and cannot establish broad effectiveness or the necessity of specific adaptations.
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Briana J. Williams; John S. Carlson (2024). “Our Generation Is Trying to Break Some of That Resistance to Emotions”—A Mixed-Methods Pilot Examination of Tuning in to Kids for Black Parents of Preschoolers in the United States Children. https://doi.org/10.3390/children11070803
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