In this study, Dr. Lengua and collaborators conducted preliminary evaluation of a brief parenting program that aims to promote young children’s self-regulation, social–emotional competence, and academic readiness.
Focus Area: Parent Well-Being & Effective Parenting Practices
A state-trait model of cortisol in early childhood: Contextual and parental predictors of stable and time-varying effects
In this study, CCFW researchers examined state-trait models of diurnal cortisol and whether income, cumulative risk and parenting behaviors predicted variance in trait and state levels of cortisol.
Parenting as a moderator of the effects of cumulative risk on children’s social–emotional adjustment and academic readiness
This study examined whether parenting moderated the association between cumulative risk and preschool children’s adjustment problems and social competence.
Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma (ALMA): an evaluation of a mindfulness intervention to promote mental health among Latina immigrant mothers
With pilot funding from CCFW, Dr. India Ornelas conducted an evaluation of a group-based intervention to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress among Latina immigrants.
Parenting styles – what do the UW experts say?
In this panel discussion, presenters, including Dr. Liliana Lengua, discuss popular parenting styles such as free range, attachment, and helicopter parenting.
Traumatic stress symptoms in children exposed to intimate partner violence: The role of parent emotion socialization and children’s emotion regulation abilities
Dr. Lynn Katz examined maternal emotion socialization and children’s emotion regulation as a pathway that may protect IPV‐exposed children from developing PTSS and depression.