Parenting intervention outcomes for kinship caregivers and child: A systematic review

Wu, Qi; Zhu, Yixin; Ogbonnaya, Ijeoma Nwabuzor; Zhang, Saijun; Wu, Shiyou

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104524

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“…Staying at home continually creates new challenges for grandparents that are primary caregivers for their grandchildren. For instance, it may increase conflicts between grandparents and grandchildren, and homeschooling may intensify parenting hardship ( Herd et al, 2020 ), given some grandparents lacked parenting and educational skills and resources prior to the pandemic ( Wu, Zhu, Ogbonnaya, Zhang, & Wu, 2020 ). In sum, COVID-19 and its social and economic consequences may have diminished grandparent kinship providers’ economic and psychological well-being, and increased parenting stress.…”

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Material hardship and parenting stress among grandparent kinship providers during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of grandparents’ mental health

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Child Abuse & Neglect

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of many families, including grandparent kinship families, to deal with a health/economic crisis. The fear of COVID-19 plus stay-at-home orders have increased individuals’ psychological distress. Moreover, school closures and homeschooling further increased parenting stress among caregivers. Objectives This study examined the relationship between material hardship and parenting stress among grandparent kinship providers, and assessed grandparents’ mental health as a potential mediator to this relationship during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Participants and setting Grandparent kinship providers (N = 362) that took primary care of their grandchildren participated in a cross-sectional survey via Qualtrics Panels in June 2020 in the United States. Methods Descriptive and bivariate analyses, binary logistic regression, and mediation analyses were conducted using STATA 15.0. Results Suffering material hardship was significantly associated with higher odds of experiencing parenting stress among grandparent kinship providers, and grandparents’ mental health partially mediated this association. Conclusions Addressing material and mental health needs among grandparent kinship providers is critical to decreasing their parenting stress.

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Material hardship and parenting stress among grandparent kinship providers during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of grandparents’ mental health

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Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…They were: Benesh and Cui (2017); Craven and Lee (2006); Dorsey, et al (2008); Everson-Hock, et al (2012); Festinger and Baker (2013); Hambrick, et al (2016); Harris-Waller, Granger and Hussain (2018); Kaasbøll, et al (2019); Kerr and Cossar (2014); Kinsey and Schlosser (2013); Leve, et al (2012); Macdonald and Turner (2008); Nash and Flynn (2009); ; Rork and McNeil (2011); Schoemaker, et al (2019); Solomon, Niec and Schoonover (2017); Stock, Spielhofer and Gieve (2016); Turner and Macdonald (2011); Turner, Macdonald and Dennis (2007); Uretsky and Hoffman (2017); van Andel, et al (2014); and Wu, et al (2020). Although these studies echo those in a recent meta-analysis of foster carer and adoption interventions -namely greater parental sensitivity, appropriate discipline, caregiving knowledge and positive attitude and, for children, reduced behavioural difficulties (Schoemaker, et al, 2019) -no review has specifically examined TIC groupbased interventions.…”

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Trauma-informed care psychoeducational group-based interventions for foster carers and adoptive parents: A narrative review

White

DunnGalvin

2021

Adoption & Fostering

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Trauma-informed care (TIC) psychoeducational group-based interventions for foster carers and adoptive parents are growing, but evidence about their effects have not been integrated. A narrative review was undertaken of studies that evaluated the effects of these interventions. It found that they appear to increase carers’ capacity to provide children with TIC and reduce child trauma-related difficulties. Three core components – psychoeducation, reflective engagement and skills building – were identified as helping to explain how the interventions work. However, the evidence is weak due to the mixed findings, diverse research designs, varied measures and methodological deficiencies, so results should be interpreted with caution. This highlights the urgent need for more rigorous research. Implications for practice, policy and research are discussed.

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“…Research has shown beneficial effects of kinship care on children’s safety, stability, and well-being outcomes (Winokur et al, 2018 ). However, kin caregivers often face challenges when raising and parenting a relative’s child (Wu et al, 2020 ). Children’s characteristics can be important factors that are associated with kin caregivers’ parenting stress.…”

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“…Several studies have developed and evaluated services that were provided to foster parents and kin caregivers, including financial assistance, support services, and skills-based training (Lin, 2014 ; McLaughlin et al, 2017 ). A recent systematic review (Wu et al, 2020 ) of 28 studies on parenting interventions for kin caregivers showed that various parenting interventions have been developed to improve parenting capacities and reduce parental stress. Most of these studies showed positive impacts on different outcomes of both caregivers and children, such as parenting stress, parenting knowledge, social support, and child behavioral health.…”

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Black Kin Caregivers: Acceptability and Cultural Adaptation of the Family Check-Up/Everyday Parenting Program

Krysik

Thornton

2022

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Black children join kinship care disproportionately and black kin caregivers often face financial, housing, mental health, and parenting challenges when caring for relative children. Few interventions have been developed specifically for kin caregivers, let alone Black kin caregivers. This study evaluated the initial acceptability of an evidence based parenting intervention and worked to culturally adapt it for Black kin caregivers. The intervention was delivered in a family camp format. Feedback from participant interviews were analyzed for this study. Participants felt that overall the intervention was culturally appropriate. However, they also proposed changes to the curriculum, as well as to the process and format of the intervention. This study experienced challenges in terms of participant recruitment and sample size, which was exacerbated by COVID-19-related safety concerns. Future steps regarding recruitment, content, and format are discussed. Implications for child welfare practice, policy, and research are also provided.

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Parenting intervention outcomes for kinship caregivers and child: A systematic review

Cited by 14 publications

References 64 publications

Material hardship and parenting stress among grandparent kinship providers during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of grandparents’ mental health

Material hardship and parenting stress among grandparent kinship providers during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of grandparents’ mental health

Trauma-informed care psychoeducational group-based interventions for foster carers and adoptive parents: A narrative review

Black Kin Caregivers: Acceptability and Cultural Adaptation of the Family Check-Up/Everyday Parenting Program

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