Promoting Playfulness

Early Phase 1

Recruiting

• Conditions: Developmental Delay (Disorder)
• Interventions: Behavioral: Parent Education - Promoting Playfulness

• Registration Number: NCT06625255
• Lead Sponsor: Florida Gulf Coast University

Brief Summary

Health inequalities, social isolation, and family adversity impact a child's development. Play is the context for child development in all areas. A parent's ability to support children at play while being playful contributes to their psychological adjustment. The proposed tier 1, strengths-based educational program for parents of children aged 2 to 5 years with and without disabilities combines elements of a play-based approach and tips on effective parenting to support children's development by equipping parents with knowledge and empowering them to become change agents in their children's lives.

Detailed Description

Parents will be recruited through a convenience sampling method to either an intervention group delivered online or a control waitlist group. Parents will be asked to complete a set of questionnaires online to assess the proposed programs effectiveness. Data analysis will explore between and within group differences in parental sense of competency, parental stress, child's behavior, and ability to support child's play. Qualitative data will be collected through online open-ended questions and sessions' transcript which will be analyzed to identify benefits. The project will produce tangible outcomes that will contribute to fostering the resilience of families with young children.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-09-16
• Status Verified: 2024-10
• Study First Submitted: 2024-10-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-10-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-10-02
• Study First Posted: 2024-10-03
• Last Update Posted: 2024-10-04
• Primary Completion: 2026-10-01
• Study Completion: 2026-10-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Parent of a child aged 2 to 5 with no major disability (sensory, intellectual disability, neuromuscular disability).
• Can commit to participating in two online sessions;
• Has a device with a stable internet connection; and
• Communicates with high school-level English.

Exclusion Criteria

• Parents with children who have severe behavioral or sensory issues.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention - Parent Education	Parent Education - Promoting Playfulness	Parents will participate in 2, 45 minute virtual training sessions with information and question and anwsers. Each session will provide information about child development and parent advocacy and stressors. Play as the means for promoting healthy development will be emphasized.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parental Sense of Competence (PSOC-R)	At the completion of two weeks	The Parenting Sense of Competence scale (PSOC-R) is a self-report measure that aims to assesses one's perceived efficacy and satisfaction with parenting. 16 items are scored on a scale of 1-6, 1 strongly disagree to 6 strongly agree.
Parent/Caregiver's View of Supporting Children's Play and Playfulness	At the completion of two weeks	11 items scored on a scale of 0, not agree, to 2, strongly agree, to describe parent's perception of a child's play and joint play.
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; Goodman, 1997)	At the completion of two weeks	Parental self-report assessing a child's behavior, 25 items rated on a scale ranging from 0, not true, to 2, certainly true.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parent post program open-ended questions	At the completion of two weeks	A set of three open-ended questions about parents experience and takeaways after participation in the program.; Can the participants tell the investigators about participant experience with group training? Why do the participants think it worked well and what did not work well for the participants? How do the participants perceive play time with your child/ren now? Has anything changed after the program?
Parent pre program open-ended questions	At enrollment	A set of three questions regarding parent's expectations of the program.; The investigators would like to learn more about your thoughts and experiences and will appreciate if the participants could answer the below questions What role does play have in children's development? Do the participants have a designated time that you play with your child? can the participants tell us about it.; What do the participants expect to gain from these information sessions?

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Little Eagles Learning Center; 🇺🇸 Fort Myers, Florida, United States