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Publication Date: 2004-Mar
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Involvement of Low-Income Single Caregivers in Child-Focused Early Intervention Services: Implications for Caregiver-Child Interaction
Unger, Donald G.; Tressell, Patricia A.; Jones, C. Wayne; Park, Elizabeth
Family Relations, v53 n2 p210-218 Mar 2004
Involving caregivers in their children's services often is assumed to make the delivery of child-focused services more effective. We examined the relation of caregiver involvement in children's early intervention programs EIPs with caregiver-child interaction. Participants were 99 low-income single caregivers whose children [less than or equal to] 40 months old were enrolled in EIPs that provided opportunities for caregiver involvement. The results confirmed that caregivers who were more engaged with the programs (as rated by program staff) were more likely to demonstrate more responsiveness in interactions with their children. However, the frequency of participation or number of different types of activities at the EIPs in which they engaged were not significantly related to caregiver-child interaction. Implications are discussed for enhancing supportive and collaborative relationships between caregivers and providers.
Descriptors: Interaction, Young Children, Caregivers, Early Intervention, Low Income Groups, Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship, Caregiver Child Relationship, One Parent Family
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