Partnerships in Research for Optimizing Parenting Project

What is PRO-Parenting?

Developed in collaboration with the University of Oregon, PRO-Parenting is a study testing the effects of a behavioral parent training (BPT) intervention on parenting stress and child behavior problems among families of children with developmental delays. BPT teaches parents how to best deal with their child’s problem behaviors and gives them the tools to be a more effective parent. Participants also receive either a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction or Psychoeducation intervention that we believe may help to further reduce parenting stress and in turn, lead to both immediate and long-term positive effects on child behavioral outcomes.

What's next?

PRO-Parenting Project wrapped up Summer 2023 and will host a colloquium to present findings and focus on disseminating these interventions to the community!

PRO-Parenting Colloquium 2024 Recording

La grabación del coloquio del proyecto PRO-Parenting 2024

PRO-Parenting Publications and Presentations

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

Safer, J., McIntyre, L.L., Rodriguez, G., et al. (2023). Feasibility and Acceptability of Spanish-Language Parenting Interventions for Young Children With Developmental Delays. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. 61. 307-325.

Martin, A.M., McIntyre, L.L., & Neece, C.L. (2023). Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Education and Service Access for Diverse Families of Young Children With and Without Developmental Delays. The Family Journal. 1-9.

Sanner, C., Benjamin, L. R., Eskander, C., McGregor, H., Preston, A., McIntyre, L. L., & Neece, C. L. (2023). Sibling support and perceived daily hassles in Latino and non-Latino families of children with DD. The Family Journal. 31(1), 1-11.

McIntyre, L. L., Gab, M., Hoskins, J., Tienson, J., & Neece, C. L. (2022). Lessons learned supporting families of young children with disabilities via telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Educating the Young Child: The Impact of COVID-19 on Early Childhood Education and Care: International Perspectives, Challenges, and Responses. Springer Nature.

Martin, A.M., Marin, D., McIntyre, L.L., & Neece, C.L. (2022). Familism and Parenting Stress in Latinx Caregivers of Young Children with Developmental Delays. The Family Journal, 30(3), 411-418.

McIntyre, L. L., Neece, C. L., Sanner, C. M., Rodriguez, G., & Safer-Lichtenstein, J. (2022). Telehealth delivery of a behavioral parent training program to Spanish-speaking Latinx parents of young children with developmental delay: Applying an implementation framework approach. School Psychology Review, 51(2), 206-220.

Neece, C.L., McIntyre, L.L, & Fenning, R.M. (2020). Examining the Impact of COVID-19 in Ethnically Diverse Families with Young Children with Developmental Delays. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. 64(10), 739-749.