RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07153198

Promoting Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood: Implementation and Evaluation of the VIPP-SD Parenting Intervention in Portugal

Sponsor

ISPA - Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Psicologicas, Sociais e da Vida

Enrollment

120 participants

Start Date

Jan 1, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Parent-Child Relations

Summary

The Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) is an attachment-based intervention aimed at promoting parental sensitivity and the use of developmentally appropriate, non-coercive discipline strategies (ref). The VIPP-SD intervention integrates the enhancement of parental sensitive responsiveness (Ainsworth et al., 1974) with parent coaching aimed at preventing coercive parent-child interaction cycles (Patterson, 1982) and facilitating sensitive limit-setting practices.ase parental sensitivity and sensitive discipline of the primary parent

Eligibility

Min Age: 2 YearsMax Age: 5 Years

Exclusion Criteria1

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Interventions

OTHERVIPP-SD

Consists of four sessions (with the option of one or two additional booster sessions), held biweekly, depending on the family's needs and availability. Specifically, VIPP-SD addresses disciplinary strategies alongside sensitivity themes through: (1) the differentiation between attachment and exploration behaviors; interpretation of child's behavior and significance of a sensitive response to it; and the importance of sharing emotions (2) the application of distraction and induction as non-coercive techniques in response to challenging child behaviours or conflict-prone situations; (3) the utilization of positive reinforcement, whereby parents praise adaptive behaviours and ignore maladaptive, attention-seeking actions; (4) the implementat of a sensitive interaction pause to de-escalate conflict or temper tantrums; and (5) the demonstration of empathy towards the child in conjunction with consistent disciplinary approaches and explicit boundary-setting