The impact of the 101s : a guide to positive discipline parent training on parent practices and preschooer's executive function

Abstract

The aims of the study were to investigate the impact of The 101s Positive discipline parent training program, the nationally honored program in the US for enhancing a child's brain and social-emotional development through the usage of positive discipline, on Thai parenting skills, and on preschoolers' executive function (EF) skills. The sample was 27 parents and their 3-5-year-old preschoolers from the intervention group in which parents participated in the 101s training program as a part of the school's requirements, and 27 parents and their 3-5-year-old preschoolers from the control group. The parent rated his/her own parenting practices using The 101s Parent Interaction Checklist (PIC) and the preschoolers' EF skill level using the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-Preschool Version® (BRIEF-P). MANCOVA was performed to compare the significant differences in mean scores on parenting practices and EF skills between the sample and control groups. The findings showed the significantly positive impact of the 101s parent training program on the parenting practices and preschoolers' EF skills. The implication, limitations, and suggestions are also discussed.