Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Parenting
- Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Parenting
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Figures
- Tables
- Introduction
- Part I Foundations of Parenting
- Part II Parenting across Development: Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Influences
- Part III Parental Factors That Impact Parenting
- Part IV Child Factors that Impact Parenting
- Part V Parent Education, Intervention and Policy
- 22 Parent and Family Engagement in Early Education Programs
- 23 Refugee Policies and Parenting in the United States and Germany
- 24 Parents as Earners: What Parental Work Means for Parenting and the Role of Public Policy
- 25 Parenting of Children Involved in the Child Welfare System
- 26 Technology and Parenting: Challenges and Opportunities
- 27 Preventing Risk Behaviors in Adolescence
- Index
- References
26 - Technology and Parenting: Challenges and Opportunities
from Part V - Parent Education, Intervention and Policy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 December 2022
- The Cambridge Handbook of Parenting
- Cambridge Handbooks in Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Parenting
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Figures
- Tables
- Introduction
- Part I Foundations of Parenting
- Part II Parenting across Development: Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Influences
- Part III Parental Factors That Impact Parenting
- Part IV Child Factors that Impact Parenting
- Part V Parent Education, Intervention and Policy
- 22 Parent and Family Engagement in Early Education Programs
- 23 Refugee Policies and Parenting in the United States and Germany
- 24 Parents as Earners: What Parental Work Means for Parenting and the Role of Public Policy
- 25 Parenting of Children Involved in the Child Welfare System
- 26 Technology and Parenting: Challenges and Opportunities
- 27 Preventing Risk Behaviors in Adolescence
- Index
- References
Summary
The field of mental health is experiencing a trend toward the implementation of early intervention using empirically validated parent-training programs. These programs serve to promote the social-emotional development, communication skills, and school readiness of children. Unfortunately, access to services to improve parenting behaviors is severely limited for many families, especially low-income families who live in rural areas. Through the use of recent advances in multimedia technology and the ubiquity of mobile/computer networking via the Internet, there now exists an opportunity to provide interventions to families distally. As well, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced people to use technology in order maintain safety. In response, remote-access interactive parenting interventions are emerging. Interactive Internet/mobile Computer Mediated Interventions (IICMI) in the home overcome common obstacles for parent participation, such as lack of transportation, harsh weather, long distances or schedule conflicts and have the capacity to provide menus of choices efficiently, tailor information to subject characteristics and interests, manage interactive programming, and provide support to professionals and peers. Yet, the digital divide mirrors health disparities and the process of getting accurate, best-practice information is harder rather than easier. This chapters seeks to address the issues associated with remote delivery of parent-training programs.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Parenting , pp. 592 - 610Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022