Abstract Lack of parental sensitivity and inappropriate disciplining behaviors are known risk factors for child externalizing behavior. The Video‐feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP‐SD) is an evidence‐based parenting program targeting families with children aged 1–6 years. This study explores experiences of intervention‐specific facilitators and barriers to change in VIPP‐SD among parents of preschool‐aged children with externalizing behaviors. Hereby, the study aims to enhance our understanding of elements supporting change and experienced relevance, and possibilities for future adaptations. Individual qualitative semi‐structured interviews were conducted with nine mothers and two fathers living in Denmark following participation in VIPP‐SD delivered by trained childcare professionals. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. The findings demonstrate how the video feedback and the educational content were experienced as key facilitators of change, alongside the intervener's professional and relational competencies. An experienced barrier to change was an absence of recordings of challenging situations and a lack of sufficient guidance in this regard. Further it was experienced negatively that both parents were not equally involved in the intervention. These findings can guide future adaptations of VIPP‐SD, clinicians delivering VIPP‐SD as well as the development of parenting interventions aimed at supporting similar groups.
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