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Parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities perceive the home-based Parenting Young Children program as effective in improving their parenting knowledge, skills, confidence, and parent-child relationships. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine how parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities perceive the impact of the home-based Parenting Young Children support program on their parenting skills and parental roles.

August 19, 2026Research and Practice in Intellectual and Developmental DisabilitiesOpen Access

The support program Parenting Young Children for parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities: parents’ experiences of the program’s impact on their parenting

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EREva RandellUppsala University BWBirgitta WennbergLinköping University MHMarie HolmefurÖrebro University

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Qualitative study reveals enhanced parenting skills, confidence, and parent-child interactions among parents with intellectual disabilities, suggesting benefits of tailored home support.

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To examine how parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities perceive the impact of the home-based Parenting Young Children support program on their parenting skills and parental roles.
Conducted semi-structured individual interviews with 15 parents (eight mothers) with intellectual and developmental disabilities referred for support due to neglect concerns.
Evaluated an individualized home-based intervention delivered by Swedish municipal social services via weekly sessions over at least 6 months.
Analyzed qualitative interview transcripts using reflexive thematic analysis.
Parents reported that the program improved their understanding of child development, enhanced interactive responsiveness, and strengthened parent-child relationships.
Participants described growing more confident in their parental roles over time and establishing more equitable, shared caregiving responsibilities within the family.

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Randell et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a85637603308d306e2d6ae3 https://doi.org/10.1080/23297018.2026.2702299

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Qualitative study reveals enhanced parenting skills, confidence, and parent-child interactions among parents with intellectual disabilities, suggesting benefits of tailored home support.

The support program Parenting Young Children for parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities: parents’ experiences of the program’s impact on their parenting

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The support program Parenting Young Children for parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities: parents’ experiences of the program’s impact on their parenting

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