What about negative secondary effects of parenting interventions?

What is it about?

The efficiency of parenting interventions for parents of externalized preschoolers has been largely documented. But possible negative effects of these interventions could be found on secondary parenting aspects. The impact on co-parenting (collaboration between the two parents) is measured here in two parenting interventions (N = 60).

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Why is it important?

Results show the absence of global negative effects of these interventions on the participating parent’s co-parenting. But, this evolution of co-parenting differs according to the parent’s gender and the type of intervention. Moreover, a negative relation is found between co-parenting and the therapeutic alliance that parents create with the intervention therapists. Clinicians should have in mind these possible inexpected effects of their support to parents.