Le rôle du père au sein du partenariat parental

Le rôle du père au sein du partenariat parental est examiné à partir d'une perspective systémique de l'évolution et de la famille. Une relation co-parentale s'établit lorsque deux personnes sont disponibles pour élever un enfant. Cette relation se développe dans le cadre de la relation d'attachement mère-enfant. L'entrée du père au sein de ce système a tendance à être déterminée par ses caractéristiques propres, qui fixent le fondement minimal de sa motivation à être parent, et par la propension maternelle de protection qui décourage ou facilite l'implication paternelle. Trois approches du partenariat parental sont présentées : les évaluations multidimensionnelles de la division du travail, l'alliance parentale et les interactions co-parentales. Les relations des pères au sein de sous-systèmes familiaux paraissent être moins différenciées que celles des mères ; le partenariat parental se trouve donc plus vulnérable à la satisfaction des pères quant à la famille et aux relations conjugales. L'engagement du père envers la famille et la capacité de la mère de lui accorder une certaine autonomie en tant que parent sont des facteurs critiques de la relation co-parentale.The Father's Role in the Coparenting Partnership The father's role in the coparenting partnership is reviewed from an evolutionary and family systems perspective. Whenever two individuals are available to parent a child, a coparenting relationship exists. The coparenting relationship is developed within the framework of the mother-child attachment relationship. The father's entrance into this system tends to be determined by individual characteristics of the father, which set a baseline level of the father's motivation to parent, and by maternal gatekeeping proclivities, which discourage or facilitate paternal involvement. Three approaches to the coparenting relationship are presented : multidimensional assessments of the division of labor, the parenting alliance, and coparenting interactions. Father's relationships within different family subsystems appear to be less differentiated than those of mothers, leaving coparenting partnerships vulnerable to father's satisfaction with family and marital relationships. The father's commitment to family and the mother's ability to allow fathers some autonomy in parenting are critical factors in coparenting relationships.El papel del padre en el seno de la colaboración parental En este artículo se explora el papel del padre en el seno de la colaboración parental a partir de una perspectiva systémica de la evolución y de la familia. Una relación co-parental se establece cuando dos personas son disponibles para criar a un hijo. Esta relación se desarolla a dentro del cuadro de la relación de apego madre-hijo. La entrada del padre en el seno de este systema tiene tendancia a ser determinada por sus proprias caractéristicas cuales fijan el fundamento minimal de su motivación a ser padre y por la propensión maternal de proteción que desalenta o facilita la implicación paternal. Se presentan tres modos de colaboración parental: las evaluaciones multidimensionales de la división del trabajo, la alianza parental y las interacíones co-parentales. Las relaciónes de los padres en el seno de sub-systemas familiares parecen estar menos diferenciadas que las de las madres; la colaboración parental se encuentra entonces más vulnerable a la satisfacción de los padres en cuanto a la familia y a las relaciónes conyugales. El empeño del padre con la familia y la capacidad de la madre de concederle una cierta autonomía como padre son factores critícos de la relación co-parental

Community-Engaged Scholarship and NSF's Broader Impacts

AUTHOR AFFILIATION: Laurie Van Egeren, Assistant Provost for University-Community Partnerships, Michigan State University, [email protected] (Corresponding Author).The National Science Foundation and many other funding agencies are encouraging investigators to consider the societal benefit of their work by ensuring that proposals incorporate "broader impacts" activities. Most broader impacts activities can also be considered community-engaged scholarship – community-engaged research, community-engaged creative activities, community-engaged teaching, community-engaged service, and commercialization. The speaker will describe the NSF broader impacts criterion, common and exemplar cases through which broader impacts are designed, and strategies for grant development and implementation within the larger context of engaged scholarship

Healthy babies through infant-centered feeding protocol: an intervention targeting early childhood obesity in vulnerable populations

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Poor feeding practices during infancy contribute to obesity risk. As infants transition from human milk and/or formula-based diets to solid foods, these practices interfere with infant feeding self-regulation and healthy growth patterns. Compared with other socioeconomic groups, lower-income mothers are more likely to experience difficulty feeding their infants. This may include misinterpreting feeding cues and using less-than-optimal feeding styles and practices, such as pressuring infants during mealtimes and prematurely introducing solid food and sweetened beverages. The Healthy Babies trial aims to determine the efficacy of a community-based randomized controlled trial of an in-home intervention with economically and educationally disadvantaged mother-infant dyads. The educational intervention is being conducted during the infant's first 6 months of life to promote healthy transition to solids during their first year and is based on the theory of planned behavior.</p> <p>Methods/Design</p> <p>We will describe our study protocol for a multisite randomized control trial being conducted in Colorado and Michigan with an anticipated sample of 372 economically and educationally disadvantaged African American, Hispanic, and Caucasian mothers with infants. Participants are being recruited by county community agency staff. Participants are randomly assigned to the intervention or the control group. The intervention consists of six in-home visits by a trained paraprofessional instructor followed by three reinforcement telephone contacts when the baby is 6, 8, and 10 months old. Main maternal outcomes include a) maternal responsiveness, b) feeding style, and c) feeding practices. Main infant outcome is infant growth pattern. All measures occur at baseline and when the infant is 6 and 12 months old.</p> <p>Discussion</p> <p>If this project is successful, the expected outcomes will address whether the home-based early nutrition education intervention is effective in helping mothers develop healthy infant feeding practices that contribute to improving infant health and development and reducing the risk of early-onset childhood obesity.</p> <p>Trial Registration</p> <p>Current Controlled Trials <a href="http://www.anzctr.org.au/ACTRN126100000415000.aspx">ACTRN126100000415000</a></p

APLUs Public Impact Research (PIR) and connections to PTIE [parts 1 and 2]

Authors discuss APLUs Public Impact Research

Effectiveness of differing levels of support for family meals on obesity prevention among head start preschoolers: the simply dinner study

Abstract Background Despite slight decreases in obesity prevalence in children, nearly 25% of preschool-aged children are overweight or obese. Most interventions focused on promoting family meals as an obesity-prevention strategy target meal planning skills, knowledge and modeling of healthy eating without addressing the practical resources that enable implementation of family meals. There is a striking lack of evidence about what level of resources low-income parents need to implement family meals. This study will identify resources most effective in promoting family meals and, subsequently, test associations among the frequency of family meals, dietary quality and children’s adiposity indices among children enrolled in Head Start. Methods The Multiphase Optimization Strategy, employed in this study, is a cutting-edge approach to maximizing resources in behavioral interventions by identifying the most effective intervention components. We are currently testing the main, additive and interactive effects of 6 intervention components, thought to support family meals, on family meal frequency and dietary quality (Primary Outcomes) as compared to Usual Head Start Exposure in a Screening Phase (N = 512 low-income families). Components yielding the most robust effects will be bundled and evaluated in a two-group randomized controlled trial (intervention and Usual Head Start Exposure) in the Confirming Phase (N = 250), testing the effects of the bundled intervention on children’s adiposity indices (Primary Outcomes; body mass index and skinfolds). The current intervention components include: (1) home delivery of pre-made healthy family meals; (2) home delivery of healthy meal ingredients; (3) community kitchens in which parents make healthy meals to cook at home; (4) healthy eating classes; (5) cooking demonstrations; and (6) cookware/flatware delivery. Secondary outcomes include cooking self-efficacy and family mealtime barriers. Moderators of the intervention include family functioning and food security. Process evaluation data includes fidelity, attendance/use of supports, and satisfaction. Discussion Results will advance fundamental science and translational research by generating new knowledge of effective intervention components more rapidly and efficiently than the standard randomized controlled trial approach evaluating a bundled intervention alone. Study results will have implications for funding decisions within public programs to implement and disseminate effective interventions to prevent obesity in children. Trial registration Clincaltrials.gov Identifier NCT02487251 ; Registered June 26, 2015