Hands and Hearts Together

Description

Growing evidence demonstrates that secure attachment in childhood predicts children's healthy social, biological, and behavioral functioning, whereas insecure attachment predicts behavior problems and physiological dysregulation; thus, efforts to foster secure attachment are crucial for promoting the healthy development of children and families. This proposal describes a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an innovative intervention program that can be widely implemented designed to foster children's secure attachment, promote healthy physiological regulation, and reduce the risk for behavior problems: The Circle of Security ® Parenting (COS-P) intervention. To this end, investigators will conduct an RCT with 249 parent-child dyads enrolled or are eligible but not yet enrolled in two diverse Early Head Start (EHS) programs.

Conditions

Parent-Child Relations, Development, Infant, Parenting, Development, Child

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Study overview

Growing evidence demonstrates that secure attachment in childhood predicts children's healthy social, biological, and behavioral functioning, whereas insecure attachment predicts behavior problems and physiological dysregulation; thus, efforts to foster secure attachment are crucial for promoting the healthy development of children and families. This proposal describes a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an innovative intervention program that can be widely implemented designed to foster children's secure attachment, promote healthy physiological regulation, and reduce the risk for behavior problems: The Circle of Security ® Parenting (COS-P) intervention. To this end, investigators will conduct an RCT with 249 parent-child dyads enrolled or are eligible but not yet enrolled in two diverse Early Head Start (EHS) programs.

Prevention of Attachment Insecurity, Physiological Dysregulation, and Child Behavior Problems

Hands and Hearts Together

Condition
Parent-Child Relations
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

College Park

University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, Maryland, United States, 20742

Bethlehem

Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18015

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Parents whose children (age 8 to 36 months) are enrolled or are eligible to be enrolled in Harrisburg PA and Lehigh Valley PA Early Head Start programs
  • * Parents who are not sufficiently fluent in the language in which COS-P intervention will be conducted (Spanish or English)

Ages Eligible for Study

8 Months to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Maryland, College Park,

Jude Cassidy, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Maryland, College Park

Susan Woodhouse, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Lehigh University

Study Record Dates

2027-06-30