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Development of the virtual-VIPP and a systematic review of online support for families during the COVID-19 pandemic

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During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns made it impossible for parenting coaches to reach the families without digital means of communication. Several studies were initiated to transform existing parenting interventions into hybrid or fully online versions and to examine their feasibility, acceptability and efficacy. We present one such transformation in detail, the Virtual-VIPP which is based on Video-feedback Intervention to promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD). Furthermore, we report a systematic review of 17 published trials with online versions of parenting programs. Overall, online parenting interventions seem feasible to implement, are well-received by most families, and to show equivalent effects to face-to-face approaches. Careful preparation of technicalities and monitoring of fidelity are prerequisites. Advantages of online parenting interventions are their potentially broader reach, more detailed process documentation, and better cost-utility balance. We expect that online parenting interventions are here to stay, but their efficacy needs to be rigorously tested.

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Pandemic VIPP-SD Virtual VIPP Online intervention Parenting Systematic review Pilot study Feasibility

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van Ijzendoorn, M. H., Stevens, E., & Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J. (2023). Development of the virtual-VIPP and a systematic review of online support for families during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attachment & Human Development, 25(2), 223–239. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616734.2023.2179575

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