Hal Cooper, Farah Zeehan Mohd Nadzri, Seema Vyas, Rumaya Juhari, Nellie Ismail, Zarinah Arshat, Durgesh Rajandiran, Laurie Markle, Francisco Calderon, Inge Vallance, G J Melendez-Torres, Chiara Facciolà, Vanisa Senesathith, Frances Gardner, Jamie M Lachman
BACKGROUND: The United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 4, and particularly target 4.2, which seeks to ensure that, by 2030, all children have access to quality early childhood development, care, and preprimary education so that they are ready for primary education, is far from being achieved. The COVID-19 pandemic compromised progress by disrupting education, reducing access to well-being resources, and increasing family violence. Evidence from low- and middle-income countries suggests that in-person parenting interventions are effective at improving child learning and preventing family violence...
April 26, 2024: JMIR Research Protocols