Better parenting for school readiness - there's an app for that

Better parenting for school readiness - there's an app for that
A randomized controlled trial carried out by the University of Oxford's Department of Education and published by the Sutton Trust tested EasyPeasy, a smartphone app for the parents and carers of two to six year old children. EasyPeasy aims to improve school readiness by encouraging positive play and interaction with young children.
The trial, which lasted 18 weeks, was carried out in eight children's centers in Bournemouth with 144 families taking part. Games were sent directly to parents' cellphones via an app once a week along with tailored prompts, encouragement, reminders, and information on child development.
The study reported significant findings for two out of seven outcome measures. Parents who took part in the intervention reported improvements in their children's persistence and concentration (cognitive self-regulation). Parental consistency with discipline and boundaries also increased in the intervention group with parents feeling more comfortable setting limits for behavior and following through on expectations. Both showed positive effect sizes; 0.51 and 0.44 respectively.
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