ArticleEarly childhood research quarterly
Family Check-Up Online effects on parenting and parent wellbeing in families of toddler to preschool-age children.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effectiveness of mobile app-based interventions to improve parental mental health: a meta-analysis.BMC psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Beyond Clicks: A Systematic Review of How Engagement is Defined, Predicted, and Linked to Child Outcomes in Self-directed eHealth Preventive Parenting Programs.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2025Pooled it
- Supporting parenting during early childhood with the family check-up online: A randomized clinical trial.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2026Article
- The FCU Online Assessment: A Psychometrically Valid Brief Assessment of Parenting and Child Wellbeing for Parents and Providers.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The Family Check-Up Online: Investigating Patterns of Engagement in a Digital Intervention for Parenting Early Adolescents.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026Article
- Adaptation of a fidelity monitoring tool for online delivery of the Family Check-Up.Journal of educational and psychological consultation : the official journal of the Association for Educational and Psychological Consultants · 2026Article
- Reductions in substance use-related parenting behaviors after participation in a digitally delivered parenting intervention.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
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Abstract
Online parenting interventions hold promise for increasing access to behavioral support for families with low income and who reside in rural areas. The current study evaluates the efficacy of a mobile app-based parenting support program, the Family Check-Up Online (FCU-O) with telehealth coaching support, for parents of children 1.5-5 years old at risk of experiencing parenting challenges. We tested effects of the FCU-O on parent wellbeing (parenting self-efficacy and symptoms of depression and anxiety) and parent-reported parenting skills (support for positive behavior, limit-setting, and proactive parenting) at the 3-month follow-up in a randomized controlled trial (FCU-O versus control). We also tested relationships between parents' baseline characteristics and their engagement with the app and telehealth coaching. Eligibility criteria included endorsing depressive symptoms or current or past substance misuse. Participants (
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