• Effective parenting interventions: A review study
  • mahboubeh omid,1,* zhila ganji,2
    1. MSc student in midwifery counseling, Member of Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
    2. department of reproductive health and midwifery، Nasibeh faculty of nursing and midwifery، Mazandaran University of medical Sciences، Sari، Iran


  • Introduction: Parents are often concerned about how to treat their children properly and these concerns can be alleviated with appropriate interventions. The purpose of this study is to review the effective interventions on parenting.
  • Methods: This study was a review method. Gather information in SID databases , Pub Med, Scopus, Google scholar, Web of Science and search with the keywords "Children's health", "Parenting styles" "Effective interventions" and their Persian equivalents in the period 2005 to 2022. At the end of the 75 articles searched, 12 articles related to the purpose were reviewed.
  • Results: The findings of this study were classified into two groups of educational and psychological interventions. In the educational category, interventions improve parenting by providing an educational program based on increasing awareness (causing change in parents' awareness, attitude and practice). And the psychological category includes interventions: play therapy, mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral therapy, schema therapy.
  • Conclusion: The study indicates that educational and psychological interventions can have positive effects on parenting. And lead to improved relationships between parents and children.
  • Keywords: Parenting, effective interventions