The Effect of Positive Parenting Program on Interaction of Mother and Deaf Child

There is growing interest in the interaction of mother and deaf child. A deaf child threatens interaction and relationships among family members. So, it is important to intervention suitable training programs for promotion of interaction of mother and deaf child. Hence, the present study examined the effect of positive parenting program (Triple-P) on the interaction of mother and deaf child. The present study was a quasi-experimental research with pre-test and post-test design and a control group. Thirty-two mothers of deaf children participated in this study. The subjects were selected via multistage cluster sampling method. They were divided randomly into an experimental and control group. Each group consisted of 16 mothers. The experimental group participated in the Triple-P within 12 sessions, and each session lasted 70 minutes (2 days a week for 6 weeks), but the control group did not participate in this program and remained in waiting list. The instrument was done using the parent-child relationship scale of Piyanta. The obtained data were statistically analyzed by MANCOVA. Findings of the present research showed that Triple-P intervention had a significant impact on conflict, closeness, dependency, and positive relationship of mother and deaf child. These findings emphasize the need to consider the Triple-P for improvement the interaction of mother and deaf child. Comprehensive understanding of conflict, closeness, dependency, and positive relationship of mother and deaf child is needed to provide impactful interventions for Triple-P.

Keywords: Deaf child, Interaction, Positive parenting program