Dare to be You (DTBY)
Effectiveness

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Promising

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Where the program was applied
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Description

This program was designed to develop resilience in children from 2 to 5 years old, so as to increase their resistance to alcohol and drug abuse in adolescence.
The program consists of 10 to 12 weeks of workshops for parents and children, held weekly in 2.5-hour sessions. The sessions are designed to educate parents and teach them skills to improve their children’s self-efficacy and self-esteem, increase the family’s internal locus of control, improve decision-making skills, master effective parenting strategies, improve stress management, and strengthen peer support.

Impact evaluations

An impact evaluation showed an increase in parental competencies and satisfaction; positive parenting practices, such as limit-setting and reduction of severe disciplining, and was effective to decrease children’s problems and opposition, while increasing their level of development [1].
The study included a sample of 797 socially and financially vulnerable parents recruited from geographically distinct regions: indigenous communities, rural areas, semi-rural areas, and urban areas [1].

Bibliographic reference

[1] Miller-Heyl, J., MacPhee, D. & Fritz, J. J. (1998). Dare to be You: A family-support, early prevention program. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 18(3), 257–285. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024602927381

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