Understanding Initial and Sustained Engagement of Spanish-Speaking Latina Mothers in the Legacy for Children Program™: A Qualitative Examination of a Group-Based Parenting Program.

ABSTRACT: Culturally congruent parenting programs delivered during early childhood have the potential to support diverse families. Legacy for Children™ (Legacy) is a group-based prevention program designed to promote child development by reinforcing sensitive, responsive mother-child relationships, building maternal self-efficacy, and fostering peer networks of support among mothers living in poverty (Perou et al., 2012). The Legacy program was translated and culturally adapted for Spanish-speaking Latina mothers and their infants (hereafter referred to as Latina mothers) with a feasibility trial conducted to determine the cultural congruency of the adaptation. Feasibility results were positive with no previous studies validating the adapted Legacy Spanish language program (L

SUBMITTER: Beasley LO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8563015 | biostudies-literature | 2021 1st Quarter

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature