Effects of individualized video feedback combined with group parent training on inappropriate maternal behavior.

Phaneuf et al. (2007) worked with four mothers of preschoolers with developmental delays. Each mom was already in a Webster-Stratton group parent-training class.

The team added short, custom video clips. Each clip showed only that mom’s own tricky moments with her child. The moms watched the clips right before class.

Researchers used a multiple-baseline design. They measured how often each mom used harsh words, threats, or other ‘inappropriate’ behaviors during play.

When the moms saw their own clips, their inappropriate behavior dropped. The drop happened right after the video was added.

Group training alone had not given the same quick drop. The combo beat the class by itself.

McIntyre (2019) later ran a big RCT with the same Incredible Years lessons for kids with delays. Lee also saw better parent-child play, but no change in mom stress. Leah’s smaller study hints that the extra video piece may speed up behavior change.

Strang et al. (2017) swapped the custom clips for low-cost modeling videos in Brazil. Parents still improved, showing the idea travels even when money is tight.

van Vonderen et al. (2010) used the same ‘instruction plus video feedback’ recipe with staff, not moms. Staff prompting shot up, proving the add-on works across roles.

If you run parent groups, slice in 30-second ‘you’ videos. Record a tough play moment on your phone, show it to the parent next session, and tally the change. One extra minute of video can spare weeks of slow progress.