Training Culturally Diverse Caregivers to Decrease Their Child's Challenging Behaviors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Vargas Londono et al. (2023) looked at 13 studies where parents from many language groups got coaching to lower their child’s hitting, yelling, or self-injury.

All studies used live or video lessons plus practice with feedback. Most families spoke little of the local majority language.

Training helped, but only a little. Kids’ problem behavior dropped slightly and parents used better strategies more often.

The gains stayed small unless coaches also gave an interpreter, translated handouts, or held sessions in the home language.

O’Neill et al. (2025) map the same pool of single-case studies and agree parent training works, yet warn the steps are still too complex for many families.

Wilson et al. (2023) show you can hit 90% fidelity through telehealth, but their families all spoke English. Fabiola’s review says remote help is fine only if you add language support.

Ferreira et al. (2022) also saw only small gains after PECS coaching with moms. The pattern is steady: caregiver training helps, but cultural and language extras decide how much.

If you serve families who speak limited English, build in an interpreter up front and translate your parent handouts. Expect small steps, not miracles, and track both child behavior and parent confidence so you can adjust quickly.