Listening to children: Evaluation of a positive parenting programme through art‐based research

Abstract

Abstract This paper presents data from a unique programme evaluation of the parenting programme titled 'Learning together, growing as a family' applied in 14 cities in Spain and targeting families at risk of neglectful behaviour. The programme evaluation is based on the voices of children using the qualitative methodology of art‐based research. Eighty‐six children 6-12 years of age were interviewed in groups. The outcomes of the evaluation reveal that children perceive improvements in the parental competencies of their parents and in themselves and that these changes serve as a catalyst for positive family change.

The author(s) disclose receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. The research was supported by Obra Social La Caixa, project number FBG 309221 and FBG 308688. It has also been supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and the European Regional Development Fund under Grant PSI2015-69971-R to M.J.R. Translation financed by the Aids to the research groups of 2018 from the Faculty of Education of the University of Barcelona (UB) and the SGR Aid (2017SGR0905).