4. Discussion
aggressive behavior, behavioral and sleep problems, anxiety/depression
This paper sought to examine the impacts of ATTACH™ on parental RF, perceived social support, and executive function, as well as children’s development, behavioral and sleep problems, and executive function. Parents (caregivers, who were mostly mothers) who took part in the Phase 2 RCTs, reported significantly improved parental RF and improved child development (i.e., problem-solving and fine motor skills) in the treatment group, compared with those in the control group, post-intervention. The caregivers in the Phase 2 QES reported significantly increased parental RF, executive function, and perceptions of social support, and children’s development (i.e., communication, problem-solving, and personal social skills) and decreased children’s behavioral problems (i.e., anxiety/depression, attention problems, aggressive behavior, and externalizing problems), and sleep problems from baseline to post-intervention. The results of Phase 2 confirmed many of the findings of Phase 1, including that ATTACH