Online Parenting Support With VIPP-SD in Chile

Effectiveness of the Online Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (Online VIPP-SD). A Randomized Control Trial in Chile

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test whether the online Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) can reduce parental burnout and improve parenting practices, in mothers of young children in Chile.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the online VIPP-SD increase maternal sensitivity and the use of consistent but gentle limit setting?
• Does it reduce parental burnout?
• Does it improve parental stress and child attachment security and reduce child conduct problems? Researchers will compare families who receive the online VIPP-SD to families in a waitlist control group with dummy treatment to see if VIPP-SD has benefits for parents and children.

Participants will be mothers of children aged 11-16 months at the start of the study who report elevated levels of parental burnout. Mothers in the intervention group will:

• Take part in 12 weekly online sessions with a trained intervener
• Receive video-feedback on their own interactions with their child
• Learn strategies to respond sensitively to their child's needs and to use positive discipline The study will also measure potential moderators such as maternal mental health, child temperament, and family sociodemographic factors.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Mothers >18 years
• Child age between 11 - 16 months old at first contact
• Mothers scoring in the top 30% of our sample on the Parental Burnout Scale (BPPS)
• Written informed consent of mothers as participants and guardians
• Internet connection at mother's home.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Child or parent with severe sensory impairment, learning disability, or language limitation
• Sibling already participating in the trial
• Family participating in active family court proceedings
• Parent participating in another closely related research trial and/or receiving an individual video-feedback intervention.