In Their Own Words: Qualitative Study of Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The authors aimed to understand the experience of parents and caregivers during COVID-19, including the challenges they faced and what helped them cope using the Strengthening Families (SF) Approach and Protective Factors Framework’s five factors: parental resilience, social connections, knowledge of parenting and child development, concrete support in times of need, and social and emotional competence of children.
Publication Information
Authors
Quinn Tucker, BA^, Robert Sege, MD, PhD, FAAP*, Allison Stephens, PhD, MEd^, Twinkle Suthar, MA, Eliza Loren Purdue, BA^, Charlyn Harper Browne, PhD, Dina Burstein, MD, MPH*
*Affiliated with the HOPE National Resource Center
^Formerly affiliated with the HOPE National Resource Center
Journal
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics
Publication Date
May/June 2025
Keywords
survey, qualitative study, Strengthening Families Approach, protective factors, parental resilience, social connections, parent and child development knowledge, parental support, covid-19 pandemic
Citation
Tucker Q, Sege R, Stephens A, Suthar T, Purdue EL, Browne CH, Burstein D. In Their Own Words: Qualitative Study of Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Dev Behav Pediatr. May/June 2025. 46(3), e292-299. DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000001363
