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International Parenting Survey -
CanadaCatherine M. Lee
University of Ottawa
IPSAustralia
14 Canadian investigator
s
29 partner agencies
1938 parents
uOttawa report team
Who are we?
IPS IPS comes to Canada Key findings from Hastings and Prince
Edward Lessons learned
Overview
International Parenting Survey (Morawska, Heinrichs & Sanders)
IPS Goals
Bringing the IPS to Canada
Websites Email messages Electronic newsletters Posters At events and activities
Recruitment
IPS-C Findings
IPS-C spring 2012 sample
ON57%
AB31%
QC6%
BC2%
SK1%
NS0%
PE0%Unknown
3%
Available online at:◦ http://
www.sciencessociales.uottawa.ca/fampsy/eng/projects_ipsc_partners.asp
Full sample and separate reports divided by : ◦ Child age◦ Parent age◦ Parent gender◦ Marital status◦ Parental employment◦ Adequacy of income◦ Family type
Report on Canadian sample
Hastings and Prince Edward 181 parents
Child Characteristics
Series10
5
10
15
20
25
17.2
3.9
11.0
2.2
Chronic illness
Physical
Intellect./Develop.
Other
Child Disability by Type (%)1
Family Type (%)1
OriginalStepSingle parentOther
70.78.318.22.8
Respondent Relationship to Child (%)1
Biological or Adoptive ParentStep Parent Foster ParentOther
97.20.60.61.7
Number of Children in Household2
Mean Range
2.01-6
Family Characteristics
Parent Characteristics
Parent Gender
Male 1 Female 2
Age (in years)MeanSDRange
38.46.7
29.0-52.0
35.47.1
18.0-52.0
Marital Status (%)Married or CohabitingSingleDivorced/SeparatedWidow/er
71.421.47.10
78.513.38.20
Parent Characteristics: By Parent Gender
Income Adequacy1
Adequate74%
Inadequate26%
Current Service Use
Current Service Use
Paediatrician/Family Doctor
Nurse
Teacher
Counsellor/Social Worker
Psychologist
Psychiatrist
Other
0 25 50 75
62
18
38
38
8
4
20
Types of professionals consulted2
* Respondents could endorse more than one type of professional
• 33.0% of respondents consulted a professional about their children’s behaviour in the last 12 months1
Awareness of and Participation
in Parent Training Programs
Awareness of Parent Training Programs (%)1
0
25
50
75
100
73.3
6.93.4
27.2
19.4
6.3 11.6
Triple PIncredible YearsBricks and MortarNobody's PerfectCOPESNAPOther
* Respondents could endorse more than one program
Participation in Parent Training Programs (%)1
0
5
10
15
20
25
16.6
0.60
4.5
1.20
9.4
Triple PIncredible YearsBricks and MortarNobody's PerfectCOPESNAPOther
* Respondents could endorse more than one program
Reasons for not Participating in Parent Training Programs
Reasons for not Participating (%)1
0
25
50
75
100
64.8
35.9 36.8
21.120.0
12.89.7 9.4
Did not feel the need
Wasn't aware of any programs
Lack of time
Competing work com-mitments
Inconvenient timing of services
No access to child care
Inconvenient location of services
Financial cost
* Respondents could endorse more than one reason
Satisfaction with Parenting Support
Satisfaction with Parenting Support (%)1
Information Services0
25
50
75
6.9 7.09.8 10.5
16.8 19.3
52.6 49.7
13.9 13.5
Not at all satis-fied
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
Somewhat satis-fied
Satisfied
Extremely satis-fied
Preferences for Parent Services
Tele
vision
Web
-bas
ed
Newsp
aper
arti
cle
Radio
seg
men
ts
Self-
dire
ct (S
D)
SD w
/ pho
ne a
ssist
Pare
nt sem
inar
Group
Indi
vidu
al
Wor
kpla
ce a
cces
s
Home
visits
Relig
ious
org
acc
ess
6 6.2
4.94.2
5
3.9
6.4 5.8 6.1 5.4 5.5
3.3
Perceived usefulness of service formats (mean)1
Preferences for Parent Services
Not at all useful
Extremely Useful
10
1
5
Need:◦ More funding◦ To abbreviate and simplify questionnaire◦ To collaborate on survey for First Nations, Métis
and Inuit◦ To translate to other languages.
Lessons learned
The IPS-C team would like to express its gratitude to the partner agencies for your tireless efforts in
recruiting parents for this study! The success of this project would not have been possible without all of
your hard work.
Thank you!