Researchers at the University of Oregon say a new online parenting skills program has helped improve mental health for rural Oregon families.

After using the app, called Family Check-Up, for three months, parents reported a decrease in depression symptoms and increased confidence in their parenting.

Kate Hails, research associate for the Prevention Science Institute at the University of Oregon, said the program uses techniques like focusing on parents’ strengths and children’s positive behaviors. “Family Check-Up really views the parent as the expert on their own parenting in their own family and focuses on their own personal goals,” Hails explained.

Hails pointed out the app is designed to… Read More Here

Originally published in MSN Health.

Author: Isobel Charle