Promoting Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood: Implementation and Evaluation of the VIPP-SD Parenting Intervention in Portugal

Consists of four sessions (with the option of one or two additional booster sessions), held biweekly, depending on the family's needs and availability. Specifically, VIPP-SD addresses disciplinary strategies alongside sensitivity themes through: (1) the differentiation between attachment and exploration behaviors; interpretation of child's behavior and significance of a sensitive response to it; and the importance of sharing emotions (2) the application of distraction and induction as non-coercive techniques in response to challenging child behaviours or conflict-prone situations; (3) the utilization of positive reinforcement, whereby parents praise adaptive behaviours and ignore maladaptive, attention-seeking actions; (4) the implementat of a sensitive interaction pause to de-escalate conflict or temper tantrums; and (5) the demonstration of empathy towards the child in conjunction with consistent disciplinary approaches and explicit boundary-setting