Bowman also discovered that parents sometimes experienced problems with
bibliotherapy. For example, parents reported occasions in which the
children disagreed with the book selection, but the parent had selected
the book as an intervention to address a particular behavior. Other
challenges involved the child's attention span during the book
reading.Interestingly, Bowman said her research revealed that perceived
challenges around bibliotherapy actually strengthened parents' resolve
to use the intervention.
Bowman also found that parents could
still vividly remember their own childhood social struggles, and that
these memories influenced their views on interventions. "Workshops,
trainings, or classes that provide an opportunity for parents to explore
their perception toward interventions would assist in strengthening
parent efforts in implementing interventions," said Bowman, who
suggested that future research on the issue should incorporate
interviews with couples - rather than one parent - as well as the
children who the interventions target.Bowman also suggested that future
research should explore interventions among a more racially diverse
range of parents working in a range of careers - parents who may not be
as familiar with bibliotherapy, as some parents were in this study.The
adult study participants included three females and one male.
Three
of the four adults were African-American and two African-American
participants were married. One of the adults was Caucasian and married.
Most of the parents reported working in so-called helping professions.
The majority of the children had siblings.The creators of Tuls know
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