An Evaluation of a Phone-Based Parenting Program

A study with Syrian and Jordanian Families with Young Children

This study was led by Global TIES for Children at New York University

Researchers evaluate a phone-delivered version of a parenting program in the Middle East and the first randomized-controlled evaluation of an audio-only parenting program. 

Though extremely relevant for humanitarian and crisis situations when in-person programs are difficult, very little is known about the impacts of audio-only remote caregiver programs. When the International Rescue Committee (IRC) adapted an in-person home-visiting parenting program in 2020 to be delivered remotely via audio-only phone calls, it created a unique opportunity for evaluation. The original in-person program, Reach Up and Learn (RUL), had been delivered by the IRC from 2016 to early 2020 in parts of Jordan, targeting both Jordanian and Syrian caregivers. The remote adaptation was made in response to the pandemic and as part of the Ahlan Simsim initiative, in partnership with Sesame Workshop.

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