Effect of Mindful Parenting Training for Parents with Children Having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder on Parenting Stress

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder affecting both children and
their parents. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of mindful parenting training for
parents with children having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder on parenting stress.
Quasi-experimental pre-test–post-test control group design has been implemented. A
purposive sample has been used to select 100 parents (mothers or fathers) of children with
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. This study has been carried out at the psychiatric
outpatient clinic of Menoufia University Hospital at Shebin El-kom District, Menoufia
Governorate, Egypt. Three tools were used to gather the data; A structured interviewing
questionnaire to assess socio-demographic characteristics of the parents and children
characteristics, Parenting Stress Index – Short Form, and Interpersonal mindfulness in
parenting scale. The results revealed that there was a highly statistically significant reduction
in the total mean score of parenting stress among the study group after the intervention
compared to the control group where p value (p = 0.001), and there was a statistical
significant improvement in the level of mindfulness in parenting of the study group after the
intervention compared to the control group. It was concluded that the mindful parenting
training had statistically significant positive effect on reducing parenting stress and
improving level of mindfulness of parents with children having attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder. Recommendation: mindful parenting training should be incorporated into current
treatment guidelines as a psychosocial option for families with attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder