ABSTRACT
Developmental trajectories for children are set within the first five years of their lives, and parents play a central role in helping to shape the path. Accurately assessing parental supports for children can aid practitioners in comprehensively addressing children’s needs; however, reliable and valid measures of parents’ support of child development must be available. Moreover, parent measures are particularly necessary for prevention and early intervention for children who face socioeconomic risks, as these risks often constrain the parent-child relationship. This chapter describes the psychometric properties of exemplar assessments that examine the role a parent plays within the parent-child interaction, parent involvement, and early learning, as well as the home environment. Limitations as well as future directions for practice are also discussed in relevance to the named assessments.
