TY - JOUR T1 - Parent training improves language development in children with, or at risk of, language impairment JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 190 LP - 191 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2019-318349 VL - 106 IS - 3 AU - Kate Christina Harvey Y1 - 2021/06/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/106/3/190.abstract N2 - Review of: Roberts MY, Curtis PR, Sone BJ, Hampton LH. Association of Parent Training With Child Language Development: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Pediatr 2019;173(7):671–680 Study design: Systematic review and meta analysis. Four databases searched (ERIC, Academic Search Complete, PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES) for studies in which parents were taught strategies to support their child’s language and communication. Number of studies included: 76 Setting: 57% North American studies, 26% European studies. 33% of studies were performed within low-income populations. Patients: 5848 included children had a mean age of 3.5 years. 27 trials studied patients with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), 10 patients with a developmental language disorder and 34 patients at risk of language impairment (eg, premature birth, siblings with ASD and low-income families). Intervention: 57 (77%) studies were randomised and 17 (23%) were non-randomised. … ER -