Teaching interaction strategies based on problem solving and its effects on parenting style and problem solving in the family

This study examined the effectiveness of problem-solving workshops on parenting styles and family problem solving. The study sample consisted of 51 mothers whose children enrolled in private schools in Tehran. These 2-hours workshops were conducted once a week for 9 sessions by experienced trainers. The quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test without control group was used. Parenting style questionnaire and family problem solving scale were used in this study. Results indicated the effectiveness of the program, so that for the scale of parenting styles, the four subscales of problem solving, suggestions, explanations and punishments showed significant differences at the level of p