Peer-review Articles Demonstrating the Step-by-Step Parenting Program Efficacy

Feldman, M.A., Cappon, A., Corbier, K., Caruana, V., Laronde, M., & Thomson, K. (2025). Preliminary evaluation of the Step-by-Step Parenting Program for expectant parents with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.70034

Tahir, M., Sword, C. & Feldman, M. (2015). Evaluation of a game-based parent education intervention to increase positive parent-child interactions in parents with learning difficulties. Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice, 15(3-4),187-200. https://doi.org/10.1037/bar0000022

McDaniel, B., & Dillenburger, K. (2007). Can childhood neglect be assessed and prevented through childcare skills training? Child Abuse Review, 16, 120–129. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.950

Feldman, M.A. (2004). Self-directed learning of child-care skills by parents with intellectual disabilities. Infants & Young Children, 17, 17-31. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001163-200401000-00005

Feldman, M. A., Ducharme, J. M., & Case, L. (1999). Using self-instructional pictorial manuals to teach child-care skills to mothers with intellectual disabilities. Behavior Modification, 23(3), 480-497. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445599233007

Feldman, M. A., & Case, L. (1999). Teaching child-care and safety skills to parents with intellectual disabilities through self-learning. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 24(1), 27-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/13668259900033861

Feldman, M. A. (1998). Preventing child neglect: Child-care training for parents with intellectual disabilities. Infants & Young Children, 11, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1097/00001163-199810000-00004

Feldman, M. A., Garrick, M., & Case, L. (1997). The effects of parent training on weight gain of nonorganic-failure-to-thrive children of parents with intellectual disabilities. Journal on Developmental Disabilities, 5, 47-61.

Feldman, M. A., & Case, L. (1997). The effectiveness of audiovisual self-instructional materials in teaching child-care skills to parents with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Behavioral Education, 7(2), 235-257. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022897226255

Feldman, M.A. (1994). Parenting education for parents with intellectual disabilities: A review of outcome studies. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 15, 299-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/0891-4222(94)90009-4

Feldman, M.A. (1993). Parent education program for parents with mental handicaps: Clarification of effects. (Letter). Mental Handicap Research, 6, 275-277.

Feldman, M. A., Sparks, B., & Case, L. (1993). Effectiveness of home-based early intervention on the language development of children of mothers with mental retardation. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 14(5), 387-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/0891-4222(93)90010-H

Feldman, M. A., Case, L., & Sparks, B. (1992). Effectiveness of a child-care training program for parents at-risk for child neglect. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 24, 14-28. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0078698

Feldman, M. A., Case, L., Garrick, M., MacIntyre‐Grande, W., Carnwell, J., & Sparks, B. (1992). Teaching child-care skills to parents with developmental disabilities. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 25, 205-215. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1992.25-205

Feldman, M. A., Case, L., Rincover, A., Towns, F., & Betel, J. (1989). Parent Education Project III: Increasing affection and responsivity in developmentally handicapped mothers: Component analysis, generalization, and effects on child language. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 22, 211-222. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1989.22-211

Feldman, M. A., Towns, F., Betel, J., Case, L., Rincover, A., & Rubino, C. A. (1986). Parent Education Project II. Increasing stimulating interactions of developmentally handicapped mothers. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 19(1), 23-37. https://doi.org/10.1901/jaba.1986.

Book Chapters

Aunos, M., Feldman, M.. & Pacheco, L. (2024). Capacity-based competency assessment and its impact on child custody cases amongst parents with intellectual disabilities. In A. Bianchi & J.A. Vogt (Eds.). Intellectual disabilities and autism: Ethics and practice. pp. 79-92. Springer.

Aunos, M. & Feldman, M.A. (2020). Parenting by persons with intellectual disabilities. R. Condillac, I. Brown & M. Percy (Eds), Developmental disabilities in Ontario. Fourth Edition. pp. 935-956. OADD.

Aunos, M., Laliberte, T., Lightfoot, T., Callow, E., & Feldman, M.A. (2017). Parenting by people with intellectual disability. In M. L. Wehmeyer, I. Brown, M. Percy, K. Shogren & A. Fung (Eds.) A comprehensive guide to intellectual and developmental disabilities.2nd Ed. Pp. 609-630. Paul H. Brookes

Feldman, M.A., & Tahir, M. (2016). Skills training for parents with intellectual disabilities. In N. Singh (Ed.), Handbook of evidence-based practices for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Pp. 613-631. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26583-4_23

Feldman, M., Cruz, V., Hay, J., McConnell, D., & Tardif-Williams, C. (2012). A right to parent: Supports for parents with intellectual disabilities and their children. In D. Griffiths, F. Owen, & S. Watson (eds.), Human rights agenda: An action plan to advance the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities. Pp. 129-138. NADD Press.

Aunos, M. & Feldman, M. (2011). Parenting by persons with intellectual disabilities. I. Brown & M. Percy (Eds), Developmental Disabilities in Ontario. Third Edition. Pp. 909-923. OADD.

Feldman, M. (2010). Parenting education programs. In G. Llewellyn, R.Traustadóttir, D. McConnell, & H. Björg Sigurjónsdóttir (Eds.), Parents with intellectual disabilities: Past, present and futures. (pp. 121-136). Wiley-Blackwell.

Richards, D., Miodrag, N., Watson, S.L., Feldman, M.A., Aunos, M., & Griffiths, D. (2009). Sexuality and human rights of persons with intellectual disabilities. In F. Owen & D. Griffiths (Eds.), Challenges to the Human Rights of People with Intellectual Disabilities, pp. 184-218. Jessica Kingsley.

Aunos, M. & Feldman, M. (2008). There’s no place like home: The child’s right to family. In T. O’Neill and D. Zinga (Eds), Children’s rights: Multidisciplinary approaches to participation and protection. Pp. 137-162. University of Toronto Press.

Aunos, M. & Feldman, M. (2007). Parenting by persons with an intellectual disability. I. Brown & M. Percy (Eds), A Comprehensive Guide to Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. pp. 593-603. Paul H. Brookes.

Aunos, M. & Feldman, M. (2007). Assessing parenting capacity in parents with intellectual disabilities. C. Chamberland, S. Léveillé, & N. Trocmé (Eds.). Des enfants à protéger, des adultes à aider : deux univers à rapprocher. pp. 223-240. Presses de l’université du Québec.

Feldman, M.A., Sparks, B., & Case, L. (2004). Effectiveness of home-based early intervention on the language development of children of parents with mental retardation (reprint). In M.A. Feldman (Ed.), Early intervention: The essential readings pp. 134-150. Blackwell.

Feldman, M.A., & Walton-Allen, N. (2002). Effects of maternal mental retardation and poverty on intellectual, academic, and behavioral status of school-age children. Reprinted in J. Blacher & B. Baker, (Eds). The best of AAMR: Families and mental retardation: A collection of notable AAMR journal articles across the 20th century (pp. 235-246). American Association on Mental Retardation.

Feldman, M.A. (2002). Children of parents with intellectual disabilities. In R. McMahon & R. Peters (Eds.). The effects of parental dysfunction on children, pp. 205–223. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Feldman, M.A. (2002). Parents with intellectual disabilities and their children: Impediments and supports. In D. Griffiths & P. Federoff (Eds.) Ethical dilemmas: Sexuality and developmental disability. pp. 255-292. NADD Press.

Feldman, M.A. (1998). Parents with intellectual disabilities: Implications and interventions. In J. Lutzker (Ed.). Child abuse: A handbook of theory, research, and treatment. (pp. 401-419). Plenum.

Feldman, M.A. (1997). The effectiveness of early intervention for children of parents with mental retardation. In M.J. Guralnick, (Ed.). The effectiveness of early intervention: Directions for second generation research. (pp. 171-191). Paul H. Brookes.

Feldman, M.A. (1996). Courses for parents with intellectual disabilities and their children. In Danish Ministry of Social Affairs and European Commission (Eds.). Parenting with Intellectual Disabilities (pp. 107-121). European Commission.

Books and Manuals

Feldman, M.A. and the Surrey Place Parenting Enhancement Program (2024). Step-by-Step Parenting Program Manual for Parent Educators Supporting Parents with Learning Difficulties (3rd Edition). Author.

Feldman, M.A. and the Surrey Place Parenting Enhancement Program (2024). The Family Game: Enhancing parent-child cooperation and rapport to parents with learning problems. 3rd Edition. Author.

Feldman, M.A. and the Surrey Place Parenting Enhancement Program (2020). Step-by-step child-care: A manual for parents and child-care providers (2nd Edition). Author.

Feldman, M. A., & Aunos, M. (2010). Comprehensive competence-based parenting capacity assessment for parents with learning difficulties. NADD Press.

Feldman, M.A. (2004). The Family Game: Enhancing parent-child cooperation and rapport to parents with learning problems. 2nd Edition. Author.

Feldman, M. A., & Case, L. (1993). Step-by-step child-care: A pictorial manual for parents, child-care workers, and babysitters. Authors.