The PICCOLO (Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes) is a measure of developmentally supportive parenting interactions that are theoretically and empirically linked with children’s early development. Now, PICCOLO has been tested with 87 mothers of infants age 3–9 months. Learn more about the reliability and validity… Read More
For professionals supporting parents of young children 1–3, learn how to assess parent-child interactions, identify important parenting behaviors, develop interventions to help parents build skills, and track your program’s outcomes using PICCOLO. Read More
This technical report provides information on the development and psychometric properties of the observational measure Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO). Read More
Share this handout with Spanish-speaking parents to help predict school-readiness. These 29 activities will help with cognitive skills, vocabulary, literacy skills, and social skills. Read More
Learn the essential facts about The Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO) with this at-a-glance sheet. Find out the areas assessed, age range of children, sample items and more. Read More
This one-sheet is a list of 29 things parents do with their young children, ages 10-47 months, that predict certain outcomes when children are old enough to start kindergarten Read More
See examples of how parents may display affection, responsiveness, encouragement, and teaching with their young child and how to score them in these sample items from PICCOLO. Read More
