Statistically, when parents PALS there are significant improvements that enhance their responsive interaction styles, which in turn create notable improvements in children’s development.
| Parent Outcomes | Child Outcomes |
| 71% used richer vocabulary with their children. | 64% achieved higher cognitive test scores. |
| 64% provided richer verbal explanations to their children. |
72% achieved higher motor skills scores. |
| 68% spent more time maintaining their child’s focus of attention and interest. |
64% showed greater expressive language skills. |
| 55% provided more praise to their children. | 59% showed larger receptive vocabularies. |
| 69% showed greater warmth and sensitivity to their children. |
59% initiated conversation with their parents more often. |
| 69% were more contingently responsive to their children (i.e.: parent’s response was well matched to the child’s signals). |
66% showed greater cooperation in providing a response to parents’ requests |
| (compared to parents who received weekly home visits but not PALS curriculum intervention) |
(compared to children whose parents received weekly home visits but not PALS curriculum intervention) |
PALS Spotlights
Substantial research concludes play-based learning, in combination with responsive interactions, is the best way to build academic and executive functioning skills in young children. PALS Spotlights, designed for parents, highlight key concepts from the research-based PALS program in short video segments. Housed in the freely available CIRCLE Activity Collection: Family, the videos show parents how to use PALS strategies throughout the day, during play and daily routines, to interact with their child in responsive, stimulating ways.