Those new strategies included building sessions around themes (such as birthday party), incorporation of writing into play (such as party invitations), focusing on story characters’ feelings, and video recording both reading and play, with the story serving as the basis for the play.
The initial VIP 0-3 year intervention and the VIP 3-5 year intervention were both independently associated with improved T-scores at 4.5 years on Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition, rating scales, with Cohen’s d effect sizes ranging from approximately –0.25 to –0.30, according to investigators.
Participating in both VIP interventions was associated with a significant reduction in hyperactivity (effect size, –0.63; P = 0.001), Dr. Mendelsohn and his associates also reported.
Moreover, participation in the first VIP session was associated with a reduction in clinically significant hyperactivity (relative risk reduction, 69%; P = .03), they added.