Assessment of the participating families in the Crecer en Familia con Gorgoritos preventive program

Antecedents: It is essential to support families in the upbringing of children in the early stages in order to avoid possible coexistence and behavior problems. In order to respond to this need, the preventive program Crecer en Familia con Gorgoritos has been implemented with families who have children at preschool age. Objectives: To know the opinion of the participating families in Crecer en Familia con Gorgoritos, to compare the results of the evaluations obtained in two different years between 2016 and 2018 and to propose improvements for future implementations. Method: We evaluated the participation of 14 families (9 mothers and 5 fathers) through a mixed design, using an ad hoc questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. Results: The families value the program positively except for its frequency and duration, as well as the content worked in the short time, these being the worst valued variables. Conclusions: It is beneficial for families that there are programs aimed at them because of the great influence they have on the development of children and on family functionality from an early age.