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A modified version of an intervention was used to teach techniques to improve parent-child interactions and reduce stress. Catriona George and colleagues report on the findings AIM: There is increasing evidence to support the effectiveness of parent management training programmes with families of typically developing children. This pilot study assessed the validity of a modified version of the Incredible Years Parent Training programme as an intervention for parents of children with moderate to severe learning disability. METHOD: Five carers and four children completed the programme. A repeated measures design was used, incorporating observation to analyse changes in parent-child interactions, and self-report measures of perceived parent stress and child behaviour problems both pre- and post-intervention. Parent satisfaction was also explored. RESULTS: The results showed a decrease in observed negative parent-child interactions and stress, and an increase in observed positive interactions. CONCLUSION: The Incredible Years Parent Training Programme may be a useful early intervention for some families of children with a learning disability. The effects on child problem behaviours were equivocal, and longer-term, larger trials are needed.