@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp12808, author={Ajzenman, Nicolas and Bóo, Florencia López}, title={Lessons from Behavioral Economics to Improve Treatment Adherence in Parenting Programs: An Application to SMS}, year={2019}, month={Nov}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={12808}, url={https://www.iza.org/publications/dp12808}, abstract={A growing literature shows how insights from behavioral economics can be successfully adopted in simple interventions through SMS or other types of low-cost communications. In this short, note we provide concrete basic guidelines to design behaviorally informed messages, based on theory and our own experience. We provide examples applied to parenting interventions.}, keywords={behavioral interventions;parenting;child development;poverty}, }