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Parent Education Resources
Includes resources on best practices in parent education, tools for conducting parent education programs, and considerations in selecting parent education curricula for different target audiences.
- General parent education resources
- Parent education for families involved in child welfare
- Cultural issues in parent education
| Parent Education | |
| Series Title: | Issue Briefs |
| Author(s): | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| Availability: | View Download (PDF - 120KB) Order (Free) - Add to Cart |
| Year Published: | 2008 - 9 pages |
| Successful parent education programs help parents acquire and internalize parenting and problem-solving skills necessary to build a healthy family. This issue brief provides an overview of research regarding key characteristics and training strategies of successful parent education programs. Information about selected evidence-based and evidence-informed programs is also provided. | |
Parent Training Programs: Insight for Practitioners
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2009)
Examines the components of effective parent training programs and provides guidance in making evidence-based program decisions to improve parenting skills and prevent child maltreatment.
Best Practices for Parent Education Programs Seeking to Prevent Child Abuse (PDF - 94 KB)
North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension Service (2003)
This paper discusses strategies parent education programs can use to reduce the risk of child abuse, including focusing on multiple protective factors and working with parents over a long period of time.
General parent education resources
Center for Parent Education and Family Support
University of North Texas College of Education
Supports parent and family educators and family support professionals through research, education, involvement, and child and family policy inquiry.
Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Provides print and online resources on early childhood and parenting, including an online journal and overviews of popular topics.
Effective Strategies to Support Positive Parenting in Community Health Centers (PDF - 11520 KB)
American Psychological Association Working Group on Child Maltreatment Prevention in Community Health Centers (2009)
Presents recommendations to prevent child maltreatment and promote positive parenting practices by expanding access to evidence-based parenting programs within the context of behavioral health integration at community health centers.
Handbook of Parent Training: Helping Parents Prevent and Solve Problem Behaviors
Briesmeister & Schaefer (3rd ed.) (2007)
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Assists practitioners in training parents to become co-therapists to help prevent as well as solve problem behaviors. Includes descriptions of therapeutic techniques and several parent education programs.
Incorporating Parental Goals in Parenting Programs Through Collaborative Relationships With Parents
Fox
Journal of Extension, 43(1), 2005
Details evidence of the influence of goals on parenting practices and provides suggestions for incorporating parent goals into parenting programs.
National Extension Parenting Educators' Framework
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service (2002)
The framework melds six "content" practices for parents and six "process" practices for educators—Grow, Frame, Develop, Embrace, Educate, and Build—to allow educators to work more effectively with parents on behalf of children.
National Parenting Education Network (NPEN)
NPEN is a group of parenting education professionals, researchers, program administrators, and others striving to build the field of parenting education by networking and making connections to move the field forward.
Parent Education and Support Literature Review
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension (2005)
Reviews the literature on evidence-based programming, parenting stages, parenting issues, parent relationship topics, and programming focused on specific groups of parents.
Parent Training
California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare (2006)
Programs rated by the Clearinghouse for their effectiveness in parent training.
A Professional Guide for Parenting Educators: The National Extension Parenting Educators' Framework
North Carolina State University
Journal of Extension, 44(3), 2006
This article outlines a framework to guide professional development in extension and in the field of parenting education.
Parenting Infants and Toddlers Today: Research Findings Based on a Survey Among Parents of Children Ages Birth to Three Years Old (PDF - 206 KB)
ZERO TO THREE (2009)
Presents results from a national parent survey to explore the issues and challenges parents of young children confront today, gaps in knowledge about early development, sources of information and support to which parents turn, and factors that influence their approaches to parenting.
Roper Online Learning Program
Texas Registry of Parent Educator Resources (2005)
Provides basic curricula and summaries of recent research on the developmental stages of parenting and family life. It addresses typical transitions for parents and families as well as strategies for the parenting professionals who work with them.
Parent education for families involved in child welfare
Assessing Parent Education Programs for Families Involved With Child Welfare Services: Evidence and Implications. Full Report (PDF - 521 KB)
Johnson, Stone, Lou, Ling, Claassen, & Austin (2006)
Provides outcome data generated from 70 of the most rigorously evaluated parenting education programs with families determined to be abusive, neglectful, or at risk of child maltreatment.
Parent Training Programs in Child Welfare Services: Planning for a More Evidence-Based Approach to Serving Biological Parents
Barth, Landsverk, Chamberlain, Reid, & Rolls
Research on Social Work Practice, 15(5), 2005
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Gathers evidence about promising programs from other child service sectors with information about current parent training approaches in child welfare and generates a range of proposals about next steps to enhance the capacity of parent training.
Supporting Parents of Young Children in the Child Welfare System
Beckmann, Knitzer, & Cooper (2010)
Explores the challenges and opportunities of improving mandated parent training for parents of young children in the child welfare system.
Cultural issues in parent education
Cultural Influences on Parenting
Spicer (2010)
Summarizes a survey conducted by ZERO TO THREE that examines the importance of racial and ethnic differences in parenting beliefs, understanding of developmental milestones, expectations for school readiness, and influences on parenting.
Culture and Parenting: A Guide for Delivering Parenting Curriculums to Diverse Families (PDF - 289 KB)
University of California Cooperative Extension (2006)
Guide for practitioners to evaluate the cultural sensitivity of programs and services they offer to families and to provide guidance on how to make parenting programs more culturally sensitive.
A Guide to Parenting Education Resources for Hispanic/Latino Families
ParentLink (2002)
Describes evaluations of parenting materials for professionals who work with families of Hispanic/Latino origin to assist in selecting materials for their use.
Promoting Healthy Parenting Practices Across Cultural Groups: A CDC Research Brief
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008)
Examines the ways that parents from five different cultural groups respond to children's behavior and their views of desirable or undesirable parenting practices. The study's results may help parenting programs develop more culturally-competent support services for parents.
Raising Children in a New Country: A Toolkit for Working With Newcomer Parents (PDF - 388 KB)
Bridging Refugee Youth and Children's Services (2005)
Presents useful resources for developing parenting services for newly arrived families, including information on program development, curricula for fathers and on marriage enrichment, and other free or fee-based parenting curricula. Also see the accompanying Illustrated Handbook. (PDF - 1390 KB)