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Parent Education What is Parent Education? ◦ Defined as: programs, support services, and resources offered to parents and caregivers designed to support them or increase their capacity and confidence in raising healthy children ◦ Parents = key people who play a central parenting role in a child’s life ◦ Goals of parenting education ◦ Strengthen families by providing relevant, effective education ◦ Support and encourage an optimal environment for the healthy growth and development of parents and children Parent Education ◦ Has evolved historically and continues to evolve as communities become more diverse ◦ Concerned with the context of parenting within the family system and larger ecosystem ◦ Addresses specialized needs and concerns for caregivers a) Grandparents raising grandchildren b) Children with medical or special needs c) Marital separation or divorce d) Parenting at a distance (military deployments or incarceration) History of Parent Education in the US ◦ 1800s – mothers met in discussion groups ◦ 1820s – associations to teach parents how to instill religious and moral values in their children ◦ 1900s – professionals started publications and programs to provide parenting information ◦ 1909 – first White House Conference on Child Welfare ◦ 1914 – Smith-Lever Act, beginning Cooperative Extension ◦ 1930 – US Office of Education survey showed that about 400 organizations were conducting parent ed ◦ 2000s – 250,000 parent educators in the US ◦ Currently – field continues to grow Planning a Parent Education Program

How should we start?

What should we consider in planning?

Who should we talk to?

What do we need to think about when deciding on our content?

Ages and Stages of Parent Education

Beginning developmental stage Target parents of preschoolers Topics: child development, temper tantrums, potty training, sleep, setting limits Ex., Parents as Teachers; Strengthening Families

School-age children Topics: parenting, communication, behavioral management, parentschool relationships Ex., Families and Schools Together

Adolescents Topics: teens & technology, drug use and prevention, bullying, discipline and problem solving Ex., Active Parenting of Teens; Thriving with Teens Approaches and Resources

Parent Educators Knowledge of: ◦ Parenting processes ◦ Parenting roles ◦ Parent-child relationships ◦ Effective guidance techniques ◦ Child development ◦ Learning processes across the lifespan

Assumptions and attitudes held by parent educators are keys to empowering and strengthening parents in their roles NPEN Parenting Educator Competencies Model Parenting Education competencies in three broad knowledge domains: 1. Human Development across the Lifespan 2. Parent Development, Parenting, Parent-Child 3. Parenting Education Practice …and a fourth domain that describes the skills to apply the knowledge Each domain is influenced by and influences research and theories in HDFS NEPEF Model ◦ Grow: grow personally as a professional; know yourself and understand how this affects the way you relate to others ◦ Frame: know and use theoretical frameworks that guide practice in the field of parenting education ◦ Develop: plan and market programs to educate parents; develop evaluation processes that are part of a total education effort ◦ Embrace: recognize and respond to differences in ethnicity, family type, and belief systems among populations being served ◦ Educate: be an effective teacher; know how to use various delivery methods; help parents learn; challenge them to set and meet parenting goals ◦ Build: reach out to build professional networks; be a community advocate; connect with other organizations to expand parenting education...