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Parent Education and Support
Parent education is important for all families. Healthy communities offer a range of parent education services. According to the National Commission on Children's national survey, 88% of adults believe that it is harder to be a parent today than it used to be. 1 Families today are more mobile and many families no longer live near extended family members who have traditionally provided informal support, advice, and assistance. Eighty-six percent of parents reported that they are often uncertain about what is the right thing to do in raising their children. 2 Research has indicated that parent education programs have been effective at enhancing parents' child-rearing competence and confidence. 3 4
Parent Education and Support
1 Field, T. M., Widmayer, S. M., Greenberg, R., & Stoller, W. (1982). Effects of parent training on teenage mothers and their infants. Pediatrics, 69, 703-707.
2 Porter, T. & Rice,R. (1995). Walking the Talk: A Study of Training in Five National Family Support Programs. New York: Bank Street College of Education.
3 Field, T. M., Widmayer, S. M., Greenberg, R., & Stoller, W. (1982). Effects of parent training on teenage mothers and their infants. Pediatrics, 69, 703-707.
4 Porter, T. & Rice,R. (1995). Walking the Talk: A Study of Training in Five National Family Support Programs. New York: Bank Street College of Education.
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