Implementing a Parenting Curriculum
Learn the steps and best practices to help select and implement a parenting intervention. Explore this easy-to-use tool for programs, states, and child care network leaders.
Parenting Curriculum
It is important for programs to consider ways to positively impact parenting. One strategy is to go beyond simply providing parenting information. Families receive even greater benefits when programs offer parents experiences that model positive interactions and opportunities to practice with feedback. A parenting curriculum can provide information and opportunities to practice skills that parents in your program may welcome. A specialized curriculum can also address parenting outcomes such as nurturing, discipline, teaching, language, and supervision.
See below for resources that can help your program establish and implement a successful parenting curriculum.
Leading Online Parent Meetings and Groups
Explore this resource to learn ways to lead online parent meetings and groups as an alternative approach to leading them in person.
Embedded Parenting Curricula for Group-based Delivery
Find detailed information for choosing and using a parenting curriculum that is embedded within a larger program-wide approach.
Parenting Curricula for Home-based Delivery
Explore these curricula to find a program that can be delivered to parents one-on-one in their home environment.
Parenting Curricula for Specific Groups of Parents
Explore these curricula to find a program that can be delivered to parents one-on-one in their home environment.
Parenting Curricula for Group-based Delivery
Explore these curricula to find a curriculum that can be delivered in a group setting.
Initial Implementation Stage
Explore the initial implementation stage of putting a parenting curricula in place. Discover how to identify and test key processes, supports, and data collection and use.
Exploration Stage
Find out about the exploration stage of implementing a parenting curricula. It’s a time to collect information about the strengths, interests, and needs of parents and families in your community.
Installation Stage
Learn about the installation stage of implementing a parenting curricula. Examine how to identify and gather the resources needed to deliver a parenting curriculum successfully and with fidelity.
Full Implementation Stage
Learn about the full implementation of implementing a parenting curricula. At this stage, the parenting curriculum is institutionalized and integrated into regular practice.