Parenting matters : supporting parents of children ages 0-8 / Committee on Supporting the Parents of Young Children ; Vivian L. Gadsden, Morgan Ford, Heather Breiner, editors ; Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.

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9780309388542

9780309388559

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Breiner, Heather, editor.

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1 online resource (1 PDF file (xviii, 506 pages)) : illustrations

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"A report of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine."

Contents:

Summary -- Introduction -- Parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices -- Federal policies and investments supporting parents and children in the United States -- Universal/preventive and widely used interventions -- Targeted interventions supporting parents of children with special needs, parents facing special adversities, and parents involved with child welfare services -- Elements of effective parenting programs and strategies for increasing program participation and retention -- Toward a national framework -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Appendix A: Public session agendas -- Appendix B: Clearinghouses used to identify interventions with evidence of effectiveness -- Appendix C: Table of parenting interventions -- Appendix D: Biographical sketches of committee members.

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Subject Term:

Parenting -- United States.

Parents -- Services for -- United States.

Family policy -- United States.

Rôle parental -- États-Unis.

Parents -- Services -- États-Unis.

Politique familiale -- États-Unis.

Rôle parental.

Enfants.

children (people by age group)

FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- General.

Children

Family policy

Parents -- Services for

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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Supporting the Parents of Young Children,

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Publication Date:

2016

Publication Information:

Washington, DC :

National Academies Press,

2016.

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Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the family "which includes all primary caregivers "are at the foundation of children (TM)s well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child (TM)s brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents (TM) lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger.

Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting.

Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents (TM) use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.

Summary	p. 1
1 Introduction	p. 15
Purpose of This Study	p. 17
What Is Parenting?	p. 19
Study Context	p. 23
Study Approach	p. 29
Terminology and Study Parameters	p. 34
Guiding Principles	p. 35
Report Organization	p. 36
References	p. 37
2 Parenting Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices	p. 45
Desired Outcomes for Children	p. 45
Parenting Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices	p. 47
Parenting within Family Systems	p. 79
Summary	p. 80
References	p. 81
3 Federal Policies and Investments Supporting Parents and Children in the United States	p. 101
Public Health Successes	p. 104
Federal Budget Supporting Parents and Children	p. 106
Federal Policies and Investments Supporting Parents and Children	p. 107
Summary	p. 119
References	p. 120
4 Universal/Preventive and Widely Used Interventions	p. 125
Universal/Preventive Interventions	p. 125
Widely Used Interventions	p. 141
Use of Information and Communication Technologies to Support Parenting	p. 172
Supporting Parenting: Income, Nutrition Assistance, Health Care, and Housing Programs	p. 181
Parental and Family Leave Policies	p. 192
Summary	p. 199
References	p. 203
5 Targeted Interventions Supporting Parents of Children with Special Needs, Parents Facing Special Adversities, and Parents Involved with Child Welfare Services	p. 229
Parents of Children with Special Needs	p. 230
Parents Facing Special Adversities	p. 248
Families Involved with Child Welfare Services	p. 282
Summary	p. 290
References	p. 297
6 Elements of Effective Parenting Programs and Strategies for Increasing Program Participation and Retention	p. 325
Elements of Effective Programs	p. 326
Additional Strategies for Increasing Program Participation and Retention	p. 335
Summary	p. 341
References	p. 342
7 Toward a National Framework	p. 351
Criteria to Consider in Developing a System for Parenting Support	p. 352
Core Elements of a Framework	p. 357
Concluding Thoughts	p. 374
References	p. 375
8 Conclusions and Recommendations	p. 381
Scaling Effective Interventions	p. 381
Communicating Evidence-based Parenting Information	p. 386
Addressing Gaps in the Research-to-Practice/Practice-to-Research Pipeline	p. 387
Strengthening the Evidence on Strategies for Supporting Parents with Special Needs	p. 389
Strengthening the Evidence on Fathers	p. 389
Strengthening the Evidence for Diverse Populations	p. 391
References	p. 392
Appendixes
A Public Session Agendas	p. 395
B Clearinghouses Used to Identify Interventions with Evidence of Effectiveness	p. 401
C Table of Parenting Interventions	p. 413
D Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	p. 499

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