GUIDE and
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Preparing Tomorrow’s Parents
Today:
How to Bring Parenting
Education for Children and Teens to Your Schools
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Prepare Tomorrow’s Parents’ guide, Preparing
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children and teens, describes in detail well-respected school-based programs currently
available, and offers many resources for implementing parenting education
programs for young people. See below for complete Table of Contents.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
About Prepare Tomorrow’s Parents — formerly The Parenting Project
Why Parenting Education
For Children and Teens?
What’s in This Guide
What is The Crisis in Parenting
that Parenting Education Programs for Children and Teens Seek to Address?
The
Changing American Family has Created New Issues in Parenting
Poorly
Developed Nurturing and Relationship Skills Contribute to Inadequate Parenting
Child
Abuse and Neglect Continue to Escalate in the
Child Abuse and Neglect are a Root Cause of Adult Violence, as well as
Violence by and against
Children
Teenage Pregnancy Is Linked to Poverty, Child Abuse and Neglect, Violence,
and Other Problems for
Children and Society
Uninvolved or Absent Fathers Are Linked to Child Abuse and Neglect
and Other Problems for Children and Society
How Does Parenting Education for Children and Teens Address Society's
Need for Good
Parenting?
Parenting
Education Develops Empathy and Caring
Parenting
Education Improves Relationships in and out of the Classroom
Parenting Education Develops an Understanding of Child Development and
Children's Needs
Parenting
Education Provides Practical Instruction in Childrearing
Parenting
Education Teaches Parental Responsibility
Parenting Education Promotes the Mental Health of Future Generations
Parenting Education for Children and Teens
Quick Reference for
School-Based Programs
Program Descriptions
Family and Consumer Sciences
Other Programs
- Baby
Think it Over® Program
- Child
Development, Parenting, and Parent Development
- Dads
Make a Difference™
- Educating
Children for Parenting ® (ECP)
- Education for Parenting: Learning How to Care Curriculum
- Nurturing
Parenting Programs®:
Developing Nurturing Skills®: K-12 School-Based Curricula and Nurturing Skills Curricula
- Parents
Under Construction™: Building Healthy Relationships Today and
Strong Families Tomorrow
- Roots
of Empathy™
Summary Evaluations of School-Based Programs
- Baby
Think it Over® Program
- Dads
Make a Difference™
- Educating
Children for Parenting ® (ECP)
- Education
for Parenting: Learning How to Care Curriculum
- Parents Under
Construction™: Building Healthy Relationships Today and Strong
Families Tomorrow
Chapter IV — RELATED PROGRAMS:
Related Programs in Use in Schools and Community Organizations
Babysitting
Character Education
Conflict Resolution,
Anti-Bullying and Other Violence Prevention
Lifeskills and
Family and Consumer Sciences
School Health
Social and Emotional Learning
Teen
Pregnancy Prevention
Organizations
Family Support Centers
Religious Education Programs, Faith-Based Youth Groups, and Other
Faith-Based
Organizations
Youth
Organizations
How to Advocate For
or Implement a Parenting Education Program For Children and Teens in your
School or District
Advocating for a Parenting Education Program
in Your School or District
Finding out What is Happening in Your State
Understanding How Schools Decide What
Parenting Philosophy Should Inform the Curriculum
Anticipating the Response from Parents,
Teachers, Administrators, and Others to Parenting Education Programs
Using the Local Press and Other Media to Support and Publicize the Need for Parenting Education Programs
Chapter VI — FAQs:
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
At What Grade
Levels Should Schools Provide Parenting Education?
Is Parenting
Education a Separate Course or Can It Fit into Existing Curricula?
What Training Is
Required to Teach Parenting Education?
What Are the Costs
Associated with Developing and Implementing a Parenting Education Program?
What Funding Is
Available to Support Parenting Education Programs?
What Evidence Is
There That Parenting Education Is Effective?
How Can Potential Conflicts between Home and School Be Mitigated?
A
Summary Guidelines: What Should Parenting Education for Children and
Teens Include?
B
State Laws and
Requirements Related to Parenting Education
State Curriculum Standards, Guidelines, and Resources
Family and Consumer
Sciences Contacts: Associations, State and US Territories
- National
Standards
- Contacts:
Associations
- Contacts: State
- Contacts:
C Selected Resources: Books, Studies/Papers, Articles/Reports, Videotapes/Multimedia,
Websites
INTRODUCTION
I NEED
II STRATEGY
III and IV PROGRAMS, Summary Evaluations of School-Based Programs
V ADVOCACY
VI FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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