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Parent Education

Parent Education helps family development by offering programs and products that foster parent-child communication, nurturing and respectful discipline practices, strong parent-child relationships, and parenting skills. The end goal for all of our programs and products is to give families the knowledge and skills that they need to be healthy and happy. Some products are adapted specifically for parents while others are aimed at professionals who work with parents and families.

 

What's New

Parenting for School Success (in English) is now available. Using the latest research, these attractive booklets provide easy-to-use tools for parents and schools to work together to help support children's learning from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Customized versions for Latino, African American, Hmong, and Somali families are coming soon.

For more information, visit the Parenting for School Success web page.

 

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The Growing Season

This unique product gives parents of teens answers to everyday parenting dilemmas. It covers everything from decision making to dating and is available with or without a video.

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Parenting for School Success

Parents are a vital part of their children's learning. Six factors important to helping children learn include: expectations, structure, opportunities for earning, support, relationships, and modeling.

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Positive Discipline

This easy to read, easy to use guide looks at some of the common parenting challenges parents may face from the birth of their child through their child's first days of school. It is available for purchase in English and Spanish; available as a free download in Hmong and Somali.

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