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Topic:  Parent Education


The program aims to improve parents' knowledge and/or skills related to parenting, including knowledge of appropriate child development and appropriate parenting strategies.


Proven Programs


Child-Parent Centers

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS)

DARE to be You

Early Head Start

Family Thriving Program

Guiding Good Choices

Healthy Families New York (HFNY)

HighScope Perry Preschool Program

Incredible Years

Midwestern Prevention Project/Project STAR

Multisystemic Therapy (MST)

Nurse Family Partnership

Project ALERT

Project Northland


Promising Programs


Creating Lasting Family Connections

Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP)

Father/Male Involvement Preschool Teacher Education Program

Gang Resistance Education and Training (G.R.E.A.T.)

Head Start

Healthy Start

Healthy Steps for Young Children

Parent-Child Home Program

Parents as Teachers

Parents' Fair Share

Reaching Educators, Children, and Parents (RECAP)

Seattle Social Development Project

Second Step Violence Prevention

Smart Start

Syracuse Family Development Research Program

Triple P Positive Parenting Program

Who Do You Tell?


Proven / Promising Programs


Family Support and Parenting Education in the Home

Infant Health and Development Program


Other Reviewed Programs


Achievement for Latinos through Academic Success

Across Ages

Aggression Replacement Training

Al's Pals: Kids Making Healthy Choices

All Stars

Career Academies

Child FIRST

Children in Between

Community of Caring

Coping Power Program

Early Risers 'Skills for Success' Program

Families And Schools Together (FAST)

Family Check-Up

Family Matters

FAST Track

Focus on Families

Functional Family Therapy

Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)

Keep A Clear Mind (KACM)

Linking the Interests of Families and Teachers (LIFT)

Lions-Quest Skills for Adolescence

Multidimensional Family Therapy

Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care

Not On Tobacco

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program

OSLC Treatment Foster Care

Parent Child Development Center

Parenting Wisely

Parenting With Love and Limits

Positive Action

Preventive Treatment Program

Project SUCCESS

Reconnecting Youth (RY)

Resources, Education, and Care in the Home (REACH)

Schools and Families Educating Children (SAFE Children)

SNAP (Stop Now And Plan) Under 12 Outreach Project (SNAP ORP)

Start Taking Alcohol Risks Seriously (STARS) for Families

Strengthening Families Program

Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14

Strong African American Families (SAAF) Program

Too Good for Drugs

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy