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– Evaluation –
Strengthening Families Program Statewide Outcomes 
Description: This research brief documents the successful implementation of Iowa State University's "Strengthening Families Program" offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension educators from January through November, 2007 across five New York counties and in New York City.
Description: The site contains information on the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory by Stephen J. Bavolek, Ph. D. and Richard Keene, Ph. D. A valid and reliable inventory designed to assess high-risk parenting and child rearing attitudes among parent and adolescent populations. Available in Spanish.
– General Information –
Description: Attachment parenting is comprised of eight parenting components within a framework of nurturing, empathic parenting practices as outlined by Attachment Parenting International. Provides overview of this approach to parenting.
Building a Positive Relationship with Your Child
Author: Goddard, H. (29 more by this author)
Description: A publication discussing how to approach the parent-child relationship in a positive manner.
Characteristics of Positive Parent-Child Interactions
Author: Kopko, Kimberly (7 more by this author)
Description: From the Parenting in Context website, this fact sheet provides strategies for parenting adolescents.
Developing Emotionally Skilled Children
Author: Grumbach, Giesela
Description: Provides information about the emotional development of children and how parents can help their children gain control over emotions.
If Only . . . Detecting the Early Warning Signs for Suicide in Children
Author: Bard, Ella Mae
Description: This is a fact sheet on the warning signs of detecting suicide tendencies of children.
Description: This Zero To Three fact sheet discusses how stress affects parents and their children. It offers suggestions for parents on how to cope and help their children cope after traumatic events, such as natural disasters.
Author: DeBord, Karen (59 more by this author)
Description: This is a fact sheet on how caring for yourself, understanding, nurturing, guiding, motivating, and advocating are primary parts of effective parenting. Also contains information on the stages of parenting and the different types of parenting.
Description: Jody Johnston Pawel hosts discussions on parenting topics. You can participate/listen live or through recorded show topics.
Description: This fact sheet provides helpful tips to parents and professionals on how to keep babies safe while sleeping. This resource describes ways to help prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and the death of infants while sleeping with others.
Secrets of Parenting 6, MP3 and Transcript
Description: Listen to Karen Debord in this podcast recording as she makes suggestions for helping parents connect and build healthy relationships with their children. This podcast focuses on ways to nurture and understand. Links to the recording and to a transcript of the podcast are provided.
Secrets of Parenting 7, MP3 and Transcript
Description: Listen to Karen DeBord in this podcast recording as she makes suggestions for helping parents connect and build healthy relationships with their children. This podcast focuses on nurturing children. Links to the recording and to a transcript of the podcast are provided.
The challenge of being a parent
Author: Goddard, H. (29 more by this author)
Description: A webpage describing the challenges of parents and the important things parents can do for their children?
WonderWise Parent Online Courses: Responsive Discipline
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author)
Description: This resource is an informal personal study course that provides tools for guiding and nurturing children from early childhood through adolescence.
– Professional Development –
National Extension Parent Education Model (NEPEM)
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author); Judy Myers-Walls; Wally Goddard; Dot Cudaback
Description: The National Extension Parent Education Model outlines essential practices that help children of all ages grow and thrive. NEPEM is a list of 29 critical parenting practices organized into six themes. Together, these practices identified issues that Extension professionals across the entire United States could agree were important.
– Programming Resource –
At the Heart of Their Art: Teaching Guide
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author)
Description: Goals: Participants will understand the developmental changes associated with
artistic development and will know how to directly support creativity and artistic
growth in children.
Attachment Parenting International
Description: Attachment Parenting International (API) is a 501c3 non-profit organization supported by memberships, donations and volunteers. The mission is to educate and support parents in raising secure, joyful and empathic children in order to strengthen families and create a more compassionate world.
Attachment Parenting International's Eight Principles of Parenting
Description: Attachment Parenting International (API) provides an overview of the eight principles comprising this approach to attachment parenting.
Description: Basic Parenting is a comprehensive parent education program that focuses on 80 principles and skills that form the foundation for effective parenting. The program is based on the National Extension Parent Education Model and is designed for parents who are experiencing adversity in childrearing. Materials for parents are written at about the sixth grade level but are suitable for audiences at higher reading levels.
Child Development: Creativity in Young Children
Author: DeBord, Karen (59 more by this author)
Description: This fact sheet discusses the development of creativity in young children and what adults can do to foster creativity. Includes recipes for creative media and a description of the stages of drawing.
Description: The Families with Teens program from the University of Minnesota is designed to help parents meet the challenges of raising teens. The program focuses on better family communication and decision-making, stronger parent-teen relationships, and more confident parenting.
Helping Families Fight Childhood Obesity
Author: Mead, June (7 more by this author)
Description: Numerous CYFERnet resources support program staff supporting the critical role that parents play in helping their children be healthy and fit.
Author: Green, Stephen (1 more by this author)
Description: This Journal of Extension article reports on a pilot conducted in Texas on the importance of fathers taking on an active role in their children's educational development in order for their children to have greater academic success.
Description: Keys to Great Parenting is an educational program built around seven keys for unlocking an infant or toddler's wonderful capabilities. Based on the latest brain research, the program teaches key parenting skills that stimulate optimum development.
Author: Goddard, H. (29 more by this author)
Description: This fact sheet describes the best ways to meet children's needs at various stages in their development.
National Extension Parent Education Model (NEPEM)
Author: Smith, Charles (28 more by this author); Judy Myers-Walls; Wally Goddard; Dot Cudaback
Description: The National Extension Parent Education Model outlines essential practices that help children of all ages grow and thrive. NEPEM is a list of 29 critical parenting practices organized into six themes. Together, these practices identified issues that Extension professionals across the entire United States could agree were important.
National Extension Parent Education Model (NEPEM) (pdf)
Description: The National Extension Parent Education Model (pdf version) outlines essential practices that help children of all ages grow and thrive. NEPEM is a list of 29 critical parenting practices organized into six themes.
Nurturing Conscience in Children
Description: Nurturing Conscience in Children is a Basic Parenting PLUS program designed to accompany Basic Parenting Foundations. The program adds twenty new principles and skills Insights to the core program, a leader's guide for implementing the program, a complimentary set of twenty cards, and The Learning about Conscience game.
Parents as Teachers (PAT) National Center
Description: Parents as Teachers (PAT) is an international early childhood parent education and family support program serving families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten, usually age 5. The program is designed to enhance child development and school achievement through parent education accessible to all families. It is a universal access model.
Secrets of Parenting 6, MP3 and Transcript
Description: Listen to Karen Debord in this podcast recording as she makes suggestions for helping parents connect and build healthy relationships with their children. This podcast focuses on ways to nurture and understand. Links to the recording and to a transcript of the podcast are provided.
Secrets of Parenting 7, MP3 and Transcript
Description: Listen to Karen DeBord in this podcast recording as she makes suggestions for helping parents connect and build healthy relationships with their children. This podcast focuses on nurturing children. Links to the recording and to a transcript of the podcast are provided.
Author: Goddard, H. (29 more by this author)
Description: This fact sheet stresses the importance of communicating love and acceptance to children.
Author: Goddard, H. (29 more by this author)
Description: This fact sheet suggests ways to send the right messages of love to your children, scheduling special time with your child, and how to send clear messages.
Suggestions for Nurturing Your Child's Mental Health
Description: This is a fact sheet providing parents with ideas for nurturing and improving their children’s mental well-being.
The Nurturing Parenting Programs
Author: Johnson, Richard (1 more by this author)
Description: The Nurturing Parenting Programs® were created by Stephen J. Bavolek, Ph.D. Dr. Bavolek is recognized for his work in promoting nurturing parenting attitudes and skills for the prevention and treatment of child abuse. The Nurturing Parenting Programs are recognized by CSAP Center for Substance Abuse; OJJDP, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health.
– Research –
Author: Green, Stephen (1 more by this author)
Description: This Journal of Extension article reports on a pilot conducted in Texas on the importance of fathers taking on an active role in their children's educational development in order for their children to have greater academic success.
Strengthening Families Program Statewide Outcomes
Description: This research brief documents the successful implementation of Iowa State University's "Strengthening Families Program" offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension educators from January through November, 2007 across five New York counties and in New York City.
Description: The site contains information on the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory by Stephen J. Bavolek, Ph. D. and Richard Keene, Ph. D. A valid and reliable inventory designed to assess high-risk parenting and child rearing attitudes among parent and adolescent populations. Available in Spanish.