Resources for Providers

Resources appearing on the website are provided for information purposes only and do not represent an endorsement by NYSPEP.

Report on Parenting Education in NYS (2021)

This past February, NYSPEP brought together professionals from across New York State at the NYSPEP-hosted virtual SUMMIT ON WORKFORCE QUALITY FOR PARENTING EDUCATION to discuss the elevation of parenting education. The result of this was a report recently released that focuses on the importance of those providing parenting education services, the critical need for a recognition system, and next steps to pursue.

READ THE FULL REPORT HERE

Materials to Use in Parenting Education

NYS Parent Guide is the story of the first five years of your parenting journey. Whether you are the mother or father (through birth, adoption, or foster care), a grandparent, partner, family friend, aunt or uncle with parenting responsibilities, what you say and do in your role as a parent matters.
The Boston Basics Campaign is a citywide coalition of organizations and individuals working to make sure that every child gets a great start in life. The founding partners are the Black Philanthropy Fund, the Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University, the Department of Pediatrics at Boston Medical Center, the Boston Mayor’s Education Cabinet, WGBH Public Broadcasting, and Boston Children’s Museum.
The Parenting Project: Children, Families, and Communities, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) Information and materials for professionals working with families and caregivers.

Developing and Selecting Parenting Programs

Compendium of Parenting Interventions for families with children to age 5 includes: research base, cost, training requirements, duration, and intended outcomes, September 2015.
FRIENDS Fact Sheet #16: Parent Education, National Resource Center for CBCAP, 2008: FRIENDS Fact Sheet 16 Parent Education.pdf
FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-based Child Abuse Prevention Evaluation Logic Model Builder.
Implementing Parenting Interventions in Early Care and Education Settings: A Guidebook for Implementation includes how to assess organizational readiness and families’ needs, choosing interventions, and evaluation, September 2015.
Parent Education to Strengthen Families and Reduce the Risk of Maltreatment, Child Welfare Information Gateway Issue Brief, 2013: Parent Education.pdf
Parent Training Programs: Insight for Practitioners, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; 2009.

Use of Evidence and Evaluation in Parenting Programs

Use of Research Evidence: Building Two-Way Streets A Children's Bureau video, with accompanying PDF transcript, explores new ways of thinking and steps to close the gap between research and practice, June 2014.
Creating a New Narrative: Collaborative and Effective Evaluation in Tribal Communities This Children's Bureau video, with accompanying PDF transcript, introduces a vision for the future of Tribal child welfare evaluation and a guide for developing culturally and scientifically rigorous evaluation, based on a workgroup of experts, June 2014.
Protective Factors Survey, pre-post evaluation tool from FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention.
Tracking Progress in Early Care and Education: Program, Staff and Family Measurement Tools, 2015: Tracking Progress Early Care and Education.pdf Includes information about parent-child and parent tools appropriate for parenting program evaluation.

Working with Immigrant and Refugee Parents

List of resources for working with immigrant and refugee parents from the 2017 NYSPEP Summer Institute.

Research About Parents and Parenting

Parenting Matters: Supporting Parents of Children Ages 0-8, assesses the research on parenting and strategies for supporting parenting with recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents, July 2016: Parenting Matters Supporting Parents 0 to 8.pdf
Attachment Parenting International provides information for professionals and parents that help children develop secure attachments.
Zero To Three's National Parent Survey Report offers key insights to understanding parents - largely Millennials and Gen-X mothers and fathers - from a wide range of backgrounds; 2016.

Family Engagement

Parenting Education And Outreach: Findings from NPEN's National Survey in the Field reports on the results of the National Parenting Education Network (NPEN)'s 2015 survey.
Child Welfare's Family Engagement Inventory website assists multidisciplinary professionals in exploring family engagement.
Engaging Families in Prekindergarten through 3rd Grade: Building a Strong Foundation for the Common Core Learning Standards provides research-based practical guidance to help young learners gain the foundational skills necessary to reach the Common Core Learning Standards, 2015.
Father Involvement in Family Programs with National Fatherhood Initiative National Fatherhood Initiative equips you and your staff with knowledge, skills, and resources to effectively engage fathers in their children's lives.

Funding and Policy Resources

Reimbursement for Parenting Education Services to Promote Family Health and Wellbeing - Paper; 2016.
Perceptions of Parenting: Mapping the Gaps between Expert and Public Understandings of Effective Parenting in Australia - Frameworks Research Report; 2016.
Are the Children Well? A Model and Recommendations for Promoting the Mental Wellness of the Nation's Young People - Summary , 2014.
Are the Children Well? A Model and Recommendations for Promoting the Mental Wellness of the Nation's Young People - Full Report , 2014.
Alliance for Justice: Advocacy for Non-Profits Rules and tools for nonprofits, 2014.
Child Welfare Information Gateway Issue Brief on Parent Education
Families First 2007 Parenting Education Summit White Paper Envisioning, Energizing and Empowering Relationships.
National Parenting Education Network (NPEN) National umbrella organization.
New York State Assembly: Grants Action News Information on available federal, state and private grants.
Parent Education and Public Policy: A Conference Report Summary of 1980 conference sponsored by the National Institute of Education.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Protective Factors

ACEs Primer Video
Core Meaning of the Strengthening Families Protective Factors provides examples that help to define each of the five protective factors.
Strengthening Families , Center for the Study of Social Policy, is a research-informed approach to increase family strengths based on engaging families in building five protective factors.
Strengthening Families - Online Training offered by the National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds supports implementation of the Protective Factors Framework in multiple settings.
Parenting with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and ACEs Resource List from the 2018 NYSPEP Summer Institute

Substance Abuse Prevention

OASAS Registry of Evidence-Based Programs for Prevention A list of evidence-based SUD prevention programs/curricula, many of which have mental health benefits and a parent/family/community component.

NYSPEP Group Reports

NYSPEP Annual Report, 2019-2020.
How NYSPEP uses the term "evidenced-based" , 2011.
2008 Survey Report NYS Parenting educators' use of evidence and evaluation in their programs, summary report.
2010 Assesment Executive Summary of results from parent focus groups and parenting education provider surveys on barriers, needs and gaps in accessing parenting education.
2010 Survey of Providers Report on barriers, needs and gaps from parenting educators' point of view.
2010 Parent Focus Groups Report on barriers, needs, and gaps from parents' point of view.