Advocacy

Parenting Education for All

We support policy and practice initiatives that make parenting education available, accessible, affordable and attractive to all parents and caregivers in order to support children’s wellbeing and healthy development from birth through young adulthood. 

Schools, agencies, clinics and other places where parents and caregivers meet are invited to download, complete the fillable form, print and post these two pages for display:

Make Parenting Education Universal

Support our statement, submitted to the 2024 UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) High-Level Segment on “Reinforcing the 2030 Agenda.

ECOSOC 2024 Parents Forum Statement »

Supporters

Parents Forum’s appeal for universal parenting education is supported by:

Logo for: La Fédération Internationale pour l’Education des Parents (FIEP) - International Federation of Schools of Parents and Educators (IFPE)
Logo for: La Fédération Internationale pour l’Education des Parents (FIEP) - International Federation of Schools of Parents and Educators (IFPE)
Logo for: La Fédération Internationale pour l’Education des Parents (FIEP) - International Federation of Schools of Parents and Educators (IFPE)

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Parent Participation Ladder

We offer this schema as a contribution to the national and international dialogue on parenting resources in education, human services, medicine, public health, public safety and workforce development. You are welcome to share this, crediting Parents Forum.

Parent Participation Ladder »

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Policy Options for Improving Children’s Well-being

The Collaborative for Healthy Parenting in Primary Care, part of the National Academies of Sciences, Education and Medicine, has released policy options for Primary Care Providers. Their statement is supported by American Academy of Pediatrics, Mental Health America, Trust for America’s Health, Zero to Three, National Prevention Science Coalition, Center for the Study of Social Policy, and Coalition for Behavioral Health.

The HPPC Policy Options »

Please contact Parents Forum info@parentsforum.org if you have any questions or if your organization would like to sign on!