Parents as Teachers promotes the optimal early development, learning and health of young children by supporting and engaging their parents and caregivers. We provide an evidence-based, research-informed home visiting model and are a center for innovation in promising practices and flexible, adaptive designs.
Parents as Teachers is the trusted resource providing a proven home visiting model for the most respected organizations and professionals who meet the evolving needs of families. Our work with the professional community helps young children grow up healthy, safe and ready to learn.
Our internationally recognized network of organizations and professionals supports hundreds of thousands of families in all 50 states as well as many other countries through a proven parent education model featuring intimate, in-home visits with parents and children.
Organizations and professionals who come to Parents as Teachers benefit from a portfolio of resources and training that are relevant—and widely applicable—to today’s parents, families and children, especially those most vulnerable. Through Parents as Teachers, educators, child care providers and health providers help communities partner with parents to do a better job of preparing children for a stronger start in life—for example, through early detection of developmental delays and health issues—and for greater success in school.
Through advocacy and outreach, Parents as Teachers serves as a voice for early childhood education and champions the critical role of parental involvement and early intervention in the education continuum. Parents as Teachers raises awareness and works to shape policy around the importance of enhancing school readiness by reaching children during the critical, formative years of life.
The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is one of the world’s most highly-regarded evidence-based parenting interventions, used by millions. It has been named by the United Nations as the most extensively researched program of its kind, with positive results in hundreds of evaluation studies.
HIGH-QUALITY PARENTING AND EARLY EDUCATION CAN CHANGE LIFE OUTCOMES.
• Childhood trauma is now known to increase the likelihood of poor mental and physical health, and related issues such as crime, suicide, teenage and adult mental health problems and substance abuse.
• Early intervention is important, but prevention is even better.
• Secure attachment and a positive learning environment support greater academic achievement (and social mobility for children from disadvantaged families).
• Evidence-based parenting support has been found to be effective in treating ADHD symptoms and conduct disorders.
The Triple P System offers proven solutions.
Developed by clinical psychologist Professor Matt Sanders and colleagues at the Parenting and Family Support Centre at The University of Queensland (Australia), Triple P is supported by more than four decades of ongoing research conducted by 447 academic institutions in 37 countries.
The Triple P System, a suite of programs offering varying levels of support, is scalable and flexible, with online options – so the right level of parenting support can reach an entire community or region efficiently and effectively.
Triple P International (TPI) is also at the forefront of implementation science, providing agencies with tools and systems to monitor and improve sustainable program delivery. TPI is a Certified B Corporation®.
Supporting parents doesn’t just reduce the rate of child maltreatment and neglect.
Optimizing children’s emotional wellbeing helps create greater social cohesion, community capacity, and better outcomes for individuals — and entire regions.
The Canadian Paediatric Society is a national advocacy association that promotes the health needs of children and youth. Founded in 1922, the CPS represents more than 3,000 paediatricians, paediatric subspecialists and other child health professionals across Canada.
La Société canadienne de pédiatrie est une association nationale de défense d’intérêts qui fait la promotion des besoins de santé des enfants et des adolescents. Fondée en 1922, la SCP représente plus de 3 000 pédiatres, pédiatres surspécialisés et autres professionnels de la santé pour enfants du Canada.