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Preparing Tomorrow's Parents: Parenting Education for Kids

When you hear the term "parenting education," what comes to mind? A group of parents sitting in a class learning how to tame their toddlers' tantrums? We don't typically associate parenting education with classrooms filled with children learning how to become caring and competent parents -years before they are parents themselves.

Imagine elementary school students gaining insight into how babies communicate by observing infants and their parents during scheduled classroom visits, and becoming aware of growth and developmental milestones by tracking the height and weight progress of a baby; fourteen-year-olds talking about the complex demands of parenting roles and responsibilities; and high school seniors learning the dangers of shaking a baby.

These are just some examples of how parenting education can be introduced to young people today so they can become more empathic, nurturing, and knowledgeable about child development tomorrow.
The Parenting Project is a Florida-based national nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing parenting, nurturing and relationship skills education to all children and teens to improve the quality of parenting in the next generation. They are committed to working towards a society in which every child is well nurtured, and parenting is a valued occupation undertaken only by prepared adults.

Parenting is one of the most demanding and complex roles in our adult lives, but it is also the one that comes without any training. We can help prepare tomorrow's parents by promoting such parenting skills as problem solving, coping with stress, demonstrating patience, caring for others, as well as knowledge about infant brain development, positive effective discipline, fostering healthy development and recognizing developmental concerns.
Research indicates that preparing young people to become caring and competent parents may be the single most effective way to prevent child abuse and other forms of violence, and improve the mental health, school preparedness, and academic success of future generations.

Learn something new about preparing tomorrow's parents. Visit www.parentingproject.org