Enhancing child outcomes through high-quality parent education
Research Report:
Research Report
Executive Summary
Fact SheetAPA Citation:
Gunty, A. L., Lu, Z., Mischel, E., Richmond, A., Otto, M., & Borden, L. M. (2016). Enhancing child outcomes through high-quality parent education. Report submitted to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Abstract Created by REACH:
Resilient children and youth are able to experience positive outcomes despite the presence of risk factors that may threaten their development (Masten, 2001). Some researchers have suggested that positive, healthy, effective parenting can increase resilience in children (e.g., Burns et al., 2013; Masten, 2001). Parents are often inundated with information regarding the best way to perform the functions of parenting to ensure children are safe, healthy, and developing to their full potential. Parent education programs can instruct parents in the healthiest parenting styles and the most effective parenting practices and how to use them. Through this, parent education programs can guide and support parents to bolster child and youth outcomes. This research report, based on a thorough review of existing empirical and theoretical literature, describes theoretical underpinnings and common components of highly effective parent education programs, as well as important considerations for various modes of delivery.
Focus:
Programming
Subject Affiliation:
Civilian
Population:
Childhood (birth - 12 yrs)
Preschool age (2 -5 yrs)
School age (6 - 12 yrs)
Adolescence (13 - 17 yrs)
Methodology:
Review of Literature
Authors:
Borden, Lynne M., Gunty, Amy, Zihui Lu, Emily Mischel, M.A., Mark Otto, B.S., Adeya Richmond, Ph.D.
Publisher/Sponsoring Organization:
The Military REACH Team
Publication Type:
REACH Publication
Author Affiliation:
Department of Family Social Science, The University of Minnesota, LMB
Location:
The University of Minnesota
REACH Publication Type:
Research Report
Sponsors:
Developed in collaboration with the Department of Defense's Office of Family Policy, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture under Award No. 2009-48667-05833.