Papers & Articles

• Advancing the Field of Parenting Education (PDF) by Debbie Glasser & Harriet Heath
• Choosing Parenting Curriculum Based on the Strengths, Interests and Preferences of the Parents Who Will Use Them by Harriett Heath
• Families First White Paper (PDF)
  Envisioning, Energizing, and Empowering Relationships—Findings from the Parenting Education Summit (March 2008)
• Family Support and Parenting Education (PDF)
• Finding of the Parenting Education Summit (PDF)
  Crista Martinez, Families First Parenting Programs as presented at the Massachusetts Parenting Education Conference, Nov. 5, 2007
• Minnesota Personnel Licensing System (or more specifically)
• National Extension Parent Education Model (NEPEM)
• National Extension Parenting Educator's Framework (NEPEF)
• An Overview of Parenting Education and Family Support (PDF)
  by Karen DeBord, Harriett Heath, Dana McDermott, Randi Wolfe
• The Parenting Imperative: Investing in Parents so Children and Youth Succeed (PDF) a Policy Brief [October 2007: #22] of the Family Strengthening Policy Center
• Raising Teens: A Synthesis of Research and a Foundation for Action
• The Role of the Mass Media in Parenting Education
• See How We Grow: A Report on the Status of Parenting Education in the U.S.
  Part 1 (PDF 19.94 MB) and Part 2 (PDF 21.56 MB)
  Prepared by Parents, Inc. for the Pew Charitable Trusts [1996]
• Sharing the Wisdom on Parenting: Turning Information Overload Into a Curriculum That Works (PDF) by Karen DeBord, Ph.D,; Harriet Heath, Ph.D.; Dana McDermott, Ph.D.; and Randi Wolfe, Ph.D.
• Zero to Three: Parent Educator-Professional Training