Parents & Kids Program

This Practice Sheet uses key elements from the aforementioned programs to provide a structure for assessing and responding to the parenting support needs of parents.

Outcome of the program

These programs have been shown to have benefits for those who participate in them. But how do they work? What leads to those positive outcomes for parents and their families? What can practitioners draw from these programs to enhance their work with parents?
This Practice Sheet uses key elements from the aforementioned programs to provide a structure for assessing and responding to the parenting support needs of parents. These elements are:
• assessing a parent's needs;
• exploring parents' understanding of child development;
• identifying the most appropriate format for education and support; and
• addressing logistical issues.
Consideration of these elements will help to ensure that parents with different needs and capacities receive the most appropriate support.

Parent engagement in education is about parents and carers, schools and communities working together to ensure that every parent can play a positive role in their child's learning, school community, sport, and social life.
Parents and families play an important role in supporting their child's education. Research has shown that when schools and families work together, children do better, stay in school longer, are more engaged with their school work, go to school more regularly, behave better, and have better social skills. Parent engagement also results in longer term economic, social and emotional benefits.