Parenting Support

Families will require support when faced with problems they are unable to overcome on their own. Ideally support should come from existing networks, such as extended family, religious leaders, and neighbours. Where such support is not available or sufficient, additional family and community services are required. Such services are particularly important for kinship, foster and adoptive caretakers, and child headed households in order to prevent separation and address abuse and exploitation of children. It is also vital for children affected by HIV/AIDS and armed conflict, and those children living on the street.

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Evaluation of Positive Parenting Training for Caregivers of Children with Disabilities: Results of a Mixed Methods Evaluation – May 2024
Catholic Relief Services,

This report provides an in-depth analysis of the Positive Parenting Annex (PPA) implemented by Catholic Relief Services in Zambia. This initiative aimed to support caregivers of children with disabilities by enhancing their parenting skills and resilience.

Interventional Model to Support Teen Mothers
Hope and Homes for Children (HHC),

The Teenage Mother project is an intervention model to support teen mothers, developed by Hope and Homes for Children (HHC) in Rwanda. The documents provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges faced by teen mothers, the prioritization of causal factors, and the implementation of the Active Family Support (AFS) model to address these challenges.

Performance Evaluation Report - Inclusive Family Strengthening - Zambia: Positive Parenting Annex for Caregivers of Children with Disabilities
Catholic Relief Services,

This report evaluates the Inclusive Family Strengthening (IFS) project's impact on caregivers of children with disabilities in Zambia. It highlights significant improvements in caregiver resilience, social support, and access to essential services. The report notes increased positive parenting behaviors, such as showing affection and rewarding good behavior, and a reduction in the use of corporal punishment.

What Does it Mean to be a ‘Foster Parent’? Exploring Foster Parent Narratives Using Ideal-Type Analysis
Nina Thorup Dalgaard, Julie Mulla Reich, Nick Midgley, Saul Hillman, Holly Dwyer Hall, Maiken Pontoppidan,

This paper develops a typology of foster parent types through an ideal-type analysis of interviews with Danish foster parents.

What Does It Mean To Be A ‘Foster Parent’? -Exploring Foster Parent Narratives Using Ideal-Type Analysis
“Virtual Mothering”: A Study of Mothering Practices of Trinidad and Tobago Mothers Stranded Abroad After COVID-19 Border Closures
Cheryl-Ann Sarita Boodram,

This study used a qualitative methodology to explore the lived experiences of five Trinidad and Tobago mothers stranded abroad and shows the ways in which the COVID-19 border closures altered their caregiving practices with children left behind.

“Virtual Mothering”: A Study of Mothering Practices of Trinidad and Tobago Mothers Stranded Abroad After COVID-19 Border Closures
A Stakeholder Perspective on the Necessary Conditions for Successfully Implementing Parenting Interventions in Botswana
Hlengiwe Gwebu, Tendai Elvis Mutembedza, Jacqueline Kilby, Jeldau Rieff, Styn Jamu, Lisa Jamu, Nomsa Monare, Mary Mosenke, Mmannyana Margaret Nonong, Babedi Ncaagae, Yulia Shenderovich, Jamie Lachman, Lucie Cluver,

This study seeks to evaluate the real-world experiences, challenges, and best practices in implementing parent support programs in Botswana.

How do Parenting Programmes Help Keep Children Safe?
Institute for Security Studies (ISS), the INSPIRE Working Group, the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN),

This webinar unpacks lessons learnt from successful parenting and caregiver interventions in lower-middle-income countries.

“We Wanted to Get Her Help”: Child-Welfare-Involved Caregivers’ Perceptions of Decision-Making When Accessing Residential Treatment
Lauren Pryce McCarthy,

This U.S.-based study aimed to explore how caregivers perceive their role in decision-making when accessing residential treatment settings (RTS) for youth using interpretive phenomenological analysis.

“We Wanted to Get Her Help”: Child-Welfare-Involved Caregivers’ Perceptions of Decision-Making When Accessing Residential Treatment
Lack of Parental Care Increases Depression of Rural Left-Behind Children in China: A Moderated Mediating Effects*
Baorui Chang, Yanhan Wei, Jiandong Fang,

This study uncovers the internal mechanisms through which parental care deficit impacts depression in left-behind children in China.

Lack of parental care increases depression of rural left-behind children in China: a moderated mediating effects*
Parental Risk Factors and Children Entering Out-Of-Home Care: The Effects of Cumulative Risk and Parent’s Sex
Nell Warner, Jonathan Scourfield, Rebecca Cannings-John, Olivier Y. Rouquette, Alex Lee, Rachael Vaughan, Karen Broadhurst, Ann John,

This retrospective, national-scale, observational e-cohort study of children entering care in Wales looked at the impact of cumulative risks of parental difficulties on the likelihood of care entry and the impact of the parent's sex.