MISSION, GOALS, IMPLEMENTATION

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To promote the learning of parenting skills by all children and teens, thereby increasing nurturing and relationship skills to:

· improve the quality of parenting in the next generation

· create caring classroom environments that facilitate learning today.

A society in which every child is well nurtured and parenting is a valued occupation undertaken only by prepared adults.

To encourage responsible parenting by mature, involved and prepared men and women.

To decrease violence in our society by:

· reducing the abuse, neglect and abandonment of children

· encouraging caring behavior in both boys and girls

To include parenting education as an essential part of the elementary and secondary school curriculum.

To discourage early pregnancy.

Coordinate networking among existing programs and new efforts to teach parenting education to school age children.

Assist and encourage initiatives, strategic partnerships and staff development to implement the teaching of parenting skills to children.

Provide a clearinghouse of materials on parenting education.

Implement a public relations and marketing campaign to increase public awareness and support of parenting education for children.

Educate elected and appointed officials about the importance of legislation supporting parenting education for children.