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Preparing
to Parent, Parenting the First Year, and Parenting the Second
and Third Years are age-paced
newsletters for expectant and new parents. They are written at
a 5th grade reading level, so most adults can read them. Spanish
and English
versions
are available, and organizations can obtain a license to reproduce
and customize the publications. The newsletters address the most
common threats
to early brain development, including:
- chemical
exposure
- undiagnosed
perception problems
- child
abuse and neglect
- inadequate
nutrition
They
also address early parenting competence, especially focusing
on:
- sensitively
responsive parenting that leads to secure attachment
- promotion
of early language stimulation
Using
these newsletters can help your organization
- maintain
visibility with new parents throughout the year
- provide
a research-based service that effectively improves early parenting
skills
- transcend
boundaries of race, social class, or physical distance at minimal
cost
- reach
socially isolated families
- develop
a coalition of community organizations to address local parents’ needs
Proven Effective
Parents rate the newsletters "very useful" more often than
any other source of parenting information, including relatives,
friends, health
professionals,
and other written materials.
In a field experiment, parents who
received Parenting the First Year:
- reported
striking their babies significantly fewer times in
the previous week than those
parents who
did not receive
it
- provided
an environment that was more intellectually
stimulating for
their babies
- held
beliefs that significantly
differed from
child abusing
parents
Distribution
and Licensing
In Wisconsin,
if you’d like to distribute the newsletters in your community,
contact the Family Living Agent in your Cooperative Extension county office (look
for "Extension" under
your county in the
phone book).
Outside Wisconsin,
see our website for
licensing
information.
*
Customers outside of Wisconsin will be charged shipping.
If you have
questions
about the
content
of the newsletters,
evaluations
of
their impacts,
or
methods of
distribution
used in Wisconsin,
contact Professor
Dave
Riley at dariley@wisc.edu. |
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