+ from parent engagement to parent partnership a spectrum of supports to fulfill a range of outcomes
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From Parent Engagement to Parent Partnership
A spectrum of supports to fulfill a range of outcomes
+What are we talking about anyway?
Parent Engagement/Involvement
Parent Partnership
Parent Support/Family Support
Parent Leadership
Many words, many activities
+Leading with results
Children
Succeed
Parent and community resources support
programs
There is alignment between
home and programs
Parents are supported in
parenting effectively
Parents effectively
advocate for their child’s
needs’
+Parent Engagement/ Involvement Definition: Activities to promote parent participation
in a program.
Theory of change: Children will be more invested and engaged in programs
when their parents are participating Parent participation is an important asset for programs Being part of the programmatic environment helps parents
to learn new strategies and approaches to parenting
Children Succeed
Parent and community resources support
programs
There is alignment
between home and programs
Parents are supported in
parenting effectively
+Parent Partnership
Definition: A structured relationship where parents and programs share tasks and responsibilities related to child outcomes.
Theory of change: Children spend the majority of their life at home. If we
want to achieve good outcomes there must be alignment between what is done in programs and what is done in the home.
By engaging parents in in-home activities we help them to test and develop new parenting strategies.
By partnering with parents to tailor services for children we build off their unique knowledge of their child.
Children Succee
d
Parent and community resources support
programs
There is alignment
between home and programs
Parents are supported in
parenting effectively
Parents can effectively
advocate for their child’s
needs
+Parent Support/Family Support Definition: Services or activities to help parents build
effective parenting skills or access supports that will help them in their parenting role.
Theory of change: Parenting is a key determinant of child outcomes All parents need support sometimes and some parents are
struggling with core parenting issues. It is important for:
Parent supports to be universally available To ensure that the parents that are struggling the most
don’t fall through the cracks
Children
Succeed
Parents are supported in
parenting effectively
Parents can effectively
advocate for their child’s
needs
+Parent Leadership
Definition: A relationship where parents have decision-making power regarding services and supports for children
Theory of change: Parents are extremely invested in outcomes for their
children and have important input on effective programs and systems for children and families.
By supporting parents as decision-makers and advocates we are both building their parenting capacity and building better child and family serving programs and systems.
Children Succeed
Parent and community resources support
programs
There is alignment
between home and programs
Parents are supported in
parenting effectively
Parents can effectively
advocate for their child’s
needs
+Moving from a programmatic to a systemic approach
Touch
Reach
Low
High
High
Intervention Services
Family Support Services
Child care, Health services
Passive use
+A family support system what does it look like?
Light touch family support in the settings
families are in every day
Intensive interventions for those families that need them
Support to light touch settings from more intensive family support resources (FRC’s, Home Visiting)
Navigation supports to help make connections