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The National Parenting Support Commission Dr. Patrece Charles Executive Director

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Page 1: The National Parenting Support Commission

The National Parenting Support

CommissionDr. Patrece CharlesExecutive Director

Page 2: The National Parenting Support Commission

Parenting, while a rewarding and satisfying experience, is often an overwhelming, stressful and frustrating job, especially when caring for children with behavioural  problems or special needs.

The Job of A Parent

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Provide skills and services to support and

strengthening positive parenting practices. To facilitate the development of an enabling

environment in schools and communities, in which to improve parenting practices.

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC)

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The Government, recognized the challenges

some parents face, and realized that it “must create structures and services to enable parents to learn and practice good parenting skills”, especially as it relates to Early Childhood Development

Parenting Support

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Support their child’s education and to deal with issues

that could affect a child, young person and family’s well-being.

This could include: advice, support and guidance on a range of issues and help for families to find other learning opportunities, such as parenting programmes, or family and adult learning where children can learn with their parents.

Parenting support during the ECD

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Benefits of Parental Involvement in

ECD

The child: Becomes motivated Develops the ability to

work independently Develops positive

learning habits Interacts well with

his/her teacher

The parent develops: Increased

understanding about child’s school & expectation

Better interaction with child

Increased level of self-esteem

Better parent-teacher relations

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A Parents’ Place is a “one-stop-shop” for parents, a place in or near every major community, identifiable by its logo and by its activities. 

It is a comfortable and attractive place for parents to go for parenting information, for courses and workshops, for mutual support from other parents, and—where resources and creativity allow—other needed or desirable activities, such as social and recreational family activities, counselling and other helping services, and income-support training activities for parents’ economic betterment. 

INTEGRATED APPROACHES TO SUPPORTING PARENTS