ERIC Number: EJ1220068
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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A Population Approach to Parenting Support and Prevention: The Triple P System
Prinz, Ronald J.
Future of Children, v29 n1 p123-143 Spr 2019
Adverse parenting practices, including child maltreatment, interfere with children's adjustment and life outcomes. In this article, Ronald Prinz describes the Triple P--Positive Parenting Program, designed to improve parenting population-wide. Prinz offers four main reasons to take a population approach. First, official records grossly underestimate the extent of problematic parenting. Second, communities need to normalize involvement in parenting support programs rather than singling out or stigmatizing parents. Third, a population approach could have many benefits, such as preventing behavioral and emotional problems in early childhood, encouraging greater school readiness, and reducing the risk of problems during adolescence. Fourth, compared to strategies that target a narrow segment of parents and children, a population approach may create a climate of positive social contagion for positive parenting. Triple P--a multitiered system of programs with varying intensity levels, delivery formats, and specialized variants--aims to increase the number of parents who have the knowledge, skills, and confidence to raise their children well; to decrease the number of children who develop behavioral and emotional problems; and to reduce the number of children maltreated by their parents. Prinz outlines the origins and guiding principles of Triple P, describes the program model, and explains the conceptual framework for the multitiered approach to prevention. He then summarizes the evidence for this approach, emphasizing population studies that have tested the full Triple P system. He also discusses such critical issues as implementation and quality assurance, benefits versus costs, and significant obstacles to adopting a population strategy for parenting support.
Descriptors: Parenting Skills, Child Rearing, Parent Education, Holistic Approach, Delivery Systems, Public Health, Prevention, Intervention, Social Development, Parent Child Relationship, Communication Skills, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Family Programs, Information Dissemination, Family Needs, Social Behavior, Skill Development, Behavior Modification, Child Health, Well Being, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Cultural Relevance, Cost Effectiveness
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and The Brookings Institution. 267 Wallace Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Tel: 609-258-6979; e-mail: FOC@princeton.edu; Web site: http://futureofchildren.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
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Identifiers - Location: Australia; Ireland; South Carolina; North America; New Zealand; United States
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01DA031780; R01MH097699
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