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The North Carolina Parenting Education Network (NCPEN) is working to build the field of parenting education in the state with a focus on partnerships between parents and child care providers, teachers, and parent educators. Working together we can help each child reach his or her own potential! NCPEN is an unfunded collaborative of parenting education organizations and agencies.

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Parenting Resources in North Carolina


Staying Close to your Grandchildren (posted February 2010) (doc)

When Parents Must Go Away: Staying Connected to Children (posted April, 2009)

Forclosure Assistance for Families (posted February 2009)

Credit Counseling for Families: What to Expect (posted February, 2009)

Building a professional development system.
Bryan, G., DeBord, K. & Schrader, K. (2006).
Child Welfare, 85(5), 803-818

Strategies for School Success, By Stephanie Jones & Karen DeBord

Family Holiday News - Holidays with infants and toddlers |
Holidays with 4-5 year old children
| Holidays with children

Icebreaker activities (pdf) Icebreaker Activities (html)

NCPEN display (pdf)

Spanish Insert about Parent Involvement with Children
Spanish Insert- No logo

Best Practices in Parenting Education Literature

NC Parenting Education Evolution Timeline (2-05)

These sites are recommended by the NCPEN Advisory Team:

NC Family Support Credential
Contact: Ben Watts, NC State Coordinator
828-252-2495 or admin@communityactionopportunities.org
Community Action Opportunities

North Carolina Clearinghouse on Child & Family Well-being
www.clearinghousenc.org/home/

National Extension Parenting Educators' Framework
http://cyfernet.org/ncsu_fcs/NEPEF/

Department of Family and Consumer Sciences-
NC State Resources for families and those who work with families http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/4hfcs/

North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute
http://www.ncchild.org/

LimiTV
Alternatives to television watching for children and families http://www.limitv.org/

MotheRead, Inc.
Parents and children reading together
http://www.motheread.com/

NC Foundation for Public School Children
Information and programs for public school children
http://www.ncae.org/

Prevent Child Abuse in North Carolina
http://www.childabusenc.org/

North Carolina Workforce Development Education
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/workforce_development/