Parenting

This webpage shares resources that highlight how programs and child welfare professionals can support young parents, including parents in out-of-home care. State and local examples of strengths-based programs for young parents are provided. Learn more. 

This webpage shares guidance on working with expectant and parenting youth in out-of-home care and ways to support them and their families. State and local examples are provided. Learn more. 

This bulletin (PDF, 18 pages) provides strategies for caseworkers, agencies, and other youth-serving professionals to better support expectant and parenting youth and their families. The bulletin provides tips for working with these young people and shares case-level and systemwide strategies that contribute to overall improved outcomes. Learn more.   ...

This fact sheet (PDF, 10 pages) shares stories and advice from caregivers and birth parents who have experienced kinship care on the importance of maintaining boundaries, managing family dynamics, building trust, positive parenting and communication, and securing support. Learn more. 

This webpage provides tips for parents about helping teens stay safe behind the wheel. The webpage shares an overview of graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws, what parents can do to enforce GDL laws, and describes the benefits of driver’s education programs. Learn more. 

This webpage shares seat belt safety tips for parents, tweens, teens, and back seat passengers. The webpage describes potentially fatal consequences of not wearing a seat belt and offers a quiz to test users’ knowledge of seat belt safety. Learn more. 

This webpage contains video recordings and key takeaways from the two-day national Fatherhood Virtual Event, which focused on the nature and scope of mental health challenges faced by fathers and existing approaches that help fathers access behavioral and mental health treatment, services, and support to help alleviate their suffering and ...

This webpage features a library of videos highlighting the experiences, lessons learned, and recommendations of the parents who contributed to the 5th Edition of “What To Do When Your Child Is Missing: A Family Survival Guide.” The videos are excerpts from long-form interviews conducted with parents in January 2023. Learn ...

This webpage contains questions to help guide parents’ conversations with teachers and other school staff. These questions focus on building strong relationships with students' schools year-round, sustaining two-way communication, and structuring support for students between home and school. Additional resources are provided. Learn more.  ...

This webpage provides an overview of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). NSLP is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential childcare institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. This webpage shares information for parents and ...