"In observance of the positive impact of parenting education, Gov. John Kitzhaber signed a proclamation declaring the week of May 19-25 as Oregon Parenting Education Week....
"One of our exercises makes the point that parenting is a lifelong commitment. Parents are told to imagine their child as a young adult leaving home. The parent educator then asks, “What kinds of experiences, skills and values do you want to pack in your child’s suitcase when they move out into the world?”...
“Effective parenting education programs have been linked with decreased rates of child abuse and neglect; better physical, cognitive and emotional development in children; and increased parental knowledge of child development and parenting skills,” Rennekamp says...."
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