Head Start programs are increasingly involved in efforts to assist adult family members in gaining parenting skills that can both promote positive social-emotional development and prevent challenging behaviors. In recent years, a number of formal parenting curricula have been developed and researched. We have identified five such programs with promising effects.

Share these posters with families to help them identify daily routines and learn how to increase positive social and emotional support throughout the day.

All young children benefit when their caregivers are healthy and not too stressed or depressed. Explore practical tools to help caregivers build positive relationships with their infants, toddlers, and preschoolers and reduce stress.

Use these posters to support families with infants. Share tips for how parents can support infants' social and emotional development.

Use these posters to support families with toddlers. Share these tips for how parents can to help them support toddlers' social and emotional development.

Use this resource to help build parent and staff capacity in using books and stories for helping young children learn, manage strong emotions, deal with feelings of grief, or work on their social skills.