The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) has published a policy memo focusing on the scope and nature of parenting interventions, and their role in promoting positive child development.

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Supporting positive parenting

Parenting interventions refer to any parent or family-based education programme that aims to make a positive impact on children’s emotional, cognitive, behavioural and health-related outcomes through the improvement of parenting skills and the parent-child relationship.

This EPIC policy memo provides a brief introduction to parenting interventions, including what they are, why they are important, and how they can be used to promote lifelong health and resilience in children. This memo also provides guidance on:

• the types of parenting interventions that are available and how they could be accessed
• as well as the factors that must be considered in deciding when, where and for whom specific parenting interventions should be implemented.

The target audience of this memo is organisations providing support and/or guidance to parents.

EPIC supports Member States to invest in children

The memo is part of a series of short policy memos focusing on topics relevant to child welfare aimed at policymakers, researchers and practitioners.

EPIC also publishes a wide range of content focused on supporting child wellbeing. This includes country profiles which provide an overview of measures taken in each Member State to support investment in children, and a collection of innovative and evidence-based practices.