Committee on Supporting the Parents of Young Children (USA)

An ad hoc committee under the auspices of the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council will conduct a study that will inform a national framework for strengthening the capacity of parents of young children birth to age 8.

The committee will examine the research to identify a core set of parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) tied to positive parent-child interactions and child outcomes, as well as evidence-based strategies that support these KAPs universally and across a variety of specific populations.

These KAPs and strategies will be brought together to inform a set of concrete policy recommendations, across the private and public sectors within the health, human services, and education systems. Recommendations will be tied to promoting the wide-scale adoption of the effective strategies and the enabling of the identified KAPs.

The report will also identify the most pressing research gaps and recommend three to five key priorities for future research endeavors in the field.

This work will primarily inform policy makers, a wide array of child and family practitioners, private industry, and researchers. The resulting report will serve as a 'roadmap' for the future of parenting and family support policies, practices, and research in this country.

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