Re: History of Parenting Education

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Karen Wade wrote:
> 
> I have a colleague who is writing a policy piece on parenting
> education as a child abuse prevention strategy. He's trying to get a
> good historical context for parent ed. Does anyone have a good idea
> where such a history can be found, or where he can find some of those
> strands?
> 
> Thanks,
> Karen Wade
> WestEd

Dear Karen:    It will probably not be easy to find, but the Children's
Bureau focused on parenting education in the 1960's.  Catherine Chilman
is the name I have attached to the effort.  Then, later, in the 1970's,
Dr. Edward Zigler, when head of the Office of Child Development, had a
major emphasis on providing parent/child development education to
highschool youth, and funded a national effort. The highschool programs
involved the child care programs so that youth had some experience with
a real child.  There are probably earlier efforts in the settlement
house era, but I have no specific case.   Incidently, these were not
limited to child abuse.  I expect they were more focused on preventing
neglect, and encouraging positive child development.