Course Description

Parenting Essentials is a web-based self- guided course that delivers a series of eight positive parenting and caregiving videos, handouts & knowledge checks that provide useful tips and tools that parents/caregivers can put into practice immediately. Parenting Essentials is adapted from Parenting Fundamentals, an evidence-based parenting education program founded in 1996. Parenting Essentials promotes the social and emotional development of children, prevents child abuse, strengthens families and supports school readiness and achievement.

Parenting Essentials is offered in both English and Spanish.

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Course Reviews

5 star rating

Parenting Essentials

Desiree Morales Galvan

Was very informative and showed what parents need to do to work with kids and it made me understand how I can support!

Was very informative and showed what parents need to do to work with kids and it made me understand how I can support!

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5 star rating

I enjoyed the length of the videos and the teaching examples were phenomenal.

carlon bozeman

Job well done!!!

Job well done!!!

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$49.99 30 minutes of video content Available in English & Spanish 1-hour CEU awarded

"Parenting Essentials has helped our families be better at parenting. It’s a quick watch with excellent tips on how to build current parenting practices."

- Joyce Darbo
Merced County Office of Education
Early Education Head Start