ParentABLE Documentary
Check out what students, teachers and subject matter experts say about ParentABLE, our course for high schoolers, in this impactful 12-minute film.
What is ParentABLE?
Program Description: ParentABLE is a web-based curriculum that includes 8 engaging evidence-based animated lessons, informative videos, interactive knowledge checks with immediate feedback, note assists, handouts, additional resources, pre-and post-learning surveys, a satisfactions survey, and emotional support contacts. ParenTeach Institute also provides access to a teacher’s guide for all teachers.
ParentABLE started as a student-driven initiative at Evanston Township High school in Illinois. A group of students from the C.A.R.E. Club (Child Abuse Recognition Evanston) advocated for parenting and caregiving education to be included in the wellness course required for graduation, and they succeeded. Their efforts led to constituent legislation that is piloting parenting education in high schools throughout the state of Illinois.
The ParentABLE parenting/caregiving unit provides high school students with awareness, knowledge, and skills to care for and encourage the physical, mental, and emotional development of children.
Program Objectives/Curriculum Connections: ParenTeach Institute trains high school educators on how to deliver ParentABLE’s 6.5-hour Positive Parenting and Caregiving curriculum to their students, helping them develop a foundational understanding of positive parenting and caregiving practices. The ParentABLE curriculum includes:
● Information about the effects of unintentional harmful parenting
● The consequences of adverse childhood experiences
● The power of resilience and positive parenting and caregiving
● Positive parenting and core competencies used to strengthen the connection between caregiver and child
● Positive parenting and caregiving techniques that can be applied immediately
The 6.5-hour curriculum aims to:
● Reduce child abuse and neglect rates
● Break the cycle of unintentional harmful parenting
● Promote Early Relational Health
● Build the social and emotional competencies of parents and caregivers
● Provide parents and caregivers with practical positive parenting and caregiving skills
● Create a level of comfort with seeking future parenting and caregiving resources and support
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Testimonials
"I like that we got to learn about parenting; I feel like schools don't really talk about this and expect us to already know about parenting, which we don't have a lot of knowledge of."
- Darrell F. a ParentABLE High School Student"I think this is a great opportunity for people in general to grow and learn. Soon I hope parenting classes will be taught worldwide because too many kids suffer and are suffering from improper parenting techniques. I talked to my mom about it and she was all about it and realized she also made a few mistakes while parenting us. I love that we are doing this, this is so very important for literally the human race."
- Jenny P. a ParentABLE High School Student"For me as a teacher, I’m totally sold on this program, and I think that my high school students are greatly benefiting by having this program in our school.”
- Kathy P. a ParentABLE High School Teacher