National Effective Parenting Initiative (NEPI)

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• Proposed
• Federal Government-Supported
• Effective Parenting
• Initiative

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• Proposed Government-Supported Initiative

• Purposes

• Acknowledge and celebrate the importance of
  effective parenting and parenting education.

2. Increase the awareness and use of
effective parenting programs and resources.
3. Increase the availability of the full
spectrum of effective parenting programs and
resources.
4. Increase the effectiveness of current
programs and resources, as well as to develop
new programs and resources as needed.
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Proposed Government-Supported Initiative
Department / Office of Effective Parenting
National Council on Effective Parenting
National Parenting Instructor Training Center
National Clearinghouse on Effective Parenting
National Institute on Effective Parenting
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Proposed Government-Supported Initiative
National Council on Effective Parenting
Composition

• Leaders from major societal sectors media,
  business/corporate, faith, labor, philanthropy,
  education, research, etc.

• Leaders from governmental departments and
  agencies with existing parenting programs and
  initiatives, including research agencies

• Leaders from national private sector parenting
  and parenting education organizations

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Proposed Government-Supported Initiative
National Council on Effective Parenting
Responsibilities

• To ensure effective parenting and parenting
  education are and continue to be priorities
  within their sectors through, for example,
  appointing a Director or Coordinator of Effective
  Parenting and Parenting Education.

• To form Task Forces that support and further the
  work of the Clearinghouse, Instructor Training
  Center and Research Institute.

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Proposed Government-Supported Initiative
National Clearinghouse on Effective Parenting

• Shares information on effective parenting and
  child development with the public.

• Shares information on parent and family
  effectiveness programs and resources with the
  public.

• Is responsible for organizing and implementing
  National Parents Day celebrations and for
  providing Presidential Certificates of
  Appreciation to parents who successfully complete
  parent and family effectiveness classes, seminars
  and workshops.

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Proposed Government-Supported Initiative
National Parenting Instructor Training Center
Address unequal availability and unavailability
of parenting and family effectiveness training
opportunities nationwide by

• Providing instructor training workshops in
  various parenting and family programs nationwide,
  and by providing the graduates with ongoing
  technical assistance in generating, conducting
  and evaluating their programs and classes.

• Providing workshops in generic, non-program
  specific parenting and family life education
  nationwide, with ongoing technical assistance in
  generating, conducting and evaluating such
  interventions.

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• Proposed Government-Supported Initiative
• National Parenting Instructor Training
  Center (continued)
• Working closely with universities and colleges to
  have them include training to be parenting and
  family instructors, educators, coaches and home
  visitors as part of their degree programs in
  fields like psychology, social work and
  education.
• Developing standards for certifying parenting and
  family life personnel.

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• Proposed Government-Supported Initiative
• National Institute on Effective Parenting
• This research and program evaluation institute
  would have responsibility for supporting and
  stimulating
• Research on parent-child relations
• Research on child development
• Research on the effectiveness of parenting and
  family skill-building programs and resources
• Research to create new programs, particularly for
  parent populations for which none currently exist
• Cost effectiveness and cost offset studies,
  including longitudinal research.

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• Proposed Government-Supported Initiative
• Funding Overall Initiative
• Reallocation of existing federal funding
  including training, research, foster care and
  clearinghouse monies.
• Utilization of private sector funds for various
  aspects, including foundation, corporate and
  United Way funding, as well as pro bono media
  services.
• Encouragement of the creation of new private
  sector funds to support various aspects of the
  Initiative.
• Encouragement of parents to support their own
  education for parenthood, such as paying on a
  sliding scale for classes and workshops.
• Allocation of new tax dollars.

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National Parents Day Proclamation

• Parents are role models for their children. With
  patience, sacrifice, and love, they teach their
  children life lessons and prepare them for the
  future. We honor parents for their dedication to
  providing our nations children with the love and
  support they need.
• - George W. Bush

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Concluding comments
By giving his strong support to the Effective
Parenting Initiative, President Bush will be
going beyond his stirring affirmation honoring
parents and providing bold presidential
leadership to make effective parenting a true
national priority.
He will be helping to give parents the tools they
need to help every child in America grow into a
happy, healthy, and productive citizen.
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Concluding comments (continued)
Finally, the president and the administration
that embraces and actualizes the Effective
Parenting Initiative will have as its legacy one
of the greatest achievements of all time.
The entire NEPI coalition stands ready to help
you achieve this golden legacy.
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• Proposed
• Federal Government-Supported
• Effective Parenting
• Initiative