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Parenting education is the key to raising successful children, creating competent, confident parents, and building strong families and communities. With love, limits, and lots of involvement, parents can have a major influence in developing happy, healthy and well-behaved children.
About the program...

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Features

Woman and Child

Online Parenting Resources

Free fact sheets that offer hints and support to parents.

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/familydevelopment/00098.html

Bullying: A Big Problem with Big Consequences

Updated online resource gives parents tips for recognizing and preventing bullying, in-person or online.

Educational Offerings

Partnering for School Success – Easy-to-use tools and trainings for parents and schools to work together to help support children's learning from kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Online Parenting Resources – Free, online resources covering child development, parenting through disasters, child care, and more. Some are available in Spanish, Hmong, and Somali.

Contact Information

Patricia Olson
Program Leader
University of Minnesota Extension
495 Coffey Hall
1420 Eckles Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
(612) 624-1786
pdolson@umn.edu

 

 
 
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