Based on engaging families, programs, and communities and building five key protective factors:

• Parental resilience

• Social connections

• Knowledge of parenting and child development

• Concrete support in times of need

• Social and emotional competence of children

Importance

• Helps parents and kids develop happier family relationships

• Helps to increase family strengths

• Practice of bonding skills between parent and children

Highlights

• Teaches and has parents and children practice skills involved in bonding (creating warm, loving relationships).

• Is successful because the lessons are skill-based, and when parents and youth are taught and practice prosocial skill-based lessons together, it changes their brain wiring for the good and improves family dynamics.

• Increased family unity, positive communication and positive parenting skills.