Parenting

This handbook (PDF, 117) is for military caregivers experiencing separation or divorce. The handbook provides information caregivers might need regarding paternity establishment, child support, access and visitation, and child custody. First line supervisors and military commanders may also use this as a helpful addition to a leadership toolkit. Learn more ...

This study examined the feasibility and effectiveness of using email and text message communications (called nudges) to increase the number of parent and guardian visits to the Reading Initiative for Student Excellence (R.I.S.E.) state literacy website. Learn more. 

These Extended BMI-for-Age Growth Charts allow clinicians to track growth and visualize high BMI percentiles with families. This can help optimize care for children and adolescents aged 2 – 19 with severe obesity. Severe obesity is defined as a BMI greater than or equal to 120% of the 95th percentile ...

This resource provides data, findings, and infographics for public health professionals on caregiver memory loss. Learn more. 

The Child Welfare Information Gateway is seeking feedback on National Adoption Month 2022. Participants who fill out this survey can share what they liked, what they would have liked to see, and what they think should be done differently during next year’s National Adoption Month. Learn more and complete the ...

This tip sheet (PDF, 1 page) provides information about working virtually with families of youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, or other diverse identity, including ideas for initial engagement and rapport building. Learn more.  

This fact sheet (PDF, 2 pages) provides an overview of AFFIRM Caregiver, an intervention designed to enhance affirmative parenting practices that promote the safety and well-being of LGBTQ+ youth. Learn more. 

This fact sheet (PDF, 1 page) highlights the Youth Acceptance Project (YAP), a clinical model that works with families of LGBTQ+ youth to address their fears and worries related to their LGBTQ+ child and help the family learn new and supportive behaviors to improve their youth’s well-being. Learn more.  ...

This series of fact sheets aims to advance organizational knowledge about the importance of normalcy for young people in foster care. It also explores the importance of facilitating regular discussions about its implementation among all stakeholders, including young people themselves. The page contains the following three fact sheets:   Having the Normalcy ...

These Census Bureau data compare the characteristics of children of same- and opposite-sex couples. Geographic information, race and ethnicity of children, marital status of parents, and other demographic characteristics are explored. Learn more.