Families as Contributors Children's families are central to their healthy development. They provide the early love, stimulation and security that prepares them to enter into other relationships and other environments.
Families continue to be a source of education, training, motivation and support as children develop.
Many would like to feel more confident. Prepared parents have some knowledge of how children develop physically, intellectually and socially. They also have opportunities to learn from what is known about different approaches to parenting and discuss their own approaches. Parenting does not happen in isolation from the broader community. Families are influenced by the cultures and settings in which they live.