The Parenting Education Commission's priority is to help parents and family caregivers strengthen their parenting skills.
Parents are the first teachers to their child and play an integral role in their development.
Increased parenting skills are needed as children progress through stages of development. An important focus is to assist teenage parents to develop effective parenting skills. Vital to these efforts are the California State PTA parenting education manuals, Parents Empowering Parents and Los Padres Eligen Participar, Parent Talk Cards, and Parent's Notebook. Our commission networks with agencies and groups whose primary focus is parenting education. The commission also informs parents about criteria for quality child care and promotes efforts to increase adult literacy.