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National Parenting Foundation

About National Parenting Foundation

National Parenting Foundation is a U.S. nonprofit corporation focused on parenting education from pregnancy through the preschool years. ParentingUSA is the website where families and the people who support them can read and share our guides, tools and learning materials.

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The questions we address

Everyday care includes decisions about feeding, sleep, feelings, play and child care. Adults also face recovery, work, grief and the responsibilities around caregiving. Our resources bring those questions into clear explanations with examples and materials to use.

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What you can use

The library contains 48 guides and 16 tools. Read a topic online, use a comparison sheet, print activity cards or work through a complete professional discussion kit. The materials explain their purpose and distinguish education from an individual assessment or service decision.

Browse the library · Find printable tools · Find professional materials

How the information is presented

Health, safety and development statements link to original sources. Illustrative situations are identified as examples. Readers can raise a correction or an access problem using the website form.

Read editorial standards · See source examples

Organizational information

Governance pages explain responsibility and where to direct an organizational question. Registration details appear below. Use the appropriate contact route to ask about an organizational record or responsibility.

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Contact us about a resource, permission, collaboration or organizational question. Choose the topic that fits so the message can reach the appropriate route.

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