Parents Under Construction™
Parents Under Construction™ is an award-winning, research-based curricula that teaches children of all ages the parenting skills that they will use in the future. School faculty and volunteers teach Parents Under Construction™ in schools across the greater Houston area, as well as throughout Texas and the United States.
Why do kids need to learn parenting skills? Prevention is key.
Most students leave high-school with no training or education in this area. In 2006, there were over 40,000 reports of child abuse/neglect in Houston alone. Ineffective and/or abusive parenting is a significant contributing factor to many social and health problems, including:
* substance abuse
* delinquency and crime
* poor academic performance
* teen pregnancy
* violence
* emotional disturbance (depression, irritability, aggression)
Without education, the cycle of dysfunctional parenting and abuse will only continue to plague our communities. Parents Under Construction™ can prevent this.
ChildBuilders™ recognizes the importance of positive parenting and the lifelong impact that it has on a child’s ability to succeed. That is why Parents Under Construction™ is so valuable. By giving students an opportunity to learn positive parenting skills and techniques, we are helping to make a difference for generations to come.
Parents Under Construction™ teaches students about healthy child development, as well as communication skills, non-violent conflict resolution and positive discipline techniques.
Since its first printing in 1991, more than 70,000 children and adolescents have participated in Parents Under Construction™ and more than 3,000 education professionals and volunteers have been trained in the program implementation.