No one knows how to raise kids merely by instinct. Structured, formal education is linked to good outcomes for families.
There are just some things you don’t do without preparation. You’re not meant to drive a car without taking lessons and passing a test. You aren’t supposed to scuba dive without certification. You can’t teach – or practice law, or therapy, or cosmetology – without first proving your knowledge.
Her team has found that the most successful way to refer parents, though, is just word of mouth from people they trust. Traube tells me something similar: in the 1980s, Missouri had a free, meaning that educators would come to parents to help them work through caregiving challenges in real time. To this day, she still hears from families who loved it. “There is a sense of pride of having gone through it,” she tells me about that program. “It’s a rite of passage.
After all, Tominey says, most parents will do anything they can for their children. She’s even found that when the title of a class emphasises what it offers the kid, rather than the parent – say, how to help kids manage big feelings – more people show up. If parents aren’t taking classes, it’s likely not because they’re putting themselves first, but because they’re putting themselvesBut the benefits of parenting classes may even go beyond individual families.
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