For Parents
The Family Check-Up® is a strength-based intervention that offers parents simple, practical parenting skills and can be tailored to the specific strengths and challenges of each family. Discover how the Family Check-Up can support your family in building stronger relationships and increasing youth positive behaviors by looking for Family Check-up programs in your community. Or use the Everyday Parenting book as a guide.
Benefits
Positive Outcomes for Your Child
Utilizing our strength-based, proven effective methods, The Family Check-Up In-Person and Online programs help foster positive behaviors and long-term improvements in your child and family relationships.
Your Strengths, Our Focus
Our strength-based approach highlights what your family is doing well and builds on it, promoting positive behaviors and overall well-being for everyone in the family.
Tailored Support
Every family is unique, and so are our programs. The Family Check-Up programs offer tailored assessments and follow-up support based on your family’s specific strengths and challenges, ensuring you receive relevant and effective assistance to help your family thrive.
Proven
Backed by 30 years of rigorous research with thousands of families from diverse economic and cultural backgrounds, the Family Check-Up® is a concise, evidence-based program designed to help families make meaningful changes in their interactions to prevent child and adolescent behavior problems.
Parent Testimonials
"The information was so helpful. I was able to use it right away. I learned to ask [my child] for one thing at a time and to praise her after she did it. And it works. It has made such a difference."
"I have noticed I am more conscious of my parenting day to day, and it's brought [positive and proactive parenting strategies] to the forefront of my mind and I've been able to put these skills into action. I wasn't expecting that, but its actually made a big difference."
"I-statements were so helpful. I've used them with my toddler and my teenager."
"The [proactive parenting] strategy of reviewing expectations for behavior with my child before going into the grocery store was very helpful; I tried it right away."
"If you don't have good routines, life is a lot harder. Getting our nighttime routine in a good place has helped us all so much!"
"Praise feels good. When I hear [my coach] praising me, I am reminded how it might feel for my kids to be noticed and praised for their efforts."