The theme for the winter 2023 issue of Family Focus is, "Parenting Education." Parenting education provides support to enhance the practices and behaviors of parents and caregivers. Decades of research have informed and documented the efficacy of evidence-based parenting education and its benefits to promoting the health and positive development of children. In the current issue of Family Focus, contributing authors share whether and how parenting education is meeting the emerging needs and challenges that parents and other primary caregivers are confronting today.

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• Overview and Introduction: Parenting Education — Ted G. Futris, Ph.D., CFLE, Professor and Extension Specialist, Family Focus Editor
• Meeting Caregivers Where They Are: Addressing Barriers to Traditional Parent Education — Lori Staton, Ph.D.; Alisha M. Hardman, Ph.D., CFLE
• Innovations in Parent Education: Attachment Interventions and the Family Map Inventories — Deborah Drain, M.P.A., doctoral candidate; Myae Han, Ph.D.
• Cultivating Empathy in Parenting Education through Reflective Dialogue — Heather Cline, Ph.D.
• The Role of Parenting Education in Supporting Weight-Related Health Behaviors in Children and Adolescents — Sudha Sankar, Ph.D., LMFT; Basheerah Enahora, Ph.D., M.B.A., RDN, LDN
• An Opportunity to Address the Most Common Form of Family Violence: Sibling Aggression — Tanya Rouleau Whitworth, Ph.D.; Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Ph.D., CFLE
• Nurturing Stronger Families: Parenting Education for Immigrant Parents — Zamzam Dini, M.A., LAMFT, doctoral student; Soyoul Song, M.A., doctoral student
• Innovative Models of Parent Education and Empowerment for Families of Disabled Children — Elizabeth H. Morgan, Ph.D.; Leah C. Geer, Ph.D.; J. Ann Moylan, Ph.D., CCLS, CFLE
• How to Finish a Degree While Changing Diapers: Supporting College Student-Parents — Jenna Weglarz-Ward, Ph.D.; Acacia Dorsey, M.Ed.; Yu-Jyuan Ye, B.Ed.
• Parenting Education in the Context of Divorce, Separation, and Non-Coresidence — Jonathon J. Beckmeyer, Ph.D.; Anthony J. Ferraro, Ph.D.;  Melinda S. Markham, Ph.D.;  Andrew S. Brimhall, Ph.D.; Luke T. Russell, Ph.D.

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News and Updates

• Call for Articles: Winter 2024, Sibling Interactions and Family Dynamics — Proposals due Feb. 15, 2024
• Family Science Impact: Fostering Positive Youth Development Through Extension Education — Member Career Q&A with Matthew Rodriguez, Ph.D., Th.M.