摘要：It is widely acknowledged that parents play a significant role in the cognitive, social and emotional development of their children. Through their role, parents provide children with socialization to cultural and societal norms and values meant to prepare them for the navigation of the communities in which they live and the needs of the society they will encounter in the future (Miller and Goodnow, 1995). However, although parenting is commonly understood to have important implications for the development of children, families and society (Ary, Duncan, Duncan & Hops, 1999b), it is also one of the few roles that does not require educational training or experience. Moreover, while many parents acknowledge the need for educational resources on effective parenting, most do not receive this valuable information (Prinz & Sanders, 2007).
