About BSF
Building Strong Families: Parenting Young Children is an innovative approach to delivering parenting education to limited-resource parents with children from birth to 36 months of age. Thorough literature reviews in the areas of child abuse and neglect, parent-child interaction and adult learning were conducted to obtain research-based information to support the development of this curriculum’s content and delivery model. The resulting materials are presented in a format that includes multicultural flipcharts, videotapes, experiential learning activities and instructor training manuals.

The curriculum is comprised of four units: How Kids Develop, Helping Kids Behave, Playing to Learn and Smart Living. The four units of the curriculum work together to stress the importance of parenting in a child’s early development. As a result of this program, it is predicted that parents will learn to respond to children in ways that are developmentally appropriate; create positive, safe environments for children; and facilitate their personal development and self-care. BSF does not assume access to ready, spousal support, marriage or intact families.