"Parenting Program and Its Role in Family Reconciliation"

Abstract

Parenting programs are essential to advancing the principle of family reconciliation because parents are taken through some critical skills to enable them to triumph through various odds and encourage positive family functioning. This review article aims to discuss the effectiveness of parenting programs in these goals with a focus on parent-child communication, conflict management, and reconciliation. This paper reviews the literature and examines one of the parenting interventions including the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P), and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and provides information about the approaches and results. Best practices also embrace empirical practice, a parental component, cultural sensitivity, and practicability. The evidence affirms the portability of parenting programs across all cultural and socioeconomic statuses and pinpoints challenges including inadequate resources and stigma as factors hindering the practice. Suggestions for the improvement of the program's efficiency and availability are given with special reference to the need for an individualized and continuous approach to the families. It is for these reasons that this review aims to increase knowledge regarding the function of parenting programs within the process of promoting family capital and reconciliation.

Keywords: Parenting Programs Family Reconciliation Conflict Resolution Triple P PCIT Evidence-Based Interventions Cultural Relevance