The Parenting Network

The Parenting Network is a FREE, voluntary program for stay-at-home parents with children under 3 years of age. This program serves the entire Jefferson County area. In order to be enrolled in the program, families must meet certain eligibility requirements: income status (household income must fall under 185% of poverty level), stay-at-home parent status, child under age 3, and participation in the Parents As Teachers program. 

The program was designed to help parents meet the demands and difficult challenges they face in raising a child.  The goal of the Parenting Network is to educate parents as they guide their children through the development process.  The program provides parents with the knowledge and support that they need to successfully prepare their children for entering school.  The program also helps to eliminate the isolation that some stay at home parents may experience. 

The program provides educational and parent-child interaction meetings to enrolled families.  Free childcare is provided at the educational meetings. Enrolled families also participate in a monthly home visit to discuss individual family goals and concerns. Families receive incentives for attending educational meetings and participating in home visits.

The Parenting Network promotes literacy by offering free books to families that complete monthly reading logs. The program has an extensive lending library for parents to check out books, videos, and theme boxes to enhance learning and parenting knowledge.  

For more information, contact:  636-464-5144    Cristina Kruetz x14 or Trish Fromm x11