Triple P - Positive Parenting Program
Beginning September 18, 2023
What Is Triple P?
Triple P is a parenting program. The three Ps in ‘Triple P’ stand for ‘Positive Parenting Program’. It is designed to prevent – as well as treat – behavioral and emotional problems in children and teenagers. It aims to prevent problems in the family, school and community before they arise and to create family environments that encourage children to realise their potential.
Benefits Of Triple P
- Triple P gives families positive strategies that are proven to work for behavioral support.
- The program can be adapted to suit any situation in efforts to work with challenging behaviors.
- Hundreds of research studies show its effectiveness.
- It’s a toolbox, not a rulebook.
- You get the strategies and knowledge.
- You choose what tools to use, when, and how.
- What you do today helps create a better future for your child.
- Parents from more than 25 countries have discovered how small changes make a big difference!
Any Questions? Contact Us Today
Triple P Specialists
Elizabeth Marquez
Renee White
SCPFC Office
910-592-9399
Levels of Triple P
Level 1, or Universal Triple P, is a communications strategy designed to reach a broad cross section of the population with positive parenting information and messages. It is not a course or personal intervention delivered directly to parents.
Stay Positive is the creative face of Universal Triple P. This high-impact communications campaign includes a range of materials (including brochures, posters, newspaper columns, billboards, etc.) that aims to put parenting on the public agenda and to raise awareness of the need to support parents in this vital role.
Universal Triple P aims to:
- Destigmatize and normalize the process of seeking parenting help
- Encourage parents to participate in positive parenting interventions
- Increase the visibility and reach of positive parenting interventions
- Counter alarmist, sensational or parent-blaming messages in the media
- Help parents become more confident and self-sufficient in their parenting
This is a “light touch” intervention providing brief one-time assistance to parents who are generally coping well but have one or two concerns with their child’s behavior or development. It is available for parents of children from birth to 5 years.
Delivered as:
- Triple P Selected Seminar Series –An introduction to the strategies of positive parenting and Triple P. Parents attend any number of three 90-minute seminars (Power of Positive Parenting; Raising Confident, Competent Children; and Raising Resilient Children). Take-home tip sheets are given to all parents who attend Triple P seminars.
- Brief Primary Care – Delivered opportunistically by a practitioner who provides regular support to parents of children. A brief one-on-one consultation of 15–30 minutes targets a specific issue. If required, there can be a follow-up visit or phone call.
Targeted counseling for parents of a child with mild to moderate behavioral difficulties. It is available for parents of children from birth to 5 years. Level 3 interventions deal with a specific problem behavior or issue.
Delivered as:
- Primary Care Triple P –A brief face-to-face or telephone intervention with a provider (from areas such as child and community health, education, allied health, child care etc.). Approximately four individual consultations lasting between 15 and 30 minutes. Uses tip sheets and Positive Parenting Booklet to reinforce strategies. For parents of children birth to 5 years.
- Triple P Discussion Groups– Two-hour small group sessions, targeting a specific problem behavior or issue. Each discussion group can be taken as a stand-alone session or as part of a series. There are five topics for parents of children under 5 (Dealing with disobedience; Managing fighting and aggression; Developing good bedtime routines; Hassle-free shopping with children, and Hassle-free mealtimes with children).
For parents of children with severe behavioral difficulties (or in the case of Group Triple P, for motivated parents interested in gaining a more in-depth understanding of Positive Parenting). It is available for parents of children from birth to 5 years and covers Triple P’s 17 core positive parenting skills that can be adapted to a wide range of parenting situations.
Delivered as:
- Group Triple P –Groups of no more than 12 parents attend five sessions and are supported with three phone counseling/catch-up sessions at home. Uses DVDs and workbook to engage parents and reinforce strategies.
- Standard Triple P – For parents who need intensive support. Individual counseling delivered over ten (1 hour) sessions. Uses DVD, workbook.
- Triple P Online– A comprehensive, eight-session web-based program that guides parents through Triple P’s 17 core parenting skills. Based on the Standard Triple P program it includes opt-in text or email reminders of session goals and strategies.
- Self-directed Triple P –A ten week self-help program, based on a workbook. Parents who need additional support can receive weekly 15–30 minute telephone consultations.