Find a parenting programme

There are hundreds of parenting programmes run in the UK, but the ones listed on this site are all evidence-based. This means that they have been independently evaluated and show that they can bring about positive changes in families. Find out more information for parents.

Programme name
Rating
Who is the programme for?
Programme outcomes

Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care – Adolescent (MTFC-A)
Parents with an adolescent child at risk of going into residential care because of very serious emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
Improved child behaviour, Improved child achievement, Reduced risk of child offending, Other
Multisystemic Therapy – Problem Sexual Behaviour (MST-PSB)
Families with a young person who has committed sexual offences or demonstrates sexually abusive behaviours.
Improved child behaviour, Improved child achievement, Improved child general wellbeing/mental health, Reduced risk of child substance misuse, Reduced risk of child offending
Parent Management Training, Oregon Model (PMTO)
Parents with concerns about their child’s behaviour and/or emotions
Improved child behaviour, Improved parenting practices/competency, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems
The Incredible Years Early Years (IYEY) BASIC and ADVANCE
Any parent with concerns about their child's behaviour.
Improved child behaviour, Reduced child maltreatment (actual or risk), Improved parenting practices/competency, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems
Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care – Prevention (MTFC-P)
Parents with a young child who is at risk of going into residential care because of very serious emotional and/or behavioural difficulties
Improved child behaviour, Improved child general wellbeing/mental health, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems, Other
Multisystemic Therapy for Child Abuse and Neglect (MST-CAN)
Families with a recent report of physical abuse or neglect (within the previous 180 days) against a child aged six to 17.
Improved child general wellbeing/mental health, Reduced child maltreatment (actual or risk), Improved parenting practices/competency, Improved parent wellbeing, Improved parent life circumstances (employment; education)
Parents Plus Adolescent Programme (PPAP)
Parents with concerns about their child’s behaviour, emotional problems, and/or learning at school
Improved child behaviour, Improved parent wellbeing, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems
Parents Plus Children’s Programme (PPCP)
Parents with concerns about their child’s behaviours, emotional problems, and/or learning at school
Improved child behaviour, Improved child achievement, Improved parenting practices/competency, Improved parent wellbeing, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems
Parents Plus Early Years (PPEY)
Parents with concerns about their child’s behaviours (including ADHD), emotional problems, and/or development and learning
Improved child behaviour, Improved parent wellbeing, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems
Pathways Triple P
Parents with a child on the child protection register or at risk of maltreating their child
Improved child behaviour, Reduced child maltreatment (actual or risk), Improved parenting practices/competency
Primary Care Triple P
Parents with initial concerns about their child’s behaviour or development
Improved child behaviour, Improved parenting practices/competency, Improved parent wellbeing, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems
A Supportive Programme for Parents of Teenagers (STOP)
Parents with concerns about their teenage child's behaviour
Improved child behaviour, Improved parenting practices/competency
Anna Freud Centre Parent Infant Project (PIP)
Parents and infants under one year of age experiencing difficulties in the parent and baby relationship
Improved child general wellbeing/mental health
Holding Hands
Parents of children who have concerns about their child’s behaviour and/or emotions
Improved child behaviour, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems
Mentalization-based Treatment for Families (MBT-F)
Families experiencing relationship difficulties because of child emotional or behavioural difficulties.
Improved child behaviour
Parent-Child Relationship Enhancement Approach (PCREA)
Parents with children who have mild to moderate behavioural difficulties.
Improved child behaviour, Improved child general wellbeing/mental health, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems
Parenting Positively
Parents with concerns about their child’s behaviour and/or emotions.
Improved child behaviour, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems
Take 3
Parents with concerns about their teenage child's behaviour.
Improved child behaviour, Improved parent wellbeing
The Incredible Years School Age (IYSA) - BASIC and ADVANCE
Any parent with mild to serious concerns about their child’s behaviour.
Improved child behaviour, Improved parenting practices/competency, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems
The Scallywags Programme
Parents with a child with serious behavioural difficulties.
Improved child behaviour, Reduced parent stress/depression/mental health problems

About the ratings

To be included on this website, parenting programmes are rated using the Parenting Programme Evaluation Tool (PPET). This tool rates parenting programmes against standards of best practice in four domains:

The specificity of the programme’s target population (Who is it for?)
The programme’s theories and activities (What does it do?)
The programme’s training and implementation support systems (Who delivers the programmes and how?)
The strength of the programme’s evaluation evidence (How we know the programme works?).

All programmes receive a rating from 0 to 4 within each category, resulting in four ratings. A rating of 4 means that the programme meets all of the criteria in the category (in other words, the programme is strongly developed in this domain) and a rating of 0 if they do not meet any of the criteria.

Strong
Promising
Preliminary
Requires further development
0 rated

Children and young people homepage

Find a parenting programme

About the ratings