Parenting Together: Evaluation of a Parenting Program for Never-Married Parents

Parenting Together: Evaluation of a Parenting Program for Never-Married Parents

The number of children raised by never-married parents has increased in recent years. Although these children are at risk for the same types of negative outcomes after relationship dissolution as children of divorced parents, few resources exist for never-married parents who are facing coparenting c...

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Published in:Journal of divorce & remarriage Vol. 58; no. 5; pp. 358 - 370
Main Authors: Stolz, Heidi E., Sizemore, Kayla M., Shideler, Meagan J., LaGraff, Melissa Rector, Moran, Hayley B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Binghamton Routledge 04-07-2017
Taylor & Francis LLC
Subjects:
Attitudes
Behavior change
Behavior modification
Child support
Childrearing practices
Children
Coparenting
custody
Dissolution
Marriage
never-married
Parent-child relations
parenting education
parents
Parents & parenting
Program evaluation
Tax credits
Teamwork
Triangulation
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Summary:The number of children raised by never-married parents has increased in recent years. Although these children are at risk for the same types of negative outcomes after relationship dissolution as children of divorced parents, few resources exist for never-married parents who are facing coparenting challenges. The purpose of this study was to evaluate Parenting Together, a 9-hr (3 session) coparenting course designed exclusively for never-married parents. Results indicated positive changes in participant knowledge, coparenting attitude, child triangulation behavior, and coparenting teamwork behavior. Additionally, changes in coparenting attitude predicted both decreased child triangulation and increased coparenting teamwork behavior.
ISSN:1050-2556
2837-5300
1540-4811
2837-5319
DOI:10.1080/10502556.2017.1322855