Parenting Facts

Here are a few fun facts about parenting that you probably didn't know before and that will likely make your perspective on parenting a little brighter!!

Parents live longer and are healthier than non-parents

Parents report higher levels of happiness

Parents report higher levels of life satisfaction

Positive Parenting programs result in a 35 percent reduction in hospitalizations and emergency room visits for child injuries, a 44 percent reduction in out-of-home placements, and a 28 percent reduction in substantiated cases of abuse (Triple P Parenting)

Parents report more meaning in everyday 

moments and life in general  

Parents report more positive emotion over-all 

Parents who are practicing positive parenting methods become less stressed, less angry, less depressed, and have less conflict with their partners. Research also shows that parenting interventions improve your capacity to function at work, as well.



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http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childmaltreatment/prevention.html

http://www.triplep.net/glo-en/the-triple-p-system-at-work/evidence-based/key-research-findings/

Nelson, S., Kushlev, K., English, T., Dunn, E., & Lyubomirsky, Sonja. (2012). In defense of parenthood: Children are associated with more joy than misery. Psychological Science. 24, 3.