Research, innovation, and advocacy for the scale-up of evidence-based, playful parenting programmes in the Global South
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💭 OP-ED | We know what good parenting support looks like. The problem is that almost no one can access it.
Dr Zuyi Fang on the chatbot that changed how she thinks about parenting support - and why digital tools need human connection to work.
globalparenting.org/the-chat…
▶️ WEBINAR REWATCH | Scaling Early Childhood Development Through Government Systems
Alison Naftalin, Assoc Prof Dr Zainal Madon and Aimee Vachon on what it takes to move parenting and ECD programmes from pilot to national scale.
Full recording: youtube.com/watch?v=n8M-JDli…
🎧 Prof @cathywardsa speaks with @CapeTalk's @thisisSJKing on how parenting support brought physical abuse of teen girls down by 65% across 8 African countries.
"We just didn't know if these programmes would perform anything like they do [...] So we were blown away."
Listen to t he interview here: primediaplus.com/news-story-…
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Join us on 7 August to explore how governments can successfully scale #EvidenceBasedParenting & #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment (ECD) programmes through health, education, & social protection systems.
🗓️ 7 Aug | 13:00 SAST
Register: bit.ly/4hi4xwf
Our colleague @GenHaupt joined @eNCA to discuss new evidence on the power of parenting support! The interview highlights how #SupportingParents helps protect adolescent girls from violence & build stronger families.👏
🎥 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=jj-mY0AH…
Earlier this month, leaders, researchers, media, & child protection experts gathered in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria, for the From the Airwaves to Stronger Families workshop.
Findings from the independent evaluation of #Parenting101 showed the radio programme is strengthening #Positiveparenting. GPI's @AwahIsang highlighted the power of evidence-based #ParentingSupport via radio.
Read more: premiumtimesng.com/news/more…
#ECD #ChildProtection
📢Webinar Alert!
How can governments scale #Parenting & #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment programmes through public systems?
Join us to explore practical lessons on integrating ECD into health, education & social protection systems.
🗓7 Aug
🕛13:00 SAST
🔗bit.ly/4hi4xwf
📢 Publication Alert
New research on ParentText shows that enrollment alone isn't enough. The research identifies practical strategies to reduce early attrition & improve equitable access to chatbot-based #ParentingSupport in LMICs.
📖 Read: nature.com/articles/s44482-0…
A new publication explores how Malaysia's Naungan Kasih #ParentingProgramme was scaled through partnerships across government, academia & international organisations,showing how collaboration can turn research into #LastingImpact for children & families.
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📢 New publication!
Using ParentApp trial data from Tanzania, our latest study shows that one-size-fits-all approaches may limit the effectiveness of digital parenting interventions.
Read more: academic.oup.com/abm/article…
#DigitalHealth #ParentApp #ParentingSupport
A new study found that a blended digital-human parenting programme reduced caregiver violence against children by 13%, improved positive parenting, lowered parental anxiety, & increased early learning activities at home.
🔗:journals.plos.org/digitalhea…
#DigitalParentingSupport
We recently commemorated #InternationalDayOfPlay with a webinar titled "Play for All: Inclusive Approaches to Parenting and Child Development."
Speakers explored how play supports children's development.
🔗 Missed it? Watch the recording here: youtube.com/watch?v=X9qX-9uM…
Last week, we celebrated #InternationalDayOfPlay & the power of play to support children's development, wellbeing, and family relationships.
Join our webinar TOMORROW as we discuss the importance of play for all.
📅18 June 2026
⏰11:00 SAST
🔗Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Happy #InternationalDayOfPlay! 🎉
“...I did not know that playing was important for the growth of the child’s brain.”- Father, PfR programme, Uganda.
Play strengthens relationships, supports healthy brain development, & helps children build the skills they need to thrive.
A recent GPI study found that digital parenting programmes can expand access to early childhood support, especially in under-resourced settings.
🔗 Read more: journals.plos.org/digitalhea…
#ParentingSupport
📢 Webinar alert!
Play for All. Explore how inclusive play supports child development, relationships & wellbeing, including children & parents with disabilities.
📅 18 June 2026 | 11:00 SAST
Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
#ParentingMonth #PlayForAll #InclusiveParenting
GPI colleagues recently participated in #BoldIdeas2026, joining researchers, practitioners, policymakers, & young people from around the world to explore innovative approaches to child & youth wellbeing.
📢 Latest GPI publication alert!
A new study shows that digital parenting programmes, combined with human support, can strengthen #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment & parenting at scale & at low cost.
🔗:journals.plos.org/digitalhea…
#ParentingSupport
