national parent leadership month
Parent Leadership Month 2026

What is Parent Leadership Month?
National Parent Leadership Month is celebrated each year during the month of February. The month-long celebration aims to empower and support parents. Empowered parents raise empowered children which in turn helps build a strong community! Supporting parents builds better communities by giving parents a voice! Join us in honoring National Parent Leadership Month and show appreciation to parents all month long!
The Power to Prevent - Empowering Parenthood Podcast
Lunch and Learn Webinar Series

The Power of Parent Voice: What Parent
Leadership Really Means
Join us for the first webinar in our Lunch & Learn Series as we kick off Parent Leadership Month, a time dedicated to recognizing, strengthening, and investing in parents as leaders in their families, programs, and communities. This session will explore what authentic parent leadership looks like beyond
participation—centering parent voice in decision-making, program design, and systems change.
February 4, 2026 - 12:00PM - 1:00PM
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TRAINING VIA ZOOM

Protective Factors:
Keeping Families Strong
February 10, 2026 -
12:00PM - 1:00PM
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TRAINING
VIA ZOOM

Elevation Family Voice:
Parent-Led Early
Childhood Advocacy
February 19, 2026 -
12:00PM - 1:00PM
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TRAINING
VIA ZOOM

Provider Voices Amplified: Strengthening Leadership in Early Childhood Advocacy
February 25, 2026 -
12:00PM - 1:00PM
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TRAINING
VIA ZOOM
Resources
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Meaningful Parent Leadership: Building Effective Parent/Practitioner Collaboration - Dear Child Abuse Prevention and Family Support Colleagues
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PCA NC - 29_ways_to_recognize_Parent_Leadership_Month-1.pdf (preventchildabusenc.org)
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The Importance of Parent Leadership | Tufts Hope (positiveexperience.org)
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Webinar Recordings Parent Leadership Development Webinars | NFSN (nationalfamilysupportnetwork.org)











