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!
Downloadable Resources
Certificate
One-Pager
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 4th, 2026 - 12:00PM - 1:00PM
THIS IS A VIRTUAL TRAINING VIA ZOOM
Resources
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Collaboration Guidebook
ENGLISH Dear Child Abuse Prevention and Family Support Colleagues, (friendsnrc.org)
SPANISH Dear Child Abuse Prevention and Family Support Colleagues, (friendsnrc.org) -
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)