Helping parents to parent

The Social Mobility Commission (www.gov.uk/smcpc) is inviting proposals for research into what can be done in the earliest years of a child’s life, as well as the pre-natal period to prepare and help all parents to be the best parents that they can be. This includes both the specific behaviours and approaches that parents deploy, as well as the creation of an optimal home learning environment. The Government and others have pointed out that what parents do matters more than who they are, but the evidence is clear...