The Nurturing Parenting® Program is a family-centered, trauma-informed, evidence-based curriculum designed to build nurturing parenting skills as an alternative to abusive and neglectful parenting and child-rearing practices. The nurturing philosophy of non-violent parenting focuses on the development of empathy, self-worth, self-awareness, empowerment, discipline with dignity, appropriate family roles, and age-appropriate expectations of children's development. 

Nurturing Parenting® Program Lessons are Competency-Based. Each lesson offered has identified competencies the parents need to learn, and the facilitator uses in order to guide the implementation of the curriculum. The individual lessons, assessments, evaluations, and home practice assignments are all designed to ensure parents are acquiring the stated competencies. 

The Nurture Parent facilitator utilizes a range of tools such as lesson guides, DVDs, parent handbooks, and assessment inventories to provide individualized lessons to address different types of learning.

Eligibility	Parents/Caregivers whose youth are involved in the Children's System of Care.
Age Groups	Children Adolescents Adults
Community Services	Community Community Education Education Adult Education / Literacy Family & Support Services Adoption / Foster Care Caregiving Divorce & Co-Parenting Grandparenting LGBTQ Parenting Parenting & Caregiving
Health Services	Behavioral / Mental Health Family Conflict & Distress
Treatment Services	In-Community Services Parent Coaching / Mentoring
Payment Types	Medicaid System of Care (CSOCI Medicaid / FlexFunds)
Language Spoken	Hindi Korean Spanish
Areas Served	Bergen County Essex County Hudson County Hunterdon County Mercer County Middlesex County Monmouth County Morris County Ocean County Passaic County Somerset County Sussex County Union County Warren County

Last Updated: 02/26/26