The Parenting Project: Healthy Children, Families, & Communities holds annual in-service events at Cornell University for parent educators and others who work with parents and children across New York State.

The in-service is a two-day event with networking opportunities, professional development workshops, and various academic presentations by Cornell faculty.

Upcoming In-service Events

The 2017 Parent Education In-service Event will be held on October 23^rd, 2017 on campus at Beebe Hall. This year’s in-service will be held in coordination with a Project 2Gen kickoff event in the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research (BCTR). Project 2Gen focuses on addressing the needs of vulnerable children and their parents together to capitalize on the strong connection between parents’ well-being and children’s healthy development. Read more about this exciting new initiative.

2017 Parent Education In-Service Agenda
2017 Parent Education In-Service Registration Form

In the past, presentation topics have included maternal employment and child well-being, using news and social media to promote your county association, changing family forms in the U.S., and engaging low-income fathers.

Past In-service Events:

Parent Education In-service, September 2015

Full Agenda: Parent Education In-Service Agenda, Day 1 & 2

Presentations:

• Parenting in the Digital Age: Strategies & Recommendations for Promoting Healthy Technology and Media Use (Eliza Lathrop Cook & Kimberly Kopko)
• Custodial Grandparent Families: Research, Implications, and Intervention (Rachel Dunifon)
• The Toddler Talk Project: Facilitating Cognitive Development in Social Context (Michael Goldstein & Eliza Lathrop Cook)
• Workshop: Positive Discipline Strategies (Melissa Enns)
• Adolescent Well-being amidst Family Instability: Demographic Trends and Family Processes (Laura Tach)

News about this event

Parent Educators and Faculty Review Latest Parenting Research

Parent Education In-service, September 2014

Full Agenda: Parent Education In-Service Agenda, Day 1 & 2

Presentations:

• What's Normal and What's Not: Adolescents and Anger (Jo Hariton) Presentation Handout: Parenting Books

• Using News and Social Media to Promote Your County Association (Ted Boscia & Mark Vorreuter)

News about this event: Fifty parent educators attend the 2013 Parenting in Context In-Service event

Parent Education In-service, January 2014

Full Agenda: Parent Education In-Service Agenda- Day 1 and 2

Presentations:

• Innovative Adolescent Sexual Health Initiatives in New York State, Jane Powers & Jutta Dotterweich
• Early Childhood Education and Beyond, Lisa McCabe
• Professional Development Forum: Communications, John McKain
• Community Networking and Partnership, Donna Horton
• CCE Suffolk County Social Media Initiative, Nancy Olsen-Harbich
• Engaging Low-Income Fathers, Maureen Waller
• Issues Related to Modern Families - "Boomerang Children," Denyse Variano & Suzan Sussmann
  • Presentation Handout
  • Managing vs Mentoring Handout
  • Excel Handout
  • Bibliography

News about this event: Parenting educators, researchers share wisdom

Parent Education In-service, 2013

Full Agenda: Parent Education In-Service Agenda-Day 1 and 2

Presentations:

• Innovative Parent Education Programs for Teens, Nancy Hart
• Maternal Employment and Child Well-Being, Rachel Dunifon
• Changing Family Forms in the U.S., Kelly Musick

News about this event: http://www.bctr.cornell.edu/50-parent-educators-attend-the-2013-parenting-in-context-in-service-event/

Parent Education In-service, 2012

Full Agenda: Parent Education In-Service Agenda-Day 1 and 2

Presentations:

• Tools and Tough Questions for Translational Research (Jennifer Tiffany)
• Child Neglect and Maltreatment, Shaken Baby Syndrome ( Sandra Ledyard)
• Strengthening Families: Overview and Parent Educator Experiences with SF Program ( Kimberly Kopko and Suzan Sussman)
• The Key Role of Parents in Adolescent Mental Health ( Janis Whitlock)
• Faculty Presentation: Early Care and Education: Latest Research and Implications for Practice ( Maria Fitzpatrick)

News about this event:

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Jan12/HEparenting.html

http://www.bctr.cornell.edu/parenting-in-context-annual-in-service-conference/