From Parent Education to Partnership Education: A Call for a Transformed Focus

Abstract

We strongly agree with the fundamental premise of Mahoney et al. (in this issue) that parent education can be philosophically compatible with family-centered approaches. We agree that parent education has fallen into disfavor over the last 20 years, and we welcome the opportunity to reexamine this important component of early intervention. Within this general agreement, we highlight some cautions about traditional parent education and offer a transformed focus of partnership education.