Health, Education and Protection of Young Children: Evaluating a Parenting Project for Refugee Children and Their Parents in Lebanon and Jordan

Parenting programs that promote positive parenting aspects and disciplines & reduce parenting stress are needed worldwide, particularly in marginalized communities. The proposed project is designed to evaluate child development, parenting stress levels, parenting behavior and discipline strategies used by refugees from Syria and marginalized host communities in bringing up their children in Lebanon and Jordan, before and after the implementation of the intervention. The HEPPP "Health, Education and Protection Parenting Program" imparts knowledge and promotes positive parenting through 21 (2-3hrs) sessions covering Physical, cognitive, social & emotional development, psychological & behavioral fields as well as psycho social support. The intervention encompasses a structured set of group training sessions and activities for parents of children from conception to 6 in couple. First delivery is done by master trainers, expansion will be done by graduate couples with additional training