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Triple P – Positive Parenting Program
On March 21, 2005, the Healthy
Child Committee of Cabinet announced support of $1.4 million
to implement the Triple P - Positive Parenting Program
in Manitoba. Over the next year, Healthy Child Manitoba will
be looking for community agencies, regional health authorities,
child care centres, family resource centres, school divisions,
pediatricians, and others to partner on this new approach
to supporting Manitoba’s parents.
What is Triple P?
Triple P is a world-renowned parenting program which promotes
positive, caring relationships between parents and their children
and helps parents learn effective management strategies for
dealing with a variety of childhood developmental and behavioural
issues. Triple P suggests simple routines and small changes
that can make a big difference for families. It helps parents
understand the way their family works and uses what they already
say, think, feel and do in new ways. Positive parenting includes:
- Ensuring a safe, engaging environment
- Encouraging positive behaviour
- Creating a positive learning environment
- Having realistic expectations
- Taking care of yourself as a parent
Research shows that positive parenting is the single most
important factor in building a strong foundation for a child’s
life. The Triple P approach strengthens parent’s knowledge,
skills and confidence to better meet the needs of their children,
increases the parent’s sense of competence in their
parenting ability and reduces parenting stress.
Triple P is a population level prevention strategy, which
means that the program is for all parents. Twenty-five years
of research and evaluation have demonstrated that Triple P
is very effective in supporting families. The program has
been implemented in a dozen countries around the world.
How will Triple P work in Manitoba?
Triple P is designed as a training program to increase skills
within the current service delivery system, including health,
social services and education. Triple P training will be provided
to staff of interested organizations and agencies across Manitoba.
This will give parents the opportunity to access supports
when they need them from trained professionals in their community.
The Triple P training model assumes that the differing needs
of parents will require differing levels of support. As shown
in The Triple P Model of Parenting and Family
Support, below, Triple P is based on a flexible system
of 5 levels of increasing intensity from the universal support
level (general information for all parents) to mid-range (tip
sheets, parenting advice, workshops) to the clinical level
(for parents who experience significant problems with their
children).
At level 1, universal parenting messages are provided through
the media. Levels 2, 3, and 4 are provided through professionals
already in contact with families, such as public health nurses,
day care staff, general practitioners, and home visitors.
The intervention ranges from one meeting to attending a brief
community program. Level 5 is provided by clinical professionals
to families facing significant behavioural issues with their
children.
Learn more about Triple P
Have a look at the Triple P Model of Parenting
and Family Support, below, to find out more about levels
of support.
You can also visit the Triple
P website, which provides information about the program,
including background, testimonials from parents and experts,
frequently asked questions, and resources like "Top 10
Tips for Parents".
Organizations: Find out how to partner in the program
If your organization is interested in partnering with Healthy
Child Manitoba on Triple P, please e-mail us at healthychild@gov.mb.ca.
The Triple P Model of Parenting
and Family Support
| Level of Intervention |
Target Population |
Intervention Methods |
Practitioners |
| Level 1 |
| Universal Triple P
Universal prevention strategy including media-based
parenting information campaigns |
All parents interested in information
about parenting and promoting their child’s development. |
Coordinated media and health promotion
campaign raising awareness of parent issues and encouraging
participation in parenting program. May involve electronic
and print media (e.g. community service announcements,
talk-back radio, newspaper and magazine editorials). |
Typically coordinated by area media liaison
officers or mental health or welfare staff. |
| Level 2 |
| Selected Triple P
Health promotion / brief selective prevention strategy
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Parents interested in parenting education
or with specific concerns about their child’s development
or behaviour. |
Health promotion information or specific
advice for a discrete developmental issue or minor child
behaviour problem. May involve group seminars or brief
(up to 20 minutes) telephone or face-to-face clinician
contact. |
Parent support during routine well-child
health care (e.g., child and community health, education,
allied health and childcare staff). |
| Level 3 |
| Primary Care Triple P
Narrow focus parenting skills training |
Parents with a specific concern/s about
their child’s behaviour or development who require consultations
or active skills training. |
A brief program (about 80 minutes over
3–4 sessions) combining advice with rehearsal and self-evaluation
as required to teach parents to manage a discrete child
problem behaviour. May involve face-to-face or telephone
contact with a practitioner. |
As above. |
| Level 4 |
| Standard Triple P
Group Triple P
Self-Directed Triple P
Broad focus parenting skills training |
Parents wanting intensive training in
positive parenting skills. Typically targets with behaviour
problems such as aggressive or oppositional behaviour. |
A broad focus program (about 10 hours
over 8–10 sessions) focusing on parent-child interaction
and the application of parenting skills to a broad range
of target behaviours. Includes generalization enhancement
strategies for transfer of skills across settings and
children. Program variants include individual, group
or self-directed (with or without telephone assistance)
options. |
Intensive parenting interventions (e.g.,
mental health and welfare staff and other allied health
and education professionals who regularly consult with
parents about child behaviour). |
| Stepping Stones Triple P
Broad focus parenting skills training targeting child
disabilities. |
Families of children with disabilities
who have or are at risk of developing behavioural or
emotional disorders. |
A parallel 10-session individually tailored
program with a focus on disabilities. Sessions typically
last 60–90 minutes (with the exception of 3 home practice
sessions which last 40 minutes). |
As above. |
| Level 5 |
| Enhanced Triple P
Behavioural family intervention |
Parents of children with concurrent child
behaviour problems and family dysfunction such as parental
depression or stress or conflict between partners. |
An intensive individually tailored program
for families with child behaviour problems and family
dysfunction. Program modules include practice sessions
to enhance parenting skills, mood management and stress
coping skills, partner support skills, and attribution
retraining (for parents at risk of child maltreatment).
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Intensive family intervention work (e.g.
mental health and welfare staff). |
Healthy Child Manitoba Office
219 - 114 Garry Street
Winnipeg, MB R3C 4V6
Phone: (204) 945-2266
Toll Free: 1-888-848-0140
Email: healthychild@gov.mb.ca |  |
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