Child care and parenting
Supporting fathers, mothers and caregivers in the task of caring and nurturing
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What do we mean by parenting?
Nurturing, that close and loving relationship, provides the necessary care throughout the stages of life so that every person can develop physically and emotionally healthy, strong and happy; can explore, play and learn to learn; and has the skills to establish meaningful relationships, work and thrive.
In early childhood, parenting provides the opportunity to lay the foundation for growth and development for the rest of life.
What do we do?
We focus our work so that:
- Fathers, mothers and other caregivers have access to information, tools and the services needed to accompany their children in their development.
- Governments and authorities strengthen policies and programs related to early childhood development and family support.
- Professionals and front-line staff strengthen their knowledge and skills and provide quality and inclusive early childhood development and family support services.
Explore our resources and materials according to your area of interest
Fathers, Mothers and Other Caregivers
We regularly publish information of interest to all of Latin America and the Caribbean and we have made it our goal that families consider UNICEF as a trusted ally that supports them in the most important task: parenting.
Check out our regional Parenting site with all the information about:
Early childhood development professionals and frontline workers
We support evidence-based knowledge management on cross-sectoral and targeted solutions for the most vulnerable and excluded populations.
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