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UN0656271/2022/Schermbrucker

27 January 2023

Resources for Promoting Gender-Transformative Parenting

Challenging gender norms and gender inequalities to create a more equitable environment for all children to thrive

Files available for download (7)

User Guide (English) (PDF, 2 MB)

Resource modules (English) (PDF, 10 MB)

Slide deck - Introduction (pptx, 4 MB)

Slide deck - Boy or Girl: Does it Matter? (pptx, 12 MB)

Slide deck - Start Before Five (pptx, 1 MB)

Slide deck - Age Six to Ten (pptx, 5 MB)

Slide deck - Age 11 to 19 (pptx, 4 MB)

The young boy is sliding on a snow tube in a park during winter holidays in Yerevan, Armenia.

08 November 2022

COVID-19 and the holidays: How to reduce your risk

Tips to help keep you and your family safe

COVID-19 vaccine questions

25 October 2022

What you need to know about COVID-19 vaccines

Answers to the most common questions about coronavirus vaccines

A new mother rests after giving birth in Baria, Gujarat, India.

21 October 2022

Navigating pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic

How to protect yourself and your baby

Teachers wearing masks and a face-shield as part of COVID-19 prevention

What we know about the Omicron variant

What is Omicron and what precautions should you take to protect your family?

A father plays with his daughter in Paraguay

Towards a world of play and connection, for every child

Why play is so important and how to enable every child to benefit

UNICEF's Gender Transformative Parenting Programme

Gender Transformative Parenting Programmes

A vision for parenting that infuses gender equality and inclusion and promotes positive gender norms and socialization

Files available for download (1)

English (PDF, 1 MB)

The author Vandita Morarka

Parenting for LGBTQ+ children’s mental health

The many ways adults can support LGBTQ+ children

Smiling parents with their children outside their home.

Caregiver mental health and well-being

Supporting children means supporting caregivers too

The Playbox

The Playbox

Supercharge your child's learning through the power of play

A parent, Pema, 47, with his children who are enrolled at the Wokung ECCD centre in Punakha district, western Bhutan.

Early environments of care: Strengthening the foundation of children’s development, mental health and wellbeing (Bhutan)

Files available for download (1)

Early environments of care: Strengthening the foundation of children’s development, mental health and wellbeing (Bhutan) (PDF, 369 KB)

COVID-19: A girl with a mask on looks out of the window.

18 January 2022

What to do if you get sick with COVID-19 at home

Tips on how to care for a sick person and protect others from being infected

Mother hold's hand of newborn

30 November 2021

Parenting vaccine

The need for urgent universal access to parenting programmes

Mother hold's hand of newborn

30 November 2021

Universal parenting support to prevent abuse and neglect

A policy call for national governments

Files available for download (6)

English (PDF, 101 KB)

Arabic (PDF, 130 KB)

Chinese (PDF, 242 KB)

French (PDF, 107 KB)

Russian (PDF, 125 KB)

Spanish (PDF, 105 KB)

The author with her newborn Leo. When Leo was three months old, he and his parents got COVID-19. Leo was isolated with his mother who continued breastfeeding as they went through the illness.

02 November 2021

Early moments matter in co-parenting

It has been six months since you came into this world like a whirlwind, turning your dad and me into confused-but-never-been-happier parents.

13 October 2021

UNICEF's Vision for Elevating Parenting

Files available for download (1)

Download (PDF, 1 MB)

Students attending classes at the Primary school of San Pedro, in the South West of Côte d'Ivoire.

01 October 2021

Your child's mental health during COVID-19 school returns

How parents can help their children navigate their feelings during school reopenings

Health worker Pravinsinh S Baria stands as he awaits a case to be assigned in Godhra in Godhra, Gujarat, India.

23 September 2021

What you need to know about the Delta variant

Learn how to keep yourself and your family safe from the Delta variant of COVID-19

COVID-19 and masks: Adelina Salasika, 8, wears a cloth mask in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, 14 August 2020.

01 September 2021

COVID-19 and masks: Tips for families

What to know about masks and how to introduce them to your family

Dilan and his mother Mariangelis in Ecuador.

How to talk to your children about COVID-19 vaccines

Tips to support and reassure your child

2020年4月26日，在西班牙的帕尔马德马略卡岛，一名儿童和他的父亲正在海滩上踢足球。当时全国正在实行封锁措施，以防止2019冠状病毒病传播。

Staying safe outside during COVID-19

Tips for your family on how to safely enjoy spending time outdoors

Abhivyakti (10) siempre usa mascarilla cuando sale de casa.

Travelling with your family during COVID-19

Tips and advice for protecting your family when you’re away from home

On 23 July, 2019, Clara, 8 months, is breastfed by her mother, Rosina, at their home in a rural area of the department of San José, Uruguay.

Breastfeeding safely during the COVID-19 pandemic

How to nourish your child following the latest expert guidance

COVID and support children through reopening: A mother holds her son

How to support your child through reopening

Tips for guiding your child through transitions from family life under COVID-19 restrictions

A mother feeds and plays with her quadruplets sons at home in Gaborone, Botswana.

Family-Friendly Policies for Workers in the Informal Economy

Social protection and care systems for children and families during COVID-19 and beyond

Files available for download (2)

English (PDF, 2 MB)

French (PDF, 1 MB)

Denee Warner, 28, holds her 19 month-old son Justice Warner outside Marilyn’s Nursery in Cottonground in Saint Thomas Lowland Parish on Nevis island, St. Kitts and Nevis.

Tracking early childhood development

Data and evidence is critical to understanding what young children need.

Adra in eastern Ghouta in the Syrian Arab Republic, a UNICEF Syria child protection specialist holds 6-months-old baby Yusuf as his mother queued for services.

Early childhood development in emergencies

Access to early childhood development services in emergencies is a matter of life and death for young children.

Inzhu, 2 years, playing and discovering new toys with trained coordinator of the PNS resource center in Turkestan.

Support to governments and partners

Essential support and services need to be in the reach of every family.

Abdo Gonzalez, 35, holds his daughter Paula, 14 months, for a portrait inside their apartment in the Fernando de la Mora district of Asunción, Paraguay.

Support for parenting

Supporting caregivers in their most precious task of all – raising their children.

Father and mother play with their child on the grass

Affordable, quality childcare inaccessible in many of world’s wealthiest countries – UNICEF

According to a new UNICEF report, Luxembourg, Iceland, Sweden, Norway and Germany rank the highest on childcare provisions among 41 OECD and EU countries

Mom working with children on school work

Parenting of Adolescents

Guidance on programming for adolescent parents

Files available for download (2)

English version (PDF, 2 MB)

Spanish version (PDF, 2 MB)

A young girl adolescent with her parents in Kuto Ambe, in Ethiopia

Parenting of Adolescents

Programming Guidance

Files available for download (1)

English (PDF, 2 MB)

Mother kissing her toddler daughter.

Is my child regressing due to the COVID-19 pandemic?

If you’re noticing regression with your children, you’re not alone

A student participates in an online classroom at her computer from home

04 February 2021

Tips for parents: Online safety for children during COVID-19

5 ways to help keep your child’s online experiences positive and safe

A smiling child flailing happily in the arms of her parents

04 January 2021

The science of love in childhood

Leading experts share their thoughts on childhood love, adversity and mental health

Mental health in Namibia: a teenage boy and his mother embrace

05 October 2020

How to support your teen’s mental health: 4 tips for parents

Show your teenager love and care, while looking after yourself

04 September 2020

Designing Parenting Programmes for Violence Prevention: A Guidance Note

Files available for download (1)

English (PDF, 2 MB)

Paul, a 3-year-old boy is studying at home with his father Roger Niamien, in Abidjan, in the South of Côte d'Ivoire.

5 ways to help keep children learning during COVID-19

UNICEF Global Chief of Education’s tips to help keep your child learning at home

Baurzhan and his mother Aliya in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.

6 ways parents can support kids through COVID-19

A psychologist's advice on how to help your children deal with the many emotions they may be experiencing now

[NAME CHANGED] Hanna going to school wearing a protective mask in Cologne, Germany, on May 15th, 2020.

Return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic

What parents need to know about school reopening in the age of coronavirus

[Note: This is a stock image] Mother and daughter hug tightly

How parents can support their child through COVID-19 losses

A psychologist's advice on helping your children process loss and grief during the coronavirus pandemic

Une fille prepare a manger en compagnie de son pere

Healthy, affordable eating during the COVID-19 outbreak

Ideas to help your family maintain a nutritious diet

A man and a woman holding their newborn baby swaddled in blankets

Global annual results report 2019: C4D

Progress, results achieved and lessons in effecting positive social and behavioural change in 2019

Files available for download (1)

English (PDF, 3 MB)

2020年4月，科特迪瓦的一位母亲戴着口罩，以保护她自己和她抱着的孩子免受2019冠状病毒病的感染。

COVID-19 guide for parents

What you need to know to keep your loved ones safe

لوكا، 8 سنوات، يلعب بألعاب على الأرض في منزله

Coronavirus (COVID-19) parenting tips

Expert tips to help you deal with COVID-19 parenting challenges

Young children in Kiribati wash their hands outside in 2019.

Guidance for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Schools

Read Interim guidance from UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

Files available for download (4)

English (PDF, 740 KB)

French (PDF, 784 KB)

Spanish (PDF, 778 KB)

Arabic (PDF, 889 KB)