The Triple P Parenting Program, Explained

What’s Triple P? If you live in North Carolina, Triple P Positive Parenting Program is a free online program designed to help parents develop skills, strategies, and confidence to handle any parenting situation that may arise.

From the occasional tantrum to ongoing challenges, Triple P guides parents through a number of helpful exercises—all so you can better connect with your child, navigate growing pains, and set your child up for a lifetime of success. 

The Triple P Principles 

Triple P is an evidence-based parenting and family support system for children between the ages of 0 and 16. It’s designed to help increase your confidence and competence in raising children, improve your relationships with your child, and provide easy access to helpful information. 

As a program, Triple P is based on five core principles, all centered on the concept of positive parenting:

• Ensuring a safe, supervised, and engaging environment: The young years of a child’s life are their most formative—and having a safe, interesting, and secure environment provides young children with opportunities to learn, explore, discover, and develop their skills.

• Creating a positive learning environment that helps your child learn to solve problems: Learning doesn’t just happen in school environments. To help children learn, parents must be present, available, and attentive. One of the best ways for parents to help a child learn and thrive is by encouraging them to try new things and providing positive affirmation.

• Using consistent, predictable, and assertive discipline to help your child learn to accept responsibility for their behavior and become aware of the needs of others: Managing misbehavior in a supportive and constructive way paves the path for a child to become responsible, self-aware, and disciplined. When a parent reacts consistently and predictably to misbehavior—and never yells, threats, or engages with physical violence—a child feels safe and supported.

• Having realistic expectations, assumptions, and beliefs about your child’s behavior: Every child is unique. As a parent, having realistic expectations is an important lesson to learn. Expecting perfection or constant excellence from your child can lead to disappointment and frustration.

• Taking care of yourself as a parent so it’s easier to be patient, consistent, and available to your child: Learning to be a good parent also means learning to care for yourself. When your own needs are met and you feel fulfilled and cared for, it’s much easier to support your child’s needs.

Triple P Program Options 

Triple P offers a variety of program options centered on positive parenting. Although One Place only offers Triple P Online, additional opportunities for education are available. 

Triple P Online: Your Personal Parenting Program, 24/7 

Triple P Online is available free of charge for North Carolina residents. There are 8 available modules and each module takes between 30–60 minutes to complete. During the modules, you’ll work through a mix of video clips, worksheets, and other activities. 

Learn more here. 

Additional Program Options

• Triple P Seminars: These 90 minute offerings provide a helpful overview of Triple P’s best positive parenting strategies. Three different seminars are offered for parents of children up to the age of 12, including: The Power of Positive Parenting; Raising Confident, Competent Children; and Raising Resilience Children. Learn more about seminars here. 

• Triple P Discussion Groups: Triple P’s two-hour discussion groups help families navigate particular challenges. Each discussion group focuses on one topic, including: Dealing with Disobedience; Managing Fighting and Aggression; Developing Good Bedtime Routines; Hassle-Free Shopping with Kids; and Hassle-Free Mealtimes with Children. Learn more about discussion groups here.

• Level 3 Individual Triple P: For parents looking for private support, Level 3 Individual Triple P offers a custom meeting with a Triple P provider four times for 15–30 minutes. Learn more about Level 3 Individual options.  

• Group Triple P: Group Triple P is a weekly course designed to set parents up with the full range of Triple P’s positive parenting strategies. Over the course of two hours sessions for 4–5 weeks, parents can understand strategies and connect with peers. Learn more about Group Triple P here.  

• Level 4 Individual Triple P: 10 face-to-face sessions with a Triple P provider. Learn more about Level 4 here.  

• Enhanced Triple P: A mix-and-match of options to support your relationship and your family dynamics. Learn more about Enhanced Triple P here. 

• Pathways Triple P: Designed to help manage stress and avoid. Learn more about Pathways Triple P here.  

• Stepping Stones Triple P: For parents of a child with a disability. Learn more about Stepping Stones here.  

• Family Transitions Triple P: For parents going through divorce or separation. Learn more about Family Transitions here. 

• Lifestyle Triple P: For keeping children active and healthy. Learn more about Lifestyle Triple P here.  

Why It Works 

Triple P is one of the few parenting programs in the world based on evidence and research. With more than four decades of ongoing international research on Triple P—including evaluation papers and randomized controlled trials—studies continue to show that Triple P works for families across different cultures, socioeconomic groups, and different family structures. 

Read more about the evidence here. 

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