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Welcome to the Center for Parenting

About Us

The Center for Parenting (C4P) is a collaborative effort between the Department of Child and Family Studies and UT Extension Family & Consumer Sciences, co-directed by Drs. Heidi Stolz and Denise Brandon.

Mission

The mission of the Center for Parenting is to strengthen parent-child relationships by coordinating and enriching existing parent education efforts in Tennessee.

Objectives

  • To link parent educators and parents to each other and to resources.
  • To translate current parenting research for multiple audiences.
  • To facilitate and recognize best practice programs and practices.
  • To professionalize parent education in Tennessee.
  • To educate UT students in family programming and research.
  • To conduct basic and applied research on parenting and parent education.

Directors

Denise J. Brandon, PhD, CFLE
Family & Consumer Sciences
Co-Director, Center for Parenting
University of Tennessee Extension
119 Morgan Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-4501

Ph: 865.974.7193
Fax: 865.974.3234
E-mail: djbrandon@utk.edu

Heidi E. Stolz, PhD
Child & Family Studies
Co-Director, Center for Parenting
University of Tennessee
1215 W. Cumberland Ave., JHB 115
Knoxville, TN 37996-1912

Ph: 865.974.5316
Fax: 865.974.2742
E-mail: hstolz@utk.edu

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