Is your organization willing to do the following?... - Promote positive parenting practices, such as love and support, firm and respectful discipline, and age-appropriate supervision, which research has shown to be associated with positive developmental outcomes in children, and discourage negative practices, such as physical and verbal abuse, which have been shown to be associated with higher rates of school difficulties, aggression, depression, substance abuse and delinquency in youth.
- Promote the signing of the Effective Parenting Petition among family members, colleagues and clients.
- Promote Parent Memberships in NEPI among family members and clients.
- Provide parenting services, products or consultation at discounted rates to NEPI Parent, Professional and Affiliated Organization members who are referred to you if you regularly deliver such services.
- Participate in advocacy campaigns to make effective parenting and parenting education local and national priorities.
- Participate in Leadership Conference Calls to help shape NEPI projects and services.
- Support NEPI financially through yearly Affiliated Organization member dues based on your budget.
If your organization is already taking these actions and/or is willing to do so, we urge you to become a NEPI Affiliated Organization Member right now (See Member Benefits)
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Benefits of being an Affiliated NEPI organization
- Be listed on the NEPI website as an Affiliated Organization for the world to see.
- Receive a Certificate of Affiliation suitable for framing.
- Become associated with the leading parenting authorities and parenting programs in America.
- For you, your staff, and your members, receive discounts on enrollment fees for workshops to learn how to deliver specific parenting programs, and to attend conferences for parenting professionals.
- For you, your staff, and your members, receive discounts on over 1000 books, videos, DVDs and CDs for parenting professionals and for parents.
- For parents who are your agency's clients, patients, or members and/or who are the parents of the children enrolled in your school or organization, a discount of 20% on NEPI Parent Memberships is provided.
- Receive free initial consultation on parenting program development, evaluation and marketing.
- Receive a quarterly online newsletter with articles written by national authorities on parenting advocacy, marketing, parenting education, and research on parenting and parenting programs, with practical tips and materials that can be shared with parents.
- Have an opportunity for you or your staff to join NEPI special interest groups that focus on the parenting of specific populations such as parents of color, gay and lesbian parents, and parents of children with special needs.
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