New Consensus Study on Supporting Parents of Children Ages 0-8 Share By Heising-Simons Foundation on 7/20/2016 on 7/20/2016 Parents have a profound impact on their children’s education and development. And yet, developing a framework to better support effective parenting practices has remained a challenge, particularly in the context of changing demographic characteristics of the U.S. population, greater diversity in family structures, and increased access to technology and parenting information. Developed by the National …