Child Protection

Tuesday 17 December 2019

Parenting Without Violence

The program “Parenting Without Violence“ is designed as a preventive approach to avoid the physical and abusive punishment of children in developing and humanitarian countries, and to improve the opportunities for positive parenting for parents and caregivers, as well as for girls and boys of all ages.

The “Parenting Without Violence” is an evidence-based program designed by Save the Children International for specialists with the various competencies working in the child welfare field. The aim of the program is to reduce the physical and abusive punishment practices of children in a child-rearing environment.

On December 9-13, Save the Children International Georgia and SOS Children Villages Georgia jointly launched a retraining group to contextualize program universal approaches in Georgia.
The program evidences interventions with parents that supports reduction of the physical and abusive punishment of boys and girls at home.