BE A HAND THAT LOVES AND AN ENCOURAGING WORD

Prevention of violent parenting practices and the fight for quality parenting - that's a topic in which a lot of effort and creative efforts are invested in Serbia. Many programs, campaign, parenting school, education of patronage services and experts from different sectors is dedicated to that goal.

Research data, however, unequivocally indicate that patterns of non-violent educational practices in parenting are maintained in the population despite their application preventive programs. That data, as well as additional information that helps experts to understand the importance of the topic and the basis on which the project and the preventive model were created which is presented in this publication, are presented in the introductory part of the Manual. Also, Manual gives guidelines for the work of experts from different sectors with parents on positive parenting, through a new model that relies on five key units - messages, i.e. what the parent should provide, why and how to observe and review their own practices (with with special reference to transgenerational influences), which parenting practices are harmful so the parent should skip them, and what positive alternatives should parent apply and, finally, how and from whom a parent should seek additional support and help in parenting. 

In addition to the above units that form the basis of this preventive model, the Manual also provides information on specific aspects of caring for children with disabilities and adolescent care. Finally, the manual provides a detailed elaboration concerning the general ones knowledge and skills of experts in communication with parents, and that through observing the construction and maintaining a good relationship between experts and parents, then the most important topics and dilemmas which are interesting for parents, as well as possible obstacles in cooperation between parents and expert.