When parents are consistent and support each other in the task of parenting, children benefit. Sometimes this is called co-parenting, shared parenting or a parenting partnership. Whether parents are married, living together, dating, divorced, or disagreeing on most things, We Can Parent Together offers them tips to come together for the benefit of their children. This new website also has good information for professionals who are working with co-parents. Check it out here. The website was developed by Minnesota Fathers & Families Network (MFFN), Minnesota Institute of Public Health (MIPH), Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention and Parenting (MOAPPP), Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota (PCAMN), and University of Minnesota Extension.

Reasonable Efforts or Unrealistic Expectations: A Look at Hennepin County Child Protection Cases
The focus needs to shift away from how a mother has failed her children and address the ways in which society has failed the family. If the goal is to reunify families, everyone in the system should be focused on bolstering the family's strengths and support systems with the same commitment used to investigate and assess the risk to children. Read the full report here.

The Child Abuse Prevention Healing Field was held the weekend of April 30 to May 2, and it was spectacular. You may view photos of the event here. There are still flags available for purchase! Follow this link to order flags, and we will deliver them to you. It's not too late to get a beautiful flag and help prevent child abuse and neglect in Minnesota.