In a perfect world, every child would be wanted and loved, and all parents would have the ability and desire to raise healthy, mentally strong and healthy children. physically, and showing good results. moral integrity. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Unfortunately, some parents don't care much about what happens to their children. Other parents are unhappy with what is happening at home with their children but don't know what to do to create effective change. Still other parents are unaware that there is another way, a better way, to be a parent. Parental education could help in all of these scenarios. The literature demonstrates that parental interventions improve the quality of the relationship that parents have with children as well as children's social behavior (Scott, O'Connor, Furth, Mathias, Price and Doolan 2010). ). Programs have been particularly effective when delivered to motivated parents of an ethnic majority, but few studies have been conducted on programs serving as interventions to prevent a wide range of poor outcomes associated with antisocial behaviors , such as participation in risky lifestyles, low level of education. , and a lack of satisfying friendships (Scott et al.). There are, of course, problems with the delivery of parenting programs. the biggest challenge is getting parents to participate when they are not mandated to do so. Qualified personnel may be another problem; Urban areas may have enough counselors and educators, but rural areas may not. A third problem is that of cost, although, as Scott et al. have pointed out, "the programs can in theory be justified since in the long run they should reduce the high cost of antisocial behavior resulting from increased use services, higher levels... ... middle of paper ...... Perspective. Professional School Board 14.3 (2011): 242-249. Brannon, Diana. “Character Education: A Joint Responsibility.” » Education Digest 73.8 (2008): 56-60. Parker, David C., Nelson, Jennifer S., and Burns, Matthew K. "Comparing the Correlates of Classroom Behavior Problems in Schools With and Without a School-Wide Character Education Program." Psychology in Schools 47.8 (2010): 817-827..Reinberg, S. (2010). American children use media almost 8 hours a day. HealthDay News January 20, 2010. Retrieved from http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/content/healthday/635134.html Scott, Stephen; O'Connor, Thomas G.; Futh, Annabel; Mathias, Carla; Price, Jenny; and Doolan, Moira. “Impact of a parenting program in a high-risk multi-ethnic community: the PALS trial.” Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 51.12 (2010): 1331-1341.