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Defining Leadership
“…Being a Parent Leader has given me confidence and raised my self esteem. For me, Parent Leadership has meant that I have found a place where I can make a difference, a place where my experiences and ideas are valued.”
      Parents Anonymous® Parent Leader
Parents Anonymous® Inc. was the first national family strengthening organization to:
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Recognize the impact of parents speaking publicly about their life experiences
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Identify the importance of parents working side-by-side with service providers and policymakers to provide direction on child abuse prevention and family strengthening issues
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Advance a conceptual framework and ambitious research agenda on Parent Leadership and Shared Leadership
Meaningful Parent Leadership occurs when parents address the challenges of parenting, gain the knowledge and skills to function in meaningful leadership roles and represent a “parent voice” to help shape the direction of their families, programs and communities. Shared Leadership is successfully achieved when parents and professionals build effective partnerships and share responsibility, expertise and leadership in decisions being made that affect families and communities. The parents involved in this new way of collaborating are called Parent Leaders.

For 35 years, Parents Anonymous® Inc. has demonstrated the effectiveness of engaging parents in meaningful leadership roles to ensure better outcomes for families and conducted research on this vital work. We continually advocate with federal, state and community-based organizations to create meaningful roles for parents where they can share leadership in making decisions to improve services, neighborhoods and policies to build and support strong, safe families.
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