Factor 1: Parent resilience
Recognizing the signs of stress and enhancing problem-solving skills can help parents build their capacity to cope.
Factor 2: Social connections
Parents with an extensive network of family, friends, and neighbors have better support in times of need.
Factor 3: Concrete supports for parents
Caregivers with access to financial, housing, and other concrete resources and services that help them meet their basic needs can better attend to their role as parents.
Factor 4: Knowledge of parenting and child development
Parents learn what to look for at each age and how to help their children reach their full potential.
Factor 5: Social emotional competence through nurturing and attachment
Building a close bond helps parents better understand, respond to, and communicate with their children.
Strengthening Families. The Basics: The Protective Factors Framework. http://www.cssp.org/reform/strengthening-families/the-basics/protective-factors