Parenting and wellbeing: knitting families together argues that parenting support often fails because it ignores the wellbeing of parents themselves.

The report draws on extensive national and international research, and a detailed investigation of parenting support in three very different parts of England: Hertfordshire, South Tyneside and Manchester.

Parenting and Wellbeing recommends a range of approaches including involving parents, carers and children and young people in the design of family support. The government should establish a fund to encourage innovation in parenting support for projects aimed at all parents, not just those facing acute problems.

The Local Wellbeing Project at The Young Foundation, in partnership with Lord Richard Layard, from the LSE's Centre for Economic Performance and IDeA is undertaking groundbreaking research to identify how local interventions can influence and promote local wellbeing in local communities, increasingly seen as a metric of good governance.

Download a full pdf version of the report.