Online Parenting Class Approved by Courts Nationwide
The name attorneys recommend, and courts know.
Court-Approved Parenting Classes. Accepted Nationwide.
The parenting class courts and family services have ordered since 1993. Also offered fully in Spanish.
One price with no hidden charges. Start in minutes, finish today.
Whether court-ordered for divorce, paternity, or custody, or referred by a caseworker or judge, our Co-Parenting and Parenting Classes meet every court and agency requirement.
What Is a Parenting Class?
A parenting class teaches a parent how to raise a child well: how children think and grow at each age, how to build a secure bond, how to communicate, how to understand behavior and discipline without punishment, and how to keep a child safe and resilient. Courts and family services agencies order it in dependency, reunification, adoption, and case-plan matters, and each parent completes it on their own.
Putting Kids First is The Original Online Parenting Class, approved by courts nationwide and taught since 1993, the name attorneys recommend, and courts know. It is self-paced on any device, your certificate of completion issues the moment you finish, and your attorney or caseworker is notified for you.
The Words on Your Order
Courts and agencies describe this requirement in different ways: “parenting class,” “parent education,” or “parenting skills course.” Whatever the wording, the order is asking for the same thing: proof that you have learned to raise your child well. That is exactly what this class teaches, and your certificate is ready to file the day you finish.
What the Class Teaches
The parenting foundation, taught step by step across 15 short lessons.
How Children Think and Grow
What to expect from an infant, a preschooler, a ten-year-old and a teenager, and how to meet each of your children where they are instead of where you wish they were.
Attachment and Communication
Building the secure bond that every child needs, repairing it after a hard day, listening to understand, and speaking so your children will actually hear you.
Behavior and Discipline
Reading behavior as communication, setting expectations that fit the age, and using discipline that teaches instead of punishment that only stops the moment.
Safety, Resilience, and You
Keeping your child safe in a blended family and online, raising a child who can handle setbacks, and taking care of yourself so you have something left to give.
On Your Own Schedule, On Any Device
You enroll today and start the first lesson in minutes. Every lesson is saved to your account, so you can stop and pick up where you left off from your phone, tablet, or computer. More than 1,000,000 parents have completed our classes, most of them under orders exactly like yours.
Questions Parents Ask
My order or case plan says "parenting class." Is this the right class?
Yes. The Parenting Class is the class built for family services referrals, reunification and case plans, dependency cases, adoption, and any order that asks a parent to complete parenting education. Courts and agencies word the requirement many ways: "parenting class," "parent education," "parenting skills course." This class satisfies them. If any wording looks unusual, contact us with the exact phrase and we will confirm it against the class for you.
Is this the same as a co-parenting class?
No. A co-parenting class is about raising children from two homes after divorce or separation. The Parenting Class is about the child in front of you: development, attachment, communication, behavior, discipline, safety, and resilience. If your order says "co-parenting" or comes from a divorce or custody case, the Co-Parenting Class is the one you need, and we can confirm it for you.
What does the class cover?
Fifteen lessons: understanding child development, how children think and grow, building secure attachment, communicating with your child, understanding behavior, positive discipline strategies, handling challenging behaviors, emotional intelligence, helping your child regulate, taking care of yourself, blended families and keeping your child safe, technology and modern parenting, building resilience, your school-age child, and resources for moving forward.
How long does it take?
Fully self-paced. Start on your phone at lunch, finish on your laptop at night. Complete it in one sitting or spread it out. Your place is saved to your account.
When do I get my certificate?
The moment you finish. Your certificate is generated instantly with a verification code courts and agencies can check online, and if you provide your attorney’s or caseworker’s email, we send a copy automatically.
Is it available in Spanish?
Yes. The same class is offered fully in Spanish at claseparapadres.org, built natively in Spanish start to finish, with the certificate issued in English as courts require.