Why parents participate in professional parenting support programmes. Participation of parents in the "Triple P Teens" programme Parenting programmes are increasingly being used as an intervention to support parents who experience difficulties with or have questions about their children's development and behaviour. These programmes are implemented in many different parts of the world through individual consultations and/or group training sessions. They provide parents with a range of techniques and Drs. Eva Smallegange is Global Psychosocial Support specialist at War Child. She is also a researcher on parenting support and the prevention of child maltreatment.