Triple P is a parenting intervention with the main goals of increasing the knowledge, skills, and confidence of parents and reducing the prevalence of mental health, emotional, and behavioral problems in children and adolescents. The program was originally specifically tailored for at risk children and parents, but there are now different levels of Triple P designed to work together as a broad, universal, public health approach. This program is based on principles of community psychology. History Triple P, or the "Positive Parenting Program", was created by Professor Matthew R. Sanders and colleagues, in 2001. at the University of Queensland in Australia and evolved from a small “home-based, individually administered training program for parents of disruptive preschool children” into a comprehensive preventive intervention program (p. 506). This program was inspired by health promotion programs aimed at impacting people at the population level. The overall goal of the program is to enhance the knowledge, skills, and confidence of parents in order to prevent behavioral, emotional, and developmental problems in children and adolescents. Program elements Overview There are five developmental periods that are targeted from infancy to adolescence. At each developmental period, the range of the program can be either broad and target the entire population or it can be specific and target only at-risk children. The program addresses social contexts that influence parents’ daily life: mass media, primary health care services, child care and school systems, work sites, religious organizations, and the broader political system (p. 507). The multilevel nature of the program is designed to increase efficiency, minimize costs, and ensure dissemination. The design also maximizes usage of existing community resources. Specific goals Promoting self-sufficiency of parents so that they may feel confident in their abilities to parent with minimal or no additional support. Increase parental self-efficacy so that the parent believes he or she can overcome a problem in parenting when it arises. Use self-management tools so that parents may change parenting practices for the better. This involves self-assessment of performance, setting goals, and choosing child management techniques. Promoting personal agency meaning that parents must learn to “own” the improvements in their family situation. Promoting problem solving so that parents can learn how to "define problems, formulate opinions, develop a parenting plan, execute the plan, evaluate the outcome, and revise the plan as required" (p. 507). Principles of positive parenting Safe and Engaging Environment A protective environment that is safe,