The purpose of the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) Positive Parenting Framework is to identify the key components of parenting that contribute to optimal healthy growth and development of children, regardless of developmental stage. This framework has been designed to anchor decision making related to parenting programming and resources offered by WDGPH. It will also provide a robust evidence-base in which to ground the positive parenting-related work of the Healthy Living Division. All current and future parenting projects at WDGPH should align with at least one central component of the framework presented below.