title: Models of parent partnership and child development centres.
abstract: Four models (and an emergent fifth model) of parent partnership are described and their relevance to UK child development centres is explored. Clinical, management and service development issues are drawn out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Wrexham Maelor Hospital, Clwyd Health Authority, Wales.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Appleton
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Minchom
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003256:Community Participation; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010290:Parents; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000379:methods*; D012944:Social Support; D006113:United Kingdom