The Integrated Support Strategy for Parenting will focus on early intervention aimed at whole communities and specific groups or individuals.
Andy Jenkins, Birmingham City Council's parenting project manager, said: "This is not about the authority taking on the job of being a parent.
"It is recognition that at some point or other parents often need a bit of extra support, guidance and training to better fulfil their role."
In the Children's Plan, the government promised to allocate £34m over three years to provide two expert parenting advisers in every local authority and expand school-based parent support advisers.
Les Lawrence, lead member for children at Birmingham, said: "We are not looking to stigmatise parents or attribute blame.
"Instead, we want to empower them by giving them the tools they need to do the best job possible.
"There is a lot more pressure on family life regardless of social background. If we are serious about safeguarding youngsters we need to support parents and carers as much as we can and that is what we aim to do."
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