The findings came from research examining the perspectives of 54 practitioners working within education, health and social care.
The study, Assessments of Parenting and Parenting Support Need, identified a number of gaps in training, relating to culture and ethnicity, disability and special needs, and quality of training.
It stated that "paediatricians and teachers had the least training in parenting styles and assessment, and were least likely to use tools for assessing parenting support need".
The study was presented at an event organised by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation last week.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation also presented two other studies at the event; Understanding Fathering: Masculinity, Diversity and Change and Understanding the Experiences of Asian Fathers in Britain.
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