Prime Minister David Cameron said that parenting would be at the centre of the "fight back" following the riots in England, in a speech last week.
While the parenting charity welcomed the statement it warned that unless parenting is viewed as a skill that can be nurtured and developed little will change.
Parenting UK chief executive Pamela Park said: "The causes of the recent unrest in England are complex and multi-faceted. However, the quality of parenting is a significant part of the jigsaw."
Parenting UK published a report following a roundtable event in October last year, which suggested that a GCSE focusing on "core life skills" should be introduced, which would cover parenting.
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