Parenting is one of the most emotionally powerful, demanding, and consequential tasks of adulthood. Previously, the task of parenting was shared with extended family and community members. Today, with less extensive networks of experience and support, parents are frequently not as well prepared. Research has identified the elements of competent parenting as well as the conditions, programs, and policies that foster it. Although parents in the United States could benefit from parental education and support, there is surprisingly little of either, especially compared to policies and programs that support parents in other high-income countries. This brief summarizes a longer social policy report, "Supporting Parents: How Six Decades of Parenting Research Can Inform Policy and Best Practice" (Douglas M. Teti, Pamela M. Cole, Natasha Cabrera, Sherryl H. Goodman, and Vonnie C. McLoyd). The paper calls attention to the need to expand existing efforts and to develop policies, programs, and best practices in the United States designed to support parents at risk and promote parenting competence. The report is an outcome of the 2014 Society for Research in Child Development themed meeting, New Conceptualizations in the Study of Parenting-at-Risk, in San Diego, CA. [For the full report, see ED581662.]