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It is the data from these surveys which provide invaluable descriptions of these parents and family dynamics. Results indicate that the participating parents have high levels of parenting satisfaction and a high level of involvement with their children. The parents had a low sense of community. Overall, parents followed good safety practices with their children. Some questions, when cross tabbed with demographic variables, demonstrated an interaction between the response and the selected variable. However, there was no apparent trend for the interaction to be true for all questions. A description of the method of data analysis and the parenting characteristics exhibited by these parents is included. Recommendations and suggestions are also provided to better assist the CHIP staff in service provision. 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