Busola Părintelui
What is Busola Părintelui?
In 2025, World Vision Romania, in collaboration with Parenting for Lifelong Health, Oxford University, and local partners, are launching Busola Părintelui— a free, WhatsApp-based chatbot developed with and for caregivers in Romania to offer encouragement, emotional support, and actionable parenting tips.
Busola Părintelui uses text, audio, and short videos to deliver 10 evidence-based and practical messages designed to support caregiver well-being and strengthen positive parenting during stressful times.
Attention: Busola Părintelui is not a replacement for professional mental health or in-person parenting services. It is a complementary tool to reach more families with dignified, low-cost, agile and culturally relevant support.
Busola Părintelui aims to provide encouragement and actionable parenting tips on:
Healing from stress, anxiety, or trauma
Practicing non-violent and nurturing parenting
Promoting child well-being and protection, even during instability or crisis
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Mothers, fathers, and any primary caregiver raising a child (0–17)
Anyone with a smartphone and access to WhatsApp
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Parents can discuss and re-watch tips, but it is advisable for one primary user to go through the content, including answering questions
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Yes, it is safe for children, however some topics might contain too much information for the child.
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Yes. ParentText does not collect names, addresses, or private data. All answers are anonymous.
Participants can skip any questions they don’t want to answer.