Questions and Answers

Q. What is Prescription Parents?
A. Prescription Parents is a local Boston organization run by volunteers. We run support groups to help parents in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Prescription Parents attempts to meet the needs of parents of children who were born with cleft lip and cleft palate by helping each other and by offering resource material on specific areas of concern.

Q. Who can be a member?
A. Local parents of children born with these or related conditions, or anyone interested in cleft lip and palate, who is able to travel to our meetings in the Boston area is welcome.

Q. Does Prescription Parents endorse specific treatment centers or plans?
A. Prescription Parents does not endorse any hospital or medial treatment, but only encourages parents to seek competent medical care from specialists with whom they feel comfortable. Professionals from all the major treatment areas serve on our Medical Advisory Board.

Q. Is Prescription Parents affiliated with a national group?
A. Prescription Parents is a member of the National Cleft Palate Association. Prescription Parents is one of the oldest continuously operating groups and also one of the largest groups in the United States.

Q. Why the name 'Prescription Parents'?
A. We want to be "good medicine" for our children. Our children, like all children, have many needs and require support and guidance. We believe our children's special needs are best served when parents and professionals work in a cooperative partnership.