To support the development of parenting practices which nurture the well-being and development (social, intellectual and behavioural). Deepen our understanding of the potential for family relationships to build esteem and support the needs of each family member individual equally as well as the family as a whole.
Programme aims to help parents to solve co-parenting problems in a positive way that focused on the needs of children; cope with the emotional impact of separation and learn stress management techniques; help your children cope with the impact of the separation both emotionally and practically; enhance communication with their children and with their children’s other parent
After taking part in this training for trainers, participants will be able to: Plan, design and deliver a ten-week Positive Parenting Programme; Understand the theory behind the Positive Parenting Manual; Be familiar with a range of approaches for managing difficult behaviour in children while raising self-esteem when parenting alone; Support parents in implementing these approaches; Support parents to develop strong relationships with their children; Know the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; Support parents in parenting when they are: separating or divorcing, sharing parenting, parenting in a multicultural society, parenting alone; Support parents to talk to their children about their family situations; and Support families to parent trough difficult times.
After taking part in this training for trainers, participants will be able to: Plan, design and deliver a 6 to 12 week Family Communications Programme; Understand the theory behind the Family Communications Manual; Understand and coach parents in the principles of clear and direct communication in the home for problem solving; Support parents in implementing managing changes in the home; Support parents in parenting teenagers; Resource parents in creating a positive environment at home; Understand family diversity today; Support parents in parenting when they are: separating or divorcing, sharing parenting, parenting in a multicultural society; Resource parents to rebuild family life after a crisis; Support one-parent and separated families to encourage family pride and strong family identities.
The aim of the programme is to improve the parent-teenager relationship and to provide parents with the skills and knowledge about how to be an authoritative parent, the changes that happen during adolescence and how that affects teenagers thinking and their relationships, how to put in place rules and consequences, how to build teenagers self-esteem, how to manage conflict and problems effectively and access support services.
Prepare the pre-teen/parent for move from more intimate setting to larger groups, more subject choices, more challenges, holding onto yourself when everything around you is changing/moving.
Helping your Children Cope with Separation and Divorce Education programme will enable parents to parent effectively through and after separation/divorce. It assists parents in shifting their relationship to a co-parent relationship while exploring obstacles that prevent co-parenting. This programme aims to put children’s needs as the main focus for separated parents.
Support parents to resolve conflict, improve the family communication practicing clear and direct communication.
To support parents in having more education about their child’s needs.
To help parents create families who: Think more clearly; Connect more compassionately; Behave more response-ably; And live more joyfully.