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Parents Plus Parenting when Separated Programme – Parents Plus

In order to address the challenges of parenting when separated, Parents Plus have developed a six week psycho-educational course for parents who are preparing for, going through or have gone through a separation or divorce. Specifically the Parenting when Separated Programme aims to help parents: 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.

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Parents Plus Early Years Programme – Parents Plus

Drawing on well researched ideas about child development and parent-child communication, the Parents Plus ‘Early Years’ Programme is ideal for parents who want to maximise their children’s learning, language and social development, as well as reduce behaviour problems, while ensuring their children grow up happy and emotionally secure. The programme is suitable both for children within the normal range of development as well as children with special needs such as ADHD, speech and language and other development problems.

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Parents Plus Children’s Programme – Parents Plus

The Parents Plus Children’s Programme (PPCP) is an evidence-based parenting programme package that draws on well-researched ideas on parent-child communication and behaviour management. Using video footage of parenting scenes and comments and stories from real parents and children, the programme is suitable for parents who want to find ways to: Solve parenting problems in a positive way that helps children learn; Manage difficult behaviour and discipline problems; Help their children be more cooperative and learn to keep the rules; and help their children learn and to reach their full potential at school.

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Recession and Family Well-Being

This programme is designed for parents, to help them understand more about conflict and how it is managed, and to reduce its potentially harmful effects on children. The workshop looks at conflict through the lens of the current economic climate and the specific challenges that recession can bring to family. The training is designed to help you understand the nature of conflict in relationships and some of its causes. Identify the protective factors which help reduce the negative impact of conflict on relationships. Recognise different types of conflict, how people respond differently. Understand the impact of conflict on children. Deal with conflict in ways that reduce the potentially harmful effects on children.

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Parents Plus Adolescents Programme – Parents Plus

Now in its second edition, the Adolescents Programme considers how parents can connect with and build good relationships with their teenage children, while also being firm and influential in their lives. The video illustrates well researched principles of effective communication and conflict resolution which parents can use with their teenagers. As well as role-play scenes and interviews with parents, the videos include interviews with young people about what it is like to be a teenager and their views about what makes families run smoothly. The new edition contains a fully expanded range of topics including: Getting to know and connecting with your teenager; Encouraging and listening to teenagers; Establishing rules and boundaries; Teaching teenagers responsibility; Discipline for young people / dealing with conflict; and solving teenage problems.

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Parenting Teenagers

Based on the Parents Plus , this course covers all areas of parenting teenagers including positive parenting, positive discipline, solving problems with children, managing difficult behaviour and discipline problems. helping your child to be more co-operative and keep rules, encouraging your child to help improve their confidence more.

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Parenting Age 6 to 11

Based on the Parents Plus , this course covers all areas of parenting children aged 6 to 11 including positive parenting, positive discipline, solving problems with children, managing difficult behaviour and discipline problems. helping your child to be more co-operative and keep rules, encouraging your child to help improve their confidence more.

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Parenting Age 1 to 6

Based on the Parents Plus , this course covers all areas of parenting young children including positive parenting, positive discipline, the importance of play, expanding children’s language, helping young children to learn new tasks or routines etc.

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Parenting After Separation or Divorce

This programme is suitable for parents who are planning to separate or have already separated. Developed based on experience as a family mediator, Parents Plus facilitator, research and personal experience, this workshop looks at ways to help children/teens to cope with parental separation. The workshop also looks at how parents need to care for themselves and covers topics such as introduction of new partners, blended families, parenting plans etc. The programme also teachers key parenting skills to help parents to manage child/teen behaviour, connect well with child/teen, encouragement and how it helps child/teen to be more confident and other skills. Parenting alone can bring challenges and the key parenting skills is aimed at helping parents to know how to cope and also to be confident in their parenting style.

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