Parenting Courses
Barnardos national database of parenting courses provides information for parents hoping to attend a parenting course in their own area. The database includes the details of parenting courses that are organised and delivered on a scheduled basis and parenting courses that are delivered by request. The database can be searched by location, by theme and to who the programme is targeted.
If you deliver parenting courses and would like the details of the courses you provide to be included in the future, please email [email protected] for further details.
Disclaimer
This database is maintained by Barnardos Library & Information Service for information purposes only. Inclusion of an organisation’s details in the database, does not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation by Barnardos. While every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, no liability is accepted by Barnardos for any errors. These courses are provided by private providers and owing to this, a cost will be incurred for course participation. Inclusion of an organisation’s details in the database, does not constitute or imply an endorsement or recommendation by Barnardos.
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One to One Parent Mentoring
My 1:1 Parenting Mentoring is a valuable service for parents who need help with an issue and can gain support. The sessions are one hour in duration and time to reflect and discuss, parents have a greater understanding of the child’s behaviour and the reasons behind it. They leave with a clear understanding of how to respond in a way that works better and I get a lot of emails or texts of the improvement they experience.
One Family Positive Parenting Train the Trainer
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.
One Family Family Communications Train the Trainer
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.
One Day Saturday Parenting Courses
To help parents to understand their child’s need and respond, to understand the difficult behaviour is about how the child feels and what the child thinks so ‘to get under behaviour’, and if what you are not doing is not working, to respond differently. To be kind, firm but not cross, to be a good role model.
Odyssey, Parenting Your Teen Programme
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.
Moving Upwards & Onwards
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.
Mental Health & Young People
To explore issues that may affect the mental health of young people. Recognising depression in Teenagers. Communicating about self-harm. Risk factors associated with eating disorders.
Meeting Anger
To help you to understand what is going on behind your child’s or your own anger, and to give you a toolkit for dealing with intense feelings in a compassionate, respectful way.There will be lots of opportunities to explore your own personal parenting challenges. You will be introduced to new concepts but – more importantly – you will learn how to integrate these new ideas into your life when you go home.
Information Technology Awareness
A programme to raise awareness of the positive aspects of the word wide web with an emphasis on the dangers for children when using the internet and other associated technologies.