Waterside Parents' Centre
Focusing on parents with children in mind
Courses
The following courses are run throughout the year during term time. A creche, run by our very experienced Senior Family Support Workers, is available for all courses.
The creches are designed to be very engaging for babies and small children and also help children to acquire the skills necessary for them to make a smooth transition to nursery and school.
Togetherness (formerly known as Solihull) Parenting Programme
This is a 10 week course which starts with a gentle coffee morning so that parents can get to know one another and then covers the following topics:
- Introduction to understanding your child’s behaviour
- How are you and your child feeling?
- Tuning in to your child’s developmental needs
- Responding to your child’s feelings
- Different styles of parenting
- Parent/child partnership – having fun together
- The rhythm of interaction and sleep
- Self-regulation and anger
- How to recover when things go wrong
- Celebration
Parenting Matters
This is a 12 week in depth course which aims to deepen parents understanding of their children and what they need in order to become well balanced, resilient young people. It focuses on four main themes
1. Building Self Esteem
2. Setting Limits
3. Positive Communication Skills
4. Dealing with Feelings and Emotions
Sibling Rivalry
This is a 7 week course which looks at the causes of sibling rivalry and how to deal with it without making things worse.
Stand Alone Workshops
Nine Workshops looking at common problems e.g. Raising Self Esteem, Dealing with Difficult Behaviour, Why does my child misbehave, Setting effective boundaries
Other Courses
The Benefits of Journaling
A course which explains the benefits of keeping a journal, writing or drawing by hand which engages thinking and calms the mind and nervous system, enabling expression, reflection and self awareness.
The Importance of Play
A 5 week course which explores many different aspects of play, with lots of opportunities to try out new ideas for stimulating activities for children. The course covers:
Physical Play and Fine Motor skills
Imaginative and Pretend Play
Cognitive and Educational Play
Sensory Play
Musical and Creative Play
Healthy Eating on a Budget
A course with clear demonstrations of how to plan and cook a wide variety of inexpensive and healthy meals for the whole family.
Relaxation and Stress Management
A course which looks at the causes of stress and how it affects us. Parents can try out a variety of relaxation techniques during this course including meditation and breathing exercises.
In Partnership with Kent Adult Education
Various courses for parents, in partnership with Kent Adult Education, including:
Autism Awareness
Managing Sleep
Chatter Matters
Phonics
Stepping up to Primary: A useful workshop to help equip parents with all they need to know for the important next steps when their child starts Reception
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