BCP Parenting Courses (Parent edition)

The Bromley Children Project

Contents

Parenting Courses

Positive Parenting Skills

The Nurturing Programme

Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities

New Forest Parenting Programme

Cygnet

Cygnet PSR (Puberty-Sex-Relationships)

Talking Teens

Understanding Anger in the Family Unit

Improving your Family's Self-Esteem

Reducing Parental Conflict (Stop, Think, Change!)

Online Seminars

Parent-Child relationships

Routines, Rewards & Boundaries

Parenting styles

Digital Safety Discipline

New at Parenting (NAP)

Contents

Online seminars (continued)

What is Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC)?

ASC: Puberty

What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?

Useful information & links

Questions & how to make a booking

Social Media

Parenting Courses

Aimed at parents/ carers of children aged between 2-11 yrs.

Aims to promote positive parenting skills & to reduce challenging & aggressive behaviour in children. the course explores building selfesteem & parent support networks. This course includes the use of praise, rewards, play & setting effective boundaries. Explores communication, role modelling & parenting styles.

Positive Parenting Skills

Duration: 10 weeks (2 hours per week)

Suggested age range: 2-11 years

Creche available at most settings

Venue: Children & Family Centres

Course Content

#1 Introduction & role of the parent

#2 Communication

#3 Praise

#4 Rewards

#5 Play

#6 Parenting styles

#7 Instructions & family rules

#8 Ignoring & calm down time

#9 Choices, consequences & problem solving

#10 Looking back & moving forward

Parents/ carers will:

Learn new skills/ techniques to support their child's behaviour.

Understand the importance of good communication within the family.

Recognise the impact their parenting style may have on their child's behaviour & longer term mental well-being.

Gain in confidence as a parent/ carer.

...understanding feelings to manage behaviours

For parents/ carers of children aged between 2-16 yrs & builds upon existing parenting skills.

Helping adults to look at life from their child's perspective, so that feelings & behaviours can be managed more effectively. Encourages the use of positive discipline strategies to improve relationships.

The Nurturing Programme

Duration: 10 weeks (2 hrs per week)

Suggested age range: 2-16 years

Creche available at most settings

Venue: Children & Family Centres

Course Content

#1 Introduction, rules, the four constraints, praise

#2 Collaborative charts, discipline, time out to calm down

#3 Family rules, rewards & penalties

#4 Personal power & self-esteem

#5 Feelings & communicating clearly

#6 Nurturing ourselves

#7 Ages & stages in child development, effects of labelling

#8 Issues around sex & helping children to stay safe

#9 Behaviour to ignore, problem solving & negotiating

#10 The family nurturing account, continuing the family journey

Parents/ carers will:

Have a greater insight into how their parenting may affect their child.

Understand how to set boundaries.

Recognise the importance of good communication throughout the family.

Learn to look at their child’ s life through their child’ s eyes.

Aims to help parents/ carers of children 4-18 yrs, increase their range of parenting skills & improve relationships within the family & community.

Topics include: self-esteem, boundaries, family values, communication, self-discipline & managing anger.

Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities

Duration: 12 weeks (3 hour sessions)

Suggested age range: 4-18 years

No creche available

Venue: Children & Family Centres

Course Content

#1 Introduction

#2 Cycle of life, special time; Clear instruction

#3 Characteristics & temperament, praise & cultural identity

#4 Circles of support, circle of interdependence; Consequences & behaviour

#5 True pride/false pride, ignore /praise, 'first...then'

#6 Community speaker & empathy

#7 Spring effect, set up incentives, making community connections

#8 Managing anger, relaxation techniques, implement incentive chart

#9 Solution building & tools, confrontation & logical consequences

#10 Family rule discussions, time out, managing conflict & communication

#11 Guest speaker & role of the community

#12 Reflection, use of discipline & celebrations!

Parents/ carers will:

Learn new skills/ techniques to supportge their child's behaviour.

Understand the importance of good communication within the family.

Recognise the impact their parenting style may have on their child's behaviour & longer term mental well-being.

Gain in confidence as a parent/ carer.

Aimed at parents/ carers of children aged 5-14 yrs displaying symptoms associated with ADHD or who have a diagnosis of ADHD. A series of 2 hour sessions will help parent/ carers explore what ADHD is & offer support to parent/ child through pro-active parenting, communication & parent/ child relationships.

New Forest Parenting Programme

Duration: 5 weeks (face to face 2 hrs per week)

Online duration: 4 weeks (1.5 hrs per week)

Suggested age range: 5-14 years

Creche available in some settings

Venue: Children & Family Centres

Course Content

#1 Understanding characteristics of ADHD

#2 Praise, Self Esteem and use of boundaries

#3 Scaffolding and Play

#4 Communication, Preparation and Looking after ourselves

#5 Feelings & emotions, sleep

Parents/ carers will:

Understand ADHD & how it is affecting their child.

Recognise some of the causes of their child’ s behaviour.

Understand some of the difficulties experienced by their ADHD child.

Improve their relationship with their child.

For parents & carers of children with autism aged 2-18 yrs. It's 3 hour group sessions helping parents & carers to understand their child's behaviour & how to support this.

Parents & carers will develop knowledge of autism spectrum condition (ASC) & the way their child sees the world. Learning strategies which may support managing behaviour in children.

Cygnet

Duration: 6 weeks

Suggested age range: 2-18 years

No creche available

Venue: Children & Family Centres

Course Content

#1 What do we know about Autism ?

#2 Autism & diagnosis, strengths & challenges

#3 Sensory issues, types of sensory issues seen in ASCs

#4 Communication in ASCs, possible strategies & resources

#5 Understanding behaviour/ types & functions of all behaviour

#6 Supporting behaviour/ behaviour frameworks. Other help...

Parents/ carers will:

Gain knowledge & understanding of Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) & the way their child sees the world.

Learn strategies & techniques which may support behaviour in their children.

Share their parenting journey with others who are experiencing a similar journey.

Become more confident parents.

Cygnet PSR

For parents & carers of children with autism who have completed the core Cygnet programme. It's 3 hr group sessions helping parent/ carer to understand how to navigate puberty, sex & relationships with their young person through an autistic lens.

Parents & carers will develop knowledge of these topics & how to support children with ASC. Learning strategies which may support managing behaviour in children.

Cygnet PSR

Duration: 3 weeks

Suggested age range: 8-14 years

No creche available

Venue: Children & Family Centres

Course Content

#1 Puberty

#2 Sexual Wellbeing

#3 Relationships

Parents/ carers will:

Gain knowledge & understanding of Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) & the way their child sees the world.

Learn strategies & techniques which may support their children through adolescence.

Share their parenting journey with others who are experiencing a similar journey & prepare for future developments. Become more confident parents.

Talking Teens

This is a group to support parents & carers to understand the impact they have on their teenagers aged 11+ yrs & the influence of adolescent brain development & behaviour.

Parents & carers will explore their own feelings as well as their teenagers' & develop approaches to promote positive life skills. Explore conflict, positive boundary setting & problem solving.

Talking Teens

Duration: 4 weeks

Suggested age range: 11+ years

Creche available at most settings

Venue: Children & Family Centres

Course Content

#1 Teenage behaviour & adolescent development

#2 Understanding the teenager brain & parenting styles

#3 Communicating with your teenager

#4 Managing conflict, handling difficult issues, Rules & Boundaries

Parents & carers will:

Build on their pre-existing parenting skills & discover new ones to match their developing young people.

Understanding the impact they have on their teenagers.

Understanding the influence of the adolescent brain on behaviour.

Learn how to improve their communication with their young person.

Understanding Anger in the Family Unit

Please note this is not an anger management course

For parents & carers of children aged between 3 to adult where anger is a feature of home life.

This course will help you to understand anger, recognise triggers, learn to manage it appropriately to have a calmer home.

Recognise how anger manifests itself, implement rules & techniques for all family members to express anger appropriately.

Understanding Anger in the Family Unit

Duration: 5 weeks (2 hrs per week)

Suggested age range: 3 to adult

Creche available at most settings

Venue: Children & Family Centres

Course Content

#1 What happens when we are angry?

#2 Anger defined & recognising anger in our family.

#3 Role of self-esteem & ways we can deal with anger.

#4 Implications of anger, what happens as we calm down.

#5 Strategies & techniques to help cope with anger.

Parents & carers will:

Understand why we can become angry.

Set ‘ anger rules’ within the family.

Recognise the signs of anger in themselves & others.

Understand the destructive nature of anger.

Learn some techniques to reduce anger.

Improving Your Family's Self-Esteem

For parents & carers of children aged 0-adult. Designed to help you value yourself more & understand how & why children have may have low opinions of themselves.

Topics include: How self-esteem develops, knowing the impact & having strategies to maintain self-esteem.

Improving Your Family's Self-Esteem

Duration: 5 weeks (2 hrs per week)

Suggested age range: 0 to Adult Creche available at most settings

Venue: Children & Family Centres

Course Content

#1 Introduction & defining self-esteem.

#2 How self-esteem develops.

#3 What impacts on high & low self-esteem.

#4 Strategies to develop a healthy self-esteem.

#5 Strategies to maintain a healthy self-esteem.

Parents/ carers will:

Learn how self-esteem develops.

Understand the impact of low self-esteem.

Recognise how they can develop a health self-esteem in themselves & their family.

Reducing Parental Conflict

This course aims to improve family relationships & provide resources that can help an individual cope with stress, engage in healthier behaviours & improve self-esteem.

Reducing Parental Conflict

Duration: 3 weeks

Creche available at most settings

Venue: Children & Family Centres

Course Content

#1 STOP: recognising poor relationships.

#2 THINK: communication.

#3 CHANGE: is change needed?

Parents/ carers will:

Learn that not all conflict is damaging but where it is frequent, intense & poorly resolved, how it can harmful to children.

Be better equipped to cope with stress.

Be able to engage in healthier behaviours & improve self-esteem.

Parent - Child Relationships

The parent - child relationship acts as the blue print for the child‘ s future relationships. It can be something which, at times, can be difficult to maintain.

This seminar aims to look at ways we can strengthen our relationships with children & adapt as they grow.

Free to attend, spaces limited to 25 people per session.

Parent - Child Relationships

Duration: 1.5 hours

Suggested age range: all ages

Delivery: Online via Teams (registration instructions provided to participants)

Course Aims

To improve & strengthen ParentChild relationships within the home.

Parents/ carers will:

Understand how to use effective communication within the home.

Understand the power of praise & how to use it.

Understand the importance of play in building relationships (at any age).

Routines, Rewards & Boundaries

It’ s not easy to teach your children to test their limits respectfully, without being angry or defiant & for them to know that ultimately, you, the parent, are in charge! We aim to explore how to support our young people to make good choices & how we can all use positive communication to enhance family life.

It’ s up to everyone at home to do their bit to improve life – find out how by joining one of our bite-sized online parenting session.

Routines, Rewards and Boundaries

Duration: 1.5 hours

Suggested age range: all ages

Delivery: Online via Teams

(registration instructions provided to participants)

Course Aims

To improve family relationships by supporting our young people to make better choices and know what is expected of them.

Parents/ carers will:

Understand the importance of using clear communication.

Recognise different ways to support routines & boundaries in the home.

Know how to use choices, consequences & rewards to help children learn to regulate their behaviour as they grow.

Parenting Styles

‘What kind of parent are you?’ One of our latest seminars looks at what type of parent we are; where it comes from & what are the cultural influences which dictate our parenting style.

It’ s a great seminar to join as parenting styles influence our children both positively & negatively. Come & see whether you would benefit from adapting your parenting style.

Parenting Styles

Duration: 1.5 hours

Suggested age range: all ages

Delivery: Online via Teams (registration instructions provided to participants)

Course Aims

To help parents/ carers develop an understanding of their own parenting style & how it impacts their children.

Parents/ carers will:

Understand how they have developed their parenting style.

Understand the cultural differences in parenting styles.

Know how different parenting styles affect the mental wellbeing of children.

Discipline

Parenting is full of challenges! We always want our children to do the right thing but might struggle to know how to use discipline in a helpful way.

We might also have different views on what discipline tools are most effective. Through this seminar we will use a range of tools & techniques to review what impact they have on children & support parents/ carers to think about which tools might work for them.

Discipline

Duration: 1.5 hours

Suggested age range: 2+ years

Delivery: Online via Teams (registration instructions provided to participants)

Course Aims

To raise awareness of positive discipline methods & which ones are proven to be most effective.

Parents/ carers will:

Explore the challenges when disciplining children. Discuss physical chastisement (smacking) & whether alternative methods of discipline are more effective.

Understand different strategies for effective discipline.

Digital Safety

The world is changing, & even very young children now have more knowledge than adults about all things online!

Our Digital Safety seminar is a new addition to our parenting offer & is a response to the many parents who have asked how they can keep their children safe when online.

Digital Safety

Duration: 1.5 hours

Suggested age range: 4+ years

Delivery: Online via Teams (registration instructions provided to participants)

Course Aims

For parents/ carers to understand some of risks associated to being online & how to support their young people to navigate safely & promote digital safety within families.

Parents/ carers will:

The risks associated with some online behaviours & understand why children may be vulnerable when on line

Feel confident to talk with their children about their online presence & behaviours

Have developed strategies to support their children & young people to act responsibly online but also know how to recover if something does go wrong

Start to change the perception of blame & responsibility if a child or young person has a negative online experience.

New at Parenting (NAP)

Having a baby can be a wonderful time for families but it can also be quite a challenging time for some parents. This course aims to build & develop confidence in parenting so that parents can be the parent they need to be for their child.

New at Parenting (NAP)

Duration: 45 mins (5 weeks)

Suggested age range: 0-9 months

Delivery: Online via Teams (registration instructions provided to participants)

Course Aims

To build new parent confidence in dealing with their baby.

Parents/ carers will:

Understand the importance of attachment & how it develops.

Know how important it is to communicate with your baby.

Learn how to play & praise your baby.

Understand how children develop.

Know how to keep their baby safe.

Recognise the importance of parents looking after themselves.

Autistic Spectrum Condition: What is ASC?

This seminar has been designed specifically for parents who are at the beginning of their ASC journey or who may feel their child may be on the Autistic Spectrum. It will help you to see the enormous potential of your children & put the condition into perspective.

What is ASC?

Duration: 1.5 hours

Suggested age range: 2+ years

Delivery: Online via Teams (registration instructions provided to participants)

Course Aims

To develop parents/ carers understanding of ASC & the importance of seeing the condition as a difference.

Parents/ carers will:

Understand what ASC is.

Understand diagnosis process, co-mobility & gender differences.

Recognise the impact ASC can have on communication, relationships & development.

Recognise the impact of sensory overload & meltdown.

Know that the London Borough of Bromley is committed to improving services for ASC individuals.

Autistic Spectrum Condition: Puberty

Puberty can be a scary stage for most young people & autistic children often need more time to adjust to & understand changes in their lives. It is, however, best to be prepared for when it happens.

Join us online & learn how you can prepare your child for change.

Puberty

Duration: 1.5 hours

Suggested Age Range: 8+ years

Delivery: Online via Teams (registration instructions provided to participants)

Course Aims

To build parents/ carers confidence prior to having a discussion with their ASC child about puberty & the body changes they will face.

Parents/ carers will:

Know why it is important to talk to their ASC child about puberty.

Learn what challenges are presented in adolescence.

Learn tips to have difficult discussions with their child about puberty, sex & relationships.

Learn how to support their children as they prepare for adulthood.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: What is ADHD?

This seminar is aimed at parents/ carers where children may or do have a diagnosis of ADHD to better understand the condition.

We will explore some of the challenges faced by young people with ADHD & how we can support them in their daily lives.

What is ADHD?

Duration: 1.5 hours

Suggested age range: 5+ years

Delivery: Online via Teams (registration instructions provided to participants)

Course Aims

To build parents/ carers confidence around ADHD & how to support their children.

Parents/ carers will:

Understand what ADHD is.

Understand diagnosis process, co-mobility & gender differences.

Recognise the impact ADHD can have on processing, relationships & behaviour.

Recognise the impact on mental health & access to support.

Know that the London Borough of Bromley is committed to improving services for ADHD.

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