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We run a range of parenting courses for parents of children aged 0 to 16 years old.
We have courses about:
For parents with babies from birth to crawling.
The Parents and Babies Program is delivered over 8 weeks in one-hour sessions with trained facilitators. The facilitators help you and your baby with topics that will support attachment and bonding.
Parents learn how to:
Contact your locality team for information about dates and venues.
The Incredible Years Parenting Programme is an evidence-based programme (this means it's based on research) devised by Caroline Webster-Stratton, a child psychologist. This course can help you to:
This is a free programme and aimed at parents of children aged between 3 and 12 years old.
Incredible Years encourages your involvement in your child's experiences as their parent or carer. This can help you:
This is a 12 to 14 week programme and takes place in different locations in Dorset. It can sometimes be run for longer periods depending on the needs of the group.
Contact your locality team for information about dates and venues.
The Living with Parents Day is a one day event suitable for one parent with one child aged between 8 and 15.
The event is designed to:
During the day the parent and child take part in activities together. These include games and discussions.
Contact your locality team for information about dates and venues.
Living with teenagers is a 7 week evidence-based programme. This programme is designed to help parents and carers of teenagers aged 11 to 16 years who are experiencing behaviour and communication difficulties.
The programme covers:
Contact your locality team for information about dates and venues.
These workshops:
Action for Children provide parenting programmes:
Find out more about Action for Children's parenting programmes.