Solihull Approach parenting
There is no manual on how to be a good parent or how to enjoy parenthood. We all need a bit of help and encouragement sometimes. We all want our children to listen and behave but that’s not always easy. But there are things that can really make a difference.
There are some excellent online programmes for parents, grandparents, parents to be but also for anyone who wants to find out more about children.
There are lots of different ones to choose from. There is an antenatal course, a postnatal course and a course from toddlers to teenagers. One thing all the courses have in common is understanding how important you are as a mum, dad or carer.
These award winning courses aim to support you in the most difficult job in the world! We know it works because parents tell us how much more they are enjoying their family life.
Go to www.inourplace.co.uk and use the free access code APPLEHERE to sign up. Once you are registered you will have lifetime access and can do as many courses as you want.
If you prefer to do the main course ‘Understanding your child’ with other parents in a group, then email Jo from the Herefordshire Children’s Centre at joanne.tozer@herefordshire.gov.uk and you can find out when and where the next one is taking place.
- Understanding your pregnancy, labour, birth and baby
- Understanding your baby
- Understanding your child
- Understanding your child with additional needs
- Understanding your teenager’s brain
- Understanding your child’s feelings
- Understanding your child’s mental health and wellbeing
- Understanding your relationships
- Understanding the impact of the pandemic on your child
- Understanding the impact of the pandemic on your teenager
- Moving up to secondary school for children with additional needs
- Understanding your own trauma
- Understanding your preterm or sick baby in hospital
- Understanding your preterm or sick baby now you're home
Sleep
While sleep is a natural instinct, it’s also a skill we have to develop: learning how to wind down and how much sleep we need. Connected relationships between parents and infants help children learn and thrive as they grow. When it comes to sleep, it’s helpful to think about your child’s development, their environment and how they feel about sleep, remembering that we are all different with different needs.
Find out more about sleepfullness.
Moving up in School
Moving up and changing school is a big change for children and parents or caregivers. It’s a new stage of growing independence and separation. Fears and worries are normal as well as excitement, as with each stage of childhood development.
As parents, your role is to help children cope with and overcome their fears, to nurture them to feel brave and capable.
Find out more about moving up in school.
Children with additional needs
Supporting emotional wellbeing for children with additional needs can be complicated, for advice and support take a look at the resources for specialist insight and online learning for families in childhood development and emotional health.
Find out more about supporting children with additional needs