Parent Groups
Our parenting groups provide a safe and non-judgemental space for you to come together with other parents. Our groups have been co-designed with parents using their lived experience.
Our group leaders are parents trained to help you explore evidence-based strategies and techniques that will make family life run a bit smoother. Being in a group with other parents means everyone can learn from each others experiences whilst reflecting on their own.
Our group leaders will work with you to explore your parenting styles, understanding needs behind behaviour, feelings, setting boundaries, building negotiation skills and other tried and tested tips.
OUR GROUP PROGRAMMES
The Parent Village has two core parenting group programmes. Find out more information below.
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PARENTING FOR WELLBEING PROGRAMME
Parenting for Wellbeing is a four-week group with 90 minute sessions. We recognise that parenting today is really tough and we put a lot of pressure on ourselves to have everything run perfectly all the time. We are also dealing with many competing challenges. These groups will offer a space to take care of YOU, by forming connections through shared experiences with other parents and exploring the following topics:
Self care and good enough parenting
Emotions, yours and your childrens
Understanding behaviour
Family routines
To register interest in the group and be notified of when we are running the next sessions, please sign up below.
Parenting with Cancer PROGRAMME
Parenting with Cancer is an 8-week group programme where parents meet weekly for 90 minutes to come together and share in relation to parenting and family life when a parent has a cancer diagnosis.
Parenting is hard. Parenting with cancer can feel virtually impossible. It doesn’t matter what your family looks like, or if you are now cancer free, we will help you navigate family life and the challenges parenting throws at you.
Sessions are run by the Fruitfly Collective. Click here for more information, or sign up below.
Parent Testimonials
“Learning to acknowledge that my children had feelings about certain things going on in our family, and it was important to validate them, which has been a revelation to me.”
“I found it really interesting about identifying whose problem something is, rather than taking it all on myself. I learnt how important connection is with my children, and understanding how emotions impact them and are likely behind meltdowns”.”
“Meeting other people and hearing their experiences made me realise it wasn’t just me.”
“I have teenagers and they are growing in independence and this course has helped me to recognise when to let them go and when I need to ‘be there’ for them”
“Parenting is one of the hardest jobs we are expected to do, and with little to no training for.”
“I liked having 2 hours to focus on me and having uninterrupted chats with other parents”
