Parent webinars

These webinars aim to support parents and carers in their parenting journey and to improve family relationships and wellbeing.

Delivered on Zoom, each lasts an hour including 10min for Q&A via the chat function. There is an opportunity to ask questions anonymously. Cameras and microphones are set to "off" for all attendees so anonymity is protected.

FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN OF ALL AGES

DEVELOPING EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE IN YOUR FAMILY AND CHILDREN

Develop strategies to improve family relationships and support positive parenting.

Benefits of attending:

Practical strategies to use
Considering factors today which might undermine our children’s resilience
Understanding the role of relationships in building resilience
Exploring ideas for working together as a family
A chance to reflect

FOR PARENTS OF TEENAGERS

UNDERSTANDING TEENAGERS IN OUR FAMILIES

Focused on the latest findings on the teenage brain. Teenagers may appear to need their parents less, but in reality they need us just as much, only in different ways.

Benefits of attending:

Learning about some of the changes in the teenage brain
Considering the role of adults in the lives of teenagers
Teenage parenting strategies
Supporting healthy emotional development in our teenagers

MANAGING BOUNDARIES IN OUR FAMILY

FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN OF ALL AGES

Develop clear, kind and consistent boundaries to support children and teenagers to grow into confident, independent, responsible and responsive people.

Benefits of attending:

Reflecting on our parenting style and our own experience of boundaries
Exploring ways to keep adults in charge whilst respecting children’s feelings and helping them to think and act for themselves
Considering strategies for children of all ages, including teenage behaviour and its link to changes in the adolescent brain
How to create a family agreement

SUPPORTING OURSELVES & OUR CHILDREN TO MANAGE DIFFICULT FEELINGS

FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN OF ALL AGES

An opportunity to consider how we might support ourselves and our families with expressing and managing feelings in healthy ways.

Benefits of attending:

Exploring practical strategies for supporting emotional development
Recognising the importance of making time for ourselves
Finding ways to self-regulate
Considering how we communicate our difficult feelings and reflecting on our own habits
How to acknowledge and understand difficult feelings in our children our teenagers

FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN OF ALL AGES

BEING A DAD

An opportunity to think about what being a dad means to you and to consider the messages we’re given about the role of dads. This webinar will be particularly beneficial for those who are already dads, as well as expectant dads.

Benefits of attending:

Reflecting on your own views and thoughts about being a dad
Exploring practical strategies to help you and your children
Exploring what society says to us about being a dad
Considering issues around gender in the context of being a dad

Webinar attendees will need:

a reliable internet connection
a laptop/PC/tablet with Zoom app or fully updated browser (preferably Google Chrome)

If you are a local authority or organisation that supports parents and families in the community.

If you are a school or other educational setting that wishes to provide support to the parents of students.

If you are a workplace that wishes to provide support for staff who are parents.

Experienced facilitators

Mary Taylor

Mary has over 20 years of experience working with parents and children using Family Links programmes, including in school settings.

Rowen Smith

Rowen has extensive experience working with families, facilitating groups and delivering Family Links programmes.

Sarah Darton

Sarah has many years’ experience working with families in the NHS and facilitating Family Links programmes in the community.