Sharing parenting - An Adlerian approach

The ‘Sharing Parenting’ Programmes

The primary aim of this Parenting programme is to offer parents a supportive, informal environment, in which to gain information, knowledge and skills around parenting issues. Courses are offered at different locations throughout Cambridgeshire. To find a course which will best suit you click here.

★ Now Available: Raising Toddlers ★

Raising Toddlers

Raising Toddlers is an open access parenting course, which consists of six, hour and a half sessions aimed at parents of one to five year olds. This course offers parents an opportunity to meet other parents, share experiences, learn from each other and get some advice and strategies to help them through the toddler years.

The 6 session topics covered in this course are:

• Expectations on us as a parents
• Identifying needs
• Effective Discipline
• Positive Play
• Encouragement
• Recap on all of the above sessions

Raising Children

Raising Children is an open access parenting course, which consists of ten, two hour sessions aimed at parents of two to twelve year olds.

Some of the topics covered on both these courses are:

• Parenting roles
• Communication- ie styles of parenting
• Needs
• Understanding Challenging Behaviour
• Active Listening
• Effective Discipline
• Labelling
• Building Self-Esteem

Raising Teenagers

is an open access parenting course, which consists of 10 two hour sessions aimed at parents of teenagers.

Some of the topics covered on both these courses are:-

• Parenting roles
• Communication – ie styles of parenting
• Needs
• Understanding Challenging Behaviour
• Active Listening
• Effective Discipline
• Labelling
• Building Self-Esteem

Sibling Rivalry

The Sibling Rivalry Module targets any parents, who are experiencing issues with siblings in the family and consists of three, two hour sessions.

The aim of the module is to explore the underlying reasons behind why siblings fight and to share some effective strategies for handling sibling rivalry

Some of the topics covered include:

• Roots of sibling rivalry
• Fears about sibling rivalry
• Triggers to sibling rivalry
• Effective strategies for handling sibling rivalry

One-to-One Support

The Raising Children: One-to-One Support programme has been developed for those working with parents and families in one-to-one situations. It is designed to aid in addressing more immediate and specific issues and supporting the family to find strategies and develop skills outside a group setting. It is hoped that ultimately, the parents will feel able to join a group in order to build a support network and connection with other parents and carers.

The course consists of ten, 1 hour sessions covering communication and parenting styles, assertive communication, identifying needs, understanding challenging behaviour, managing challenging behaviour, listening, discipline strategies, choices and consequences, labelling, encouragement and building self-esteem.

Food for Thought

Food for Thought is a course aimed at parents with children from the age of one. It may be of particular use to families where there are issues around food and behaviour and supports the promotion of a healthy diet. It addresses, in three two hour sessions, feelings around food, making changes, healthy diets, meal times, the power of food and behaviour changes. The final session gives parents the opportunity to prepare a healthy meal or snack.

Let’s Play

Let’s Play is made up of four, two hour sessions. It is aimed at parents with children aged 0-8 years, and is aimed at parents who would like to spend more productive time playing with their children, to understand why it is so important and to gain some age appropriate play ideas. Topics covered include, experiences of childhood play, benefits and barriers to play, dynamics of play and types of play.