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Be the best parent you can be!
Be the best parent you can be!
Do you want to feel better equipped as a parent? Do you want your children to be confident and well adjusted? If you answered yes to those questions then an upcoming parenting course may interest you.
Hunter New England Health’s Lower Mid North Coast Children, Young People and Families Service is running a free parenting course in Taree in June.
The Positive Parenting Program (Triple P) is a series of presentations on positive parenting for people with children aged 3-12 years.
Children, Young People and Families Counsellor Stacey Lewis said the course is designed to provide an overview and introduction to the principles of positive parenting for any interested parent.”
“Parents learn how to use positive parenting to encourage children to learn the skills and competencies they need and to promote their health, development and overall wellbeing.”
The course will cover three areas of parenting;
The Power of Positive Parenting - This session introduces parents to the five core principles of positive parenting including ensuring a safe and engaging environment for children, creating a positive learning environment, using assertive discipline, having realistic expectations and taking care of yourself as a parent.
Raising Confident, Competent Children - This session shows parents how they can use positive parenting principles to teach children important values and skills such as encouraging respect and cooperation, learning to be independent, learning to develop healthy self esteem and becoming good problem solvers.
Raising Resilient Children - This session focuses on helping children learn to regulate their emotions. Parents are often uncertain about how to respond to children’s expressions of emotion in ways that help them learn to manage their feelings.
“Parents will receive specific advice on ways to manage their child that will help to optimise their child’s overall development as well as the experience of being a parent,” Ms Lewis said.
The course is being run on Friday 12 June 9:00am to 3:00pm in the Taree Aged Care and Rehabilitation Services, 57-61 Albert Street (entry to building from Stokes Ave). As it is a full day, lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Please contact Taree Community Health Centre on (02) 6592 9315 to register for the seminars.
Contact: Tanya Carlyle
Phone: (02) 49 392 602
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