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Parenting courses

Please note making a referral does not guarantee a space on a course. The relevant team running the course will then make contact with you.

Family Links Parenting Programme at your local Children's Centres

This programme is by referral only. It offers simple and effective tools to help, parents of children aged 0-5 years, understand and manage feelings and behaviour. See the Children's Centre timetables for the courses running this term. If you would like to enquire about the courses please email Michaela Clapson

Parent courses from the Family First Intensive Support team

The 123 Magic Behaviour Management Programme
A programme for parents and carers of children aged 2 - 12 years diagnosed with ADHD or display challenging behaviour. Easy to follow steps to manage challenging behaviour with reason, patience and compassion.

The programme provides simple tools for controlling / managing unacceptable behaviour such as:
  • testing and manipulative behaviour such as whining, badgering, physical attacks, swearing, aggression
  • Encouraging positive behaviour:
    • morning and bedtime routines,
    • eating meals,
    • household chores,
    • cleaning up after themselves
  • Strengthening the child - parent relationship (and building your child’s self-esteem)
Surviving Your Adolescents
A programme for parents of children aged 13-18 years exhibiting frequent challenging behaviour both in and out of the home. Increasing the parents’ and carers’ ability to communicate and to reduce the risks that the young people face.
  • Learn how to manage and understand teen risk-taking
  • Discuss problems to let go of as a parent
  • Consider how your relationship affects your teen’s safety ·
  • Be introduced to an array of services which can offer further support
  • Feel empowered to engage with your teenager
For more information and courses dates, email Family First Intensive Support team
To register, complete the referral form

Caring Dads Group - C4F Feltham TW13 4LZ (Opens in New Window)

A 17-week parenting course for fathers . The father needs to be in contact with their children or have the expectation of being in contact with them.

Let’s Talk. A 12 week programme for children and mothers affected by domestic violence.

Supporting children, to process their experiences and begin the healing process. Also for mothers to understand how to help and communicate with their children.
We run groups for Infants (year 1-3), Juniors (year 4-6) and teens (years 7-8 or years 8-9).
Email Lets Talk for more details and the next course dates.

Contact Hounslow has organised workshops for SEND parents (Opens in New Window)

Find out more about the workshops:
  • An Overview of Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
  • Using AAC to Support Non-Speaking Autistic Children’s Communication
  • Sensory Processing and Sleep and SEND and Growing up: Puberty, Sex and Relationships on the Local Offer website

Online courses and support

Parenting courses available from Learn Hounslow

Keeping your child safe on-line
Supporting children's emotional development
020 8583 6000

Solihull Approach online courses (Opens in New Window)

Free access to online courses for parents, carers, grandparents and teens living in the borough

Free Parents of Tweens Course (9 to 12 years) (Opens in New Window)

Guides to help parents through topics that provide skills to build your child’s resilience and resistance to:
  • hypersexualized culture
  • the impacts of pornography

    • Family Links parenting programmes (Opens in New Window)

    Reach children's hub logo and link to site

    Parentchannel.tv (0-19 years) (Opens in New Window)

    Family lives logo linking to Parentchannel.tv on youtube
    Over 200 videos covering wellbeing, learning and behaviour across 4 different age groups.

    Parent Talk (Opens in New Window)

    Action for children logo linking to parenting advice page
    Free and confidential live chat with a parenting coach.

    Family Support Services