Positive Parenting - The Early Years

Brief summary of program purpose:

Parenting has always come with its own unique challenges and never more so than the present. Learn why positive interactions with your infant, and effective and positive communication with your toddler or preschooler will lead to a more resilient child and a strong family bond.

Raise awareness of your own or your children’s possible responses to the stress and worry that has come from living with COVID-19 restrictions and the many challenges it has brought with it.

Over three weekly sessions, you will be guided through this solutions-based program and supported to address individual concerns effectively.

Topics include:
- Attachment, brain development, the fear response and age-appropriate behaviour
- Strategies you can implement to promote calmer, less emotional responses including:
- Focusing & Grounding exercises
- Body mapping, Testing worries, Name it to tame it
- Connecting thoughts, feelings, behaviour and body sensations
- Different parenting styles
- Identifying and developing coping skills and building resilience
- The role of communication, compassion and ‘sensitive parenting skills’

What you will learn:
- Increased confidence in sharing your parenting concerns
- The transformation of misunderstanding, exasperation and doubt into certainty, optimism and strength
- Clear and evidence-based information about parenting strategies that work
- Guidance and advice for feeling more competent and confident in responding to your child’s needs as well as tips for looking after your own

Best suited to:
Parents and carers of infants aged 0 to 4