Parenting Support
Helping parents and carers feel more confident
Supporting a child or young person can sometimes feel challenging, particularly when their needs are complex or when approaches that have worked in the past are no longer helping.
Our parenting support provides practical advice, understanding and strategies to help parents and carers better understand and respond to their child's individual needs.
We recognise that parents and carers know their child best, so we work collaboratively with families to build on their strengths and find approaches that work for them.
Parenting support can help you understand and respond to a range of challenges, including:
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Emotional regulation and managing big emotions
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Feeding and mealtime challenges
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Anxiety
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Emotional wellbeing
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Communication difficulties
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Social and relationship challenges
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Sleep and bedtime difficulties
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Behaviour that feels difficult to understand or manage
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Changes and transitions
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Supporting children with additional or neurodevelopmental needs
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Building confidence and independence
Understanding your child's needs
Sometimes it can be difficult to understand why a child is behaving or responding in a particular way.
We can work with you to explore what may be behind your child's behaviour, communication or emotional responses and consider the wider factors that may be affecting them.
Our approach is informed by psychological understanding and focuses on the individual child, their family and their environment.
Practical support for everyday life
Our aim is to provide support that feels useful and realistic for your family.
Depending on your needs, this might include:
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Understanding your child's individual needs
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Developing practical strategies to use at home
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Supporting emotional regulation
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Building your child's confidence and independence
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Developing positive routines
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Managing challenging situations
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Supporting transitions and changes
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Improving communication styles in the home
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Helping you feel more confident in your parenting approach
We can help you identify what is already working and build on your family's strengths.
Working together
You know your child best
We believe parents and carers are an essential part of understanding and supporting a child.
Rather than telling you what you should be doing, we work with you to understand your family's circumstances and identify approaches that feel achievable and appropriate.
Where appropriate, we can also work alongside schools and other professionals involved in your child's support to help create a consistent approach.
Support tailored to your family
Every family is different, so there is no single approach to parenting support.
We take the time to understand your concerns, your child's needs and what you would like to achieve.
Support can be adapted as your family's needs change, with progress reviewed along the way.
Our aim is to help you feel more informed, more confident and better equipped to support your child.
Find out more
If you're finding things difficult at home or would like some additional support understanding your child's needs, we're here to help.
You don't need to have all the answers before getting in touch.