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- Planning
the service involving parents and carers
of children of all ages
- Listening to what
parent/carers want
- Encourage friendship
between group members
- Offering a choice
of service to parents/carers,
supporting them in deciding what will suit them best.
- Respecting
the right of parents/carers not to take up a service
- Ensuring the confidentiality
of information received from any parents/carers
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Targets
 To provide parents/carers
with the necessary education and support required by the programme- To recognise, value
and encourage the strength of
each parent/carers and to build on those strengths
- To
demonstrate to agencies, organisations and communities that they
have responsibility to work together to provide the necessary
support for parents/carers and children
- To provide a culturally-sensitive
service; the programme does not tolerate discrimination on grounds
of gender, age, disability or religious beliefs
- To raise awareness
of the alternative methods of handling conflict by setting boundaries
to improve communication between parents/carers and children
- To explore the different
styles of parenting
- To raise awareness
of the problems caused by bullying and to offer counter measures
What the Programme Offers
 Friendly, well-organised,
weekly discussion groups- Joint
planning of service to suit individual and family needs
- Promoting
of independence and of personal responsibilities
- An understanding
of sibling rivalry
- Planning the future
with your children
- Encouraging families
to communicate with each other, thereby avoiding stand-offs, conflict
and the breakdown of relationships
- Understanding children’s
feelings and reaction
- How to listen to
and communicate with your children
- Dealing with transitional
problems as children change schools e.g. from infants to junior,
junior to senior, attending a school which is not your first choice
etc.
- Meeting with other
agencies e.g. Drug and Alcohol Team, Youth Justice, Anti-Social Behaviour, Victim Support etc
Additional Services
- Hertfordshire
Practical Parenting Programme (HPPP) co-facilitated
groups for the 2004 Young Citizen project (part of Hertfordshire
County Council Children, Schools and Families project)
- HPPP facilitates
parenting sessions in schools and community centres
- HPPP specialises
in small, private groups in order to overcome any personal problems
arising out of larger group sessions.
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