Parenting Smart – Online Course for kinship carers in Scotland
Parenting Smart – Online Course for kinship carers in Scotland
Learn extra tools and techniques to strengthen your relationship with your children. Book now if you are a kinship carer registered with Dundee City Council, The City of Edinburgh Council or Tayside Council on Alcohol's Kith 'n' Kin in Dundee.
Overview
Place2Be has developed this free online parenting course in partnership with South London and Maudsley-NHS Foundation Trust. It's based on tried and tested techniques and experiences from supporting children, young people, and their families. This course is designed to support carers of primary-age children.
Please note that this Parenting Smart - Online Course is only available for kinship carers registered with:
- Dundee City Council
- The City of Edinburgh Council
- TCA’s Kith n Kin in Dundee.
We're running the course with the support of STV's Children’s Appeal.
Course details
Our Parenting Smart course consists of six modules and mirrors the face-to-face training we give parents and carers in our partner primary schools. Course content can be accessed on any device at a time that suits you. You have the option to complete the course on your own or with extra support. Get in touch with your support worker to find out more about getting extra support completing this course.
As a participant on the course, you will also benefit from:
- online support from our Place2Be Family Practitioners
- a safe learning community where you can learn from other carers’ experiences.
Modules
The course is divided into six modules, each focusing on a specific parenting skill. These skills will help you to improve your relationships with the children you care for and respond effectively to challenging behaviours. Each module is split into convenient 15-minute sections.
- Connecting: How to build a strong bond with your child.
- Praise & Reward: How to encourage desired behaviours.
- Selective Ignoring: How to discourage unwanted behaviours.
- Clear Instructions: How to ensure your child understands what is expected of them.
- Boundaries and Consequences: How to set limits in advance in an effective way.
- Time Out to calm down: How to manage extreme behaviours.
Background
We worked closely with the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust to create this convenient online course on Personalised Individual Parent Training (PIPT). PIPT is a training intervention developed by experts at the Trust to promote positive child/parent relationships. The intervention has proven especially effective with children between three and eight years old.
FAQs
Do you have more questions? Take a look at our frequently asked questions (FAQs) for this course. If you require more information, please email parenting.smart@place2be.org.uk.
Meet our experts
Here is the brilliant team that has developed our parenting course. Once you join the programme, you will be introduced to your course facilitator, one of Place2Be’s Family Practitioners.
Book now
Book our free parenting course if you are a kinship carer registered with:
- Dundee City Council
- City of Edinburgh Council
- Tayside Council on Alcohol's Kith n Kin in Dundee.
Don't miss out - make sure you book before 31 July.