Southland: Parenting Programme

 

Because our organisation is committed to the wellbeing of children, we are offering this parent support and information programme to help understand the stages of our children's development, their needs and how we as parents respond to these.


The programme is applicable to children and young people of all ages.

 

WHO RUNS IT?

Family Works Southland

 


CONTENTS

  • The child's "job" and the parents' "job"

  • Ages and stages of development including what to expect

  • The significance of play

  • Communication: what works with children

  • Different parenting styles

  • Rules, boundaries and limits

  • Discipline versus punishment

  • Understanding and dealing with angerStrategies for managing behaviours

  • Understanding child sexual development

  • Understanding effects of domestic violence on children

 

Our children need parenting that will help them grow into confident people with tools to gain satisfaction out of life.


We will live with the results of our parenting for the rest of our lives...
So will our kids...
So will society

THIS MAKES PARENTING THE MOST IMPORTANT "JOB" ON EARTH

 

TO FIND OUT MORE CONTACT:
FAMILY WORKS

Change Region

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Service Centres:

 

Urgent Contacts:


WOMEN'S REFUGE
Invercargill (03) 218 9790
Gore (03) 208 9333

POLICE
Invercargill (03) 211 0400
Queenstown (03) 441 1600
Gore (03) 203 9300
(For emergencies call 111)

CY&FS
0508 326 459

LIFELINE
0800 111 777

KIDSLINE
0800 543 754

YOUTHLINE
0800 376 633

 
 

East Coast
Central
Upper South Island
South Canterbury
Otago
Southland

 

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