Parenting courses
Parenting support/ courses
In this section, you can find information about where to get help and advice around parenting classes and courses
Being a parent can be amazing, but we all need some help, advice, and practical tips at times. Parenting courses can provide support and guidance to parents and carers.
It’s possible you could be struggling with the behaviour of a child. Or you might be about to become a parent again or for the first time.
You might have lost a family member and be struggling to support your children and to cope with grief and loss.
You may be looking for support to address issues around parenting teenagers, or are simply seeking some hints and tips on parenting in the company of other parents and carers.
Parenting programmes provide parents and families with practical strategies to improve family life. Programmes run in all kinds of places including schools, Family Hubs and Community Centres across Stoke-on-Trent. Some may need a referral, but others will not. There are online courses, and books.
Local and national links are shown below. Many of these will show how you can get in touch if you need to talk to someone. There are also a good range of apps that can be downloaded and used as a source of support and self-help.
Remember that you can also call into one of the Community Lounges or Family Hubs who will try to help you or put you in touch with the right organisation. You can find where they are by clicking on the links below:
Community Lounges Community Lounge (stoke.gov.uk)
Family Hubs Family Hubs | Family Hubs | Stoke-on-Trent
Links to local organisations in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire
Grief Out Loud: a programme to help manage grief and loss, delivered by The Dove Service, a specialist counselling and bereavement organisation. Click here for information: Grief Out loud
Family Hubs in Stoke-on-Trent Family Hubs have a good range of parenting courses and advice that is available across the city. Click here to see what is available near you: Family Hubs | Family Hubs | Stoke-on-Trent
Search the Community Directory - You can find activities and sources of support for parenting on the Community Directory. Click here to open the Community Directory: Stoke Community Directory
Links to national websites
- Family Lives Parenting Support
- Parenting support services | Action For Children
- Barnardo's Family Space | Barnardo's Family Space (barnardos.org.uk)
- Support & advice for parents | NSPCC
- Positive parenting | NSPCC Learning
- Preparing to be parents | Relate
- Talking Sense Podcast — Dr Martha Psychologist
- Topic: Brain Architecture (harvard.edu)
- Topic: Serve and Return (harvard.edu
- Brain-Building Through Play: Activities for Infants, Toddlers, and Children - Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
- Activities Guide: Enhancing & Practicing Executive Function Skills (harvard.edu)
- Books - Strong Family Alliance
Online programme
The Netmums Parenting Course is based on the Nurturing Programme by Family Links
Bonding with your baby - From the moment your baby is born, and even during pregnancy, your interactions with them help them feel loved and secure. The way you care for your baby, and the experiences you have together, really do matter.