The Parenting Team

The Parenting Team comprises of six accredited Parenting Practitioners who provide a menu of group bespoke parenting interventions to parents/carers of children aged between 8 to 18 years.

The following menu of evidence based group parenting run on a rolling cycle throughout the year. 

Triple P Teen: A programme For Parents/Carers of teenagers 8years to the age  17 Years

Covering the following topics:

• Positive parenting.
• Encouraging appropriate behaviour.
• Managing problem behaviour.
• Dealing with risky behaviour.
• Implementing parenting routines

Triple P Family Transitions: aimed at separated Parents/Carers experiencing conflict in their relationship (not domestic abuse). Covering the following topics:

• Improve parents’ personal coping skills in managing transition through separation or divorce
• Increase parents’ competence and confidence in raising children.
• Reduce parents’ level of emotional distress (including depression, stress, anxiety, anger).
• Improve parents’ communication about co-parenting issues.
• Improve the parent–child relationship.

Non Violent Resistance (NVR): A Programme for Parents/Carers who are

experiencing aggression & violence from their children aged 8 – 17years. Covering the following topics:

• De-escalate and reduce angry and aggressive behaviour.  
• Stop giving in to demanding and controlling behaviour.
• Build a support network between home, school and community.
• Take action aimed at promoting negotiation, reconciliation and restoration of fractured relationships

Parenting Adolescents with ADHD: A programme for parents/carers of children who are 8+years (with or without a current diagnosis of ADHD). The course will cover the following topics:

• The facts about ADHD
• The core challenges in relation to behaviours and information processing
• The links between food and mood
• Strategies to support parents/carers and their child living with ADHD

Triple P Stepping Stones - Triple P Stepping Stones is an evidenced based positive programme for parents/carers with children having a developmental disability. This has been developed for parents or caregivers of children aged 0-12 with a developmental disability, such as Down's syndrome or Autistic Spectrum Disorder, as well as moderate or severe behavioural problems.

The course will cover:

• Developing good relationships with their children
• Encourage children to learn new skills and develop independence
• Promote children health development and wellbeing
• Manage misbehaviour

Keeping your children safe (PACE):

For parents/carers of children and young people at risk of child sexual exploitation.

A workshop developed in conjunction with PACE (Parents Against Child Exploitation). 

Child Criminal Exploitation: Workshop for parents in relation to CCE

A workshop for parents/carers of children and young people 8+ at risk of CCE, Including ‘county lines’ and knife crime.

The Parenting team staff are also trained to deliver the following group programmes

• New Forest Parenting Programme (NFFP) (for parents/carers with a child between the ages of 3 and 11 years with moderate to severe symptoms of ADHD).
• Stronger Families (for families affected by domestic abuse and delivered in conjunction with Juno Women’s Aid).
• Restorative Parenting (teaches parents/carers how to repair the harm done instead of resorting to punishment or blaming).
• Strengthening Families, Strengthening Communities (SFSC) - 13 week parenting programme, for parents/carers from marginalised communities, including black and minority ethnic parents, teenaged parents and fathers.

New Online courses for children and teenagers

Fear-Less Triple P Online

Teen Triple P Online