26 Apr 2006 - Living With Teenagers Support
Living With Teenagers Project
Parents and carers of teenagers across Bolsover district can now benefit from courses to help and support them in their role
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The ‘Living with Teenagers’ course comprises of an 8 week programme enabling parents/carers to explore a wide range of issues related to parenting. These include sessions on building self-esteem, ‘good enough’ parenting, listening, discipline and boundary setting, drugs awareness and sex and relationships.
The course emphasizes the role of parents/carers as being the ‘expert’ on their own teenager and seeks to offer support to ‘work through’ problems in conjunction with both facilitators and other parents/carers on the course.
The project has contributed to the wider Community Safety and Youth Offending Strategies by targeting the parents most in need of support. Using a process of multi-agency referral and a partnership approach, key agencies in health, education and social and voluntary services have been incorporated.
The courses are free of charge, they offer informal, friendly advice and support, free transport, buffet and childcare costs are also available to make the service as accessible as possible. Daytime and evening course are offered throughout the year to accommodate parents and carers different needs.
For more information please contact the Living With Teenagers Service on 01246 296030/296027.