Parenting Offer
Havering run a range of sessions for parents to help them in a variety of ways to help with different challenges they may face with their children.
Please see below for the different ones we have on offer.
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First year
Triple P Baby
This online course aims to increase the knowledge, skills and confidence of parents of children up to 1 year. Parents are able to access this online and work at their own pace.
Virtual support alongside this offer is available on Monday afternoons 2.00pm to 3.30pm
via Microsoft Teams
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+44 20 4551 8243,,480516051# United Kingdom, London
Phone Conference ID: 480 516 051#
The Incredible Years Parents and Babies
6 week programme focused on helping parents observe and communicate with their babies and learn ways to provide nurturing and responsive care including physical, tactile, and visual stimulation as well as verbal communication.
It is a great way to bond with your baby, make friends and to feel good about yourself as a parent.
If you are interested, please contact the parenting team on 01708 432636 or email parenting@havering.gov.uk
For the Children's Centre programme click on this link
2-5 years
Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities is a culturally sensitive parenting programme for parents of 0-18 year olds. This programme incorporates 5 main components: positive parenting, enhancing relationships, community engagement and child development taking into account cultural/spiritual beliefs.
This course also covers issues affecting parenting such as domestic abuse, alcohol, drugs, mental health, gangs, challenging behaviour.
If you are interested, please contact the parenting team on 01708 432636 or email parenting@havering.gov.uk
The Havering Empowering Parents Empowering Communities (EPEC) Hub offers accredited courses for parents and carers. Designed by the NHS Centre for Parents and Children, the hub offers high-quality content; which is supervised by the local EPEC Hub Co-ordinator and quality assured by a National EPEC Consultant.
Unlike other parenting courses, the EPEC Hub trains local parents to deliver the courses themselves creating a peer-to-peer environment. The courses currently delivered by the EPEC Hub include:
- Parent Group Leader Training
- Living with Teenagers (for parents of young people aged 11-16 years)
- Being a Parent course (for parents of children aged 2-11 years).
For more information go to this link
Parent surgery is an hourly one to one session with parents and carers focussing on behaviour management techniques for children aged 0-18.
This can be a one off session or a series of sessions depending on your individual needs.
If you are interested, please contact the parenting team on 01708 432636 or email parenting@havering.gov.uk
Parenting Drop-in
6 week rolling programme covering the following topics:
- Positive Role Models/Quality Time
- Communication/Active Listening
- Praise
- Identifying and Prioritising Problematic Behaviours
- De-Escalation
- Self-Care
Tuesdays Virtually via Teams 6.00-7.30pm
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+44 20 3321 5273,,877524119# United Kingdom, London
Phone Conference ID: 877 524 119#
Triple P
This online course aims to increase the knowledge, skills and confidence of parents of children aged 0-12 years. Parents are able to access this online and work at their own pace.
Virtual support alongside this offer is available on Monday afternoons 1.30pm to 3.00pm via Microsoft Teams.
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+44 20 4551 8243,,480516051# United Kingdom, London
Phone Conference ID: 480 516 051#
For the Children's Centre programme click on this link
6-11 years
Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities is a culturally sensitive parenting programme for parents of 0-18 year olds. This programme incorporates 5 main components: positive parenting, enhancing relationships, community engagement and child development taking into account cultural/spiritual beliefs.
This course also covers issues affecting parenting such as domestic abuse, alcohol, drugs, mental health, gangs, challenging behaviour.
If you are interested, please contact the parenting team on 01708 432636 or email parenting@havering.gov.uk
The Havering Empowering Parents Empowering Communities (EPEC) Hub offers accredited courses for parents and carers. Designed by the NHS Centre for Parents and Children, the hub offers high-quality content; which is supervised by the local EPEC Hub Co-ordinator and quality assured by a National EPEC Consultant.
Unlike other parenting courses, the EPEC Hub trains local parents to deliver the courses themselves creating a peer-to-peer environment. The courses currently delivered by the EPEC Hub include:
- Parent Group Leader Training
- Living with Teenagers (for parents of young people aged 11-16 years)
- Being a Parent course (for parents of children aged 2-11 years).
For more information go to this link
The Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) programme aims to improve the parent/child relationship; enable parents to become a positive, authoritative presence in their child’s life; learn to de-escalate difficult situations; take a firm stance against challenging behaviour and develop a robust network of supporters.
The programme uses the principles of NVR to address violent, destructive and harmful behaviours in relation to children and adolescents whilst re-establishing a warm, loving relationship and maintaining parental presence with their child.
If you are interested, please contact the parenting team on 01708 432636 or email parenting@havering.gov.uk
The STOP parenting programme’s aim is to empower parents to have a greater understanding about the developmental process of their teenage child.
Sessions include; alcohol, conflict and aggression management, sex and relationship awareness, praise and encouragement and setting the limits.
If you are interested, please contact the parenting team on 01708 432636 or email parenting@havering.gov.uk
Parent surgery is an hourly one to one session with parents and carers focussing on behaviour management techniques for children aged 0-18.
This can be a one off session or a series of sessions depending on your individual needs.
If you are interested, please contact the parenting team on 01708 432636 or email parenting@havering.gov.uk
Parenting Drop-in
6 week rolling programme covering the following topics:
- Positive Role Models/Quality Time
- Communication/Active Listening
- Praise
- Identifying and Prioritising Problematic Behaviours
- De-Escalation
- Self-Care
Tuesdays Virtually via Teams 6.00-7.30pm
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+44 20 3321 5273,,877524119# United Kingdom, London
Phone Conference ID: 877 524 119#
Triple P
This online course aims to increase the knowledge, skills and confidence of parents of children aged 0-12 years. Parents are able to access this online and work at their own pace.
Virtual support alongside this offer is available on Monday afternoons 1.30pm to 3.00pm via Microsoft Teams.
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+44 20 4551 8243,,480516051# United Kingdom, London
Phone Conference ID: 480 516 051#
12-18 years
Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities is a culturally sensitive parenting programme for parents of 0-18 year olds. This programme incorporates 5 main components: positive parenting, enhancing relationships, community engagement and child development taking into account cultural/spiritual beliefs.
This course also covers issues affecting parenting such as domestic abuse, alcohol, drugs, mental health, gangs, challenging behaviour.
If you are interested, please contact the parenting team on 01708 432636 or email parenting@havering.gov.uk
The Havering Empowering Parents Empowering Communities (EPEC) Hub offers accredited courses for parents and carers. Designed by the NHS Centre for Parents and Children, the hub offers high-quality content; which is supervised by the local EPEC Hub Co-ordinator and quality assured by a National EPEC Consultant.
Unlike other parenting courses, the EPEC Hub trains local parents to deliver the courses themselves creating a peer-to-peer environment. The courses currently delivered by the EPEC Hub include:
- Parent Group Leader Training
- Living with Teenagers (for parents of young people aged 11-16 years)
- Being a Parent course (for parents of children aged 2-11 years).
For more information go to this link
The Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) programme aims to improve the parent/child relationship; enable parents to become a positive, authoritative presence in their child’s life; learn to de-escalate difficult situations; take a firm stance against challenging behaviour and develop a robust network of supporters.
The programme uses the principles of NVR to address violent, destructive and harmful behaviours in relation to children and adolescents whilst re-establishing a warm, loving relationship and maintaining parental presence with their child.
If you are interested, please contact the parenting team on 01708 432636 or email parenting@havering.gov.uk
The STOP parenting programme’s aim is to empower parents to have a greater understanding about the developmental process of their teenage child.
Sessions include; alcohol, conflict and aggression management, sex and relationship awareness, praise and encouragement and setting the limits.
If you are interested, please contact the parenting team on 01708 432636 or email parenting@havering.gov.uk
Parent surgery is an hourly one to one session with parents and carers focussing on behaviour management techniques for children aged 0-18.
This can be a one off session or a series of sessions depending on your individual needs.
If you are interested, please contact the parenting team on 01708 432636 or email parenting@havering.gov.uk
Parenting Drop-in
6 week rolling programme covering the following topics:
- Positive Role Models/Quality Time
- Communication/Active Listening
- Praise
- Identifying and Prioritising Problematic Behaviours
- De-Escalation
- Self-Care
Tuesdays Virtually via Teams 6.00-7.30pm
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+44 20 3321 5273,,877524119# United Kingdom, London
Phone Conference ID: 877 524 119#
Triple P Teen
This online course aims to increase the knowledge, skills and confidence of parents of children aged 12-18 years. Parents are able to access this online and work at their own pace.
Virtual support alongside this offer is available on Monday afternoons 1.30pm to 3.00pm via Microsoft Teams.
Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+44 20 4551 8243,,480516051# United Kingdom, London
Phone Conference ID: 480 516 051#
Parent Relationships and Communication
Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities – Stronger Relationships
This is a free 6-week online course for parents and carers of children aged 0–18 who are raising children together or apart. It helps reduce parental conflict, improve communication and create a more stable home environment for children.
Parents complete short self-study sessions each week and join a live online discussion group led by an experienced facilitator.
- Do you want to get some new ideas to help you be an even better parent?
- Would you like to reduce the arguments and disagreements in your family and
- cope better with stress?
- Would you like to enhance your relationship with your current partner, or
- improve communication with your ex or the other people helping to raise your
- children?
- How about learning at a time that suits you?
To register for this course please visit SFSC: Stronger Relationships or contact sfscparent@racefound.org.uk for more information
Stronger relationships flyer
Online Parenting Courses
Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities
A culturally sensitive 6-week online parenting programme for parents of children aged 0–18. This free course provides age-specific parenting advice, covering topics such as behaviour management, building routines, and improving parent-child relationships.
Includes weekly self-study and live Zoom sessions, with support from trained facilitators.
What to expect:
- Information on strategies and child development.
- Hear from other parents.
- Worksheets and hand-outs.
- Videos, quizzes and fun activities.
- Do sessions at a time that works for you.
- Expert help from a real person each week.
- Choose a course that suits your child’s age
To register for this course please visit SFSC: Parenting Programme or contact sfscparent@racefound.org.uk for more information
Information for parents flyer
