About the service

Looking after your children can be stressful and challenging at times. Keeping your Child in Mind is a group for parents and caregivers to help you work together in ways which support:

  • growing children, and
  • a calmer family life.

We use knowledge and research to increase parents’ understanding of the influence of parents’ relationships on children and young people. Conflict between parents and carers is a normal part of relationships and family life and not all conflict is damaging when resolved constructively.

This programme helps us think about what we do, why we do it and how it makes us all feel in the family.

The programme provides parents and caregivers with ways to constructively resolve conflicts in relationships, providing children with good role modelling that will:

  • Improve their chance at healthier future relationships
  • Do better at school
  • Increase their employability chances
  • Reduce the risk of depression and anxiety
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What is covered

  • Getting to know one another, what to expect from the programme and what will help us work together.
  • Exploring the importance of positive relationships within families.
  • Developing parents’ understanding of the impact of their interpersonal relationships on children and young people.
  • Promoting positive approaches to reducing parental conflict.
  • Providing an opportunity for parents to share their experiences with others.

Practical information

We can work with you in a group or individually, either online or face-to-face.

There is a break in each session.

You will be given a booklet to help support your learning.

You are welcome to come to the sessions alone or with a partner or with another relative or friend who supports you in the care of your child.

We recommend that you come to all sessions as the programme fits together like a puzzle.

If you attend a face-to-face group, we can provide a crèche which is run by qualified staff. Please tell us if you need a space.

Need help?

If you are not sure which support is right for you and your family, our advisors can help.

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