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Parenting puzzle courses for parents
- Parents and Carers
- Training and workshops
Parenting Puzzle offers free courses for parents and carers of children aged 2 to 5 in Central Bedfordshire.
For parents and carers in Bedford Borough read our information about Triple P courses.
For parents and carers in Luton read our information about Solihull courses.
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How a parenting course can help
We all need a little support at times when it comes to looking after children, and across Central Bedfordshire, there are free courses for parents and carers of children aged 2 to 5 to help.
The Parenting Puzzle programme helps to build strategies to reduce the stress of parenting and prepare your children for school. It’s also a great place to meet other parents and carers in your area.
Parenting Puzzle is being run throughout the year at your local children’s centre with 2 courses available to residents of Central Bedfordshire.
What courses are available
4 week Parenting Puzzle workshop
All sessions are free of charge. Those who book on to the course are welcome to attend alone or come with a partner, relative or friend.
The 2 hour sessions, which run over 4 weeks, cover a broad range of topics such as:
- the emotional well-being of parents, carers, and their children
- understanding behaviour, listening skills, communication, praise, and encouragement
- praise and guidance vs. criticism, child-led play, and positive moments
- boundaries, parenting styles, time to calm down, dealing with stress and conflict
- choices, consequences, behaviour to ignore, putting the puzzle together and looking after yourself
10 week Parenting Puzzle Nurturing programme
This free programme delves into parenting in more detail. The 2 hour per week sessions, running over 10 weeks focus on:
- empowering parents and carers to build positive relationships with their children
- understanding why children behave as they do
- recognising the feelings behind behaviours (yours and your child’s)
- exploring different approaches to discipline
- finding ways to develop co-operation and self-discipline in children
- learning the importance of looking after yourself
The 10 week programme has a creche available to support parents and carers attending. When booking, please let them know if you wish to use this facility.
Last reviewed: 1 November, 2024
