Parents in Oldham will be given a helping hand dealing with their teenagers this year- by attending a Triple P parenting course, first seen on the BBC documentary ‘Driving Mum and Dad Mad’.
The courses are being coordinated by the Respect parenting team, based at Positive Steps Oldham.
The programme will be offered to parents whose children who may be risk of anti social behaviour or criminal offences.
To date 12 parents have completed this course, and over 50 have signed up.
Fiona Bannister, Parenting Manager commented, ‘Parents of teenagers face the difficult job of keeping their children on track. Media influences, peer pressure and family circumstances all influence teenagers behaviour. It is important for parents to be able to access help and advice where necessary.’
‘The course covers a range of topics which parents may need help with, and also provides them with the additional support of meeting other parents in similar situations The course lasts eight weeks and looks at, positive behaviour, improving parent/child relationships, dealing with risky behaviour, and using structured problem solving strategies.’
‘We want parents to see us as a support tool, rather than a criticism about their parenting, the feedback we have had from parents so far has been positive.’ ‘We will be delivering these courses as group sessions, but the team are also available to deliver this on a 1-1 format so parents that can’t attend the group sessions can still access support.’
The team have trained 20 practitioners in delivering Triple P in Oldham. Several Secondary Schools will soon be offering this course to parents.
