Confident Parenting
Welcome to Confident Parenting
How long does the course take? You will need time to practice the skills you learn, so we suggest that you complete a session per week over a period of six weeks. This will allow you to put your learning into action and reflect on how well you are doing.
Support: You may find during this course you feel vulnerable, emotional or angry. It is important that you look after yourself emotionally. You will find links to relevant websites and helplines here.
We also recommend that you consider enrolling on a face-to-face parenting course at some point in the future; you will find advice in the programme on how to find parenting support.
Confident Parenting Worksheet
You will learn more on this course if you record your answers. We have provided a worksheet for you to use, but you can create your own document or write your answers on paper if you prefer.
Choose the file type that is best for your computer/device (right-click to download): Confident Parenting Worksheet (Microsoft Word version), Confident Parenting Worksheet (Rich Text Format), Confident Parenting Worksheet (Plain Text version).
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1.1 – Session 1. Introduction
What is Confident Parenting? Parenting is hard work and we all need a little bit of help. If you would like to learn how you could do things differently, then this course is for… Read more
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1.2 – How to use this course
Take your time over this course. Keep a journal or diary, either on paper on in a word processor, so you can look back on your progress. Use the worksheet to answer the questions… Read more
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1.4 – Introduction to confident parenting
The first session of this Confident Parenting course is mostly for you to read and digest. It is meant to help you to think about your family, your needs and any behaviour issues. It… Read more
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1.5 – Every parent needs support
Every parent needs support whether they have a supportive ex partner, family and friends or not. If you have answered ‘No’ to a couple of these questions and you feel a little lonely, don’t… Read more
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1.6 – Parenting issues
Now that you have thought about parenting alone and the pleasures and pressures it brings we can look at some of the issues of parenting. Below are some examples of the types of issues… Read more
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1.7 – Parenting issues – feedback
Below we have provided some examples of parenting issues that you may have already thought about in the previous activity. These are issues that all parents can experience, although some of the issues below… Read more
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1.8 – Parenting aims
Many parents say that they want their kids to listen to them more or behave better. This isn’t going to miraculously happen without us doing anything. Good parenting takes work; the more you put… Read more
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1.9 – Parenting aims – feedback
Do any of these match your answers? What do you want?What others said 1. Well behaved children. My life will be easier.People will like them more.Children will be rewarded for good behaviour.Teachers will help… Read more
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1.10 – How were you brought up?
We usually learn to parent from our own parents or the adults who brought us up; this may be a lone parent, grandparents, aunt or even an older sibling. Think about when you were… Read more
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1.11 – Responsibilities of parenthood
Children have physical and emotional needs that must be met. This is our job. Below we have listed our major responsibilities as parents. In your worksheet, write some of the things you do as… Read more
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1.12 – Responsibilities of parenting – feedback
Did you think of these? Major Parenting ResponsibilityWhat others said Basic Needs Provide food.Provide water.Provide shelter.Provide medical care.Provide clothes. Safety Protect from physical, emotional or sexual abuse.Keep household objects safe – knives, cleaning products… Read more
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1.13 – Confident parenting: Session 1 summary
Well done, you have now completed Session 1. In this session you looked at how parenting alone may possibly be harder, but also very rewarding, then you looked at what may concern you most… Read more
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2.1 – Session 2. Children’s rights
First, let's look at this animation about the rights of children. What are our children entitled to as their right? More children’s rights To live without fear of violence: This is a basic need… Read more
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2.2 – Children’s rights questions
Look at the following five subjects below that could possibly be a child’s right: For each, answer on your worksheet yes or no whether you think that is a child’s right, then write your… Read more
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2.3 – Children’s rights – feedback
Take a look at some possible answers you could have given for the previous activity: What children might wantWhat others said 1. To have designer trainers We all want to give our children the… Read more
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2.4 – Do parents have rights?
First, let's look at this animation about the rights of parents. What is fair for a parent to expect? OK lets have a look at some more… Next: 2.5 – Parents rights questionsBack: 2.3… Read more
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2.5 – Parents rights questions
Parents have rights too! We’re going to look at how you meet your own needs as a parent. On your worksheet, write how you meet each of the needs listed below: What all parents… Read more
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2.6 – Parents’ rights – feedback
Now look at some possible answers you could have given for the previous activity… What all parents needWhat others said To have a treat. Pick something you really feel like doing, it may be… Read more
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2.7 – Parents’ Rights – What is important for you?
Which parenting rights are most important to you? On your worksheet, rate each of these from 1 to 5 (5 is most important). My parenting rights Being respected Being loved Being able… Read more
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2.8 – Offering our children choices
Do you offer your children choices? Do you feel that offering children choices is difficult? When parenting alone, frazzled, tired and perhaps short of money, it’s hard to find the head-space to think about… Read more
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2.9 – Choices scenarios
Now we will look at some possible scenarios that you could find yourself in, so you can think about how each situation can be handled using reasons and choices. Choose two of the scenarios… Read more
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2.10 – Choices scenarios – feedback
Look at our following responses to the scenarios from the previous activity; did any of your answers include the following? ScenarioWhat others said 1. Busy Breakfast Talk about the reasons we need to get… Read more
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2.11 – Confident parenting: Session 2 summary
Congratulations you have now completed Session 2! We have looked at children’s and parents’ rights and the importance of choices. You will have thought about your own family and will be introducing some changes.… Read more
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3.1 – Session 3. How do our responsibilities change as our children grow
Welcome to confident parenting session 3. Next we will look at how our responsibilities change as our children grow up. For example, we need to provide three meals a day for a two year… Read more
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3.2 – How can we help with our children’s education?
We have ways in which we can influence our children and give them our support. In your worksheet, write how we can help our children at each of these stages of their development. Age … Read more