Time Out for Parents: Children with Additional Needs

52 Westgate Street

A course for parents of any child with an additional need for support if:

  •  You are struggling to understand or manage your child’s behaviour , or
  •  Your child has developmental challenges, or
  •  Your child becomes overwhelmed by their emotions, or
  •  You’re feeling isolated because of your child’s needs, or
  •  Traditional parenting methods are just not working well for your family,

Then, this course is for you.

Absolutely no official ‘diagnosis’ is necessary, you don’t even have to know what might be causing your child to need extra help.

You need a willingness to explore ideas and find out what works for you and your family.

The course offers practical, jargon-free advice and practical steps to engage and build relationships with your children with additional needs. The course is also a great opportunity to build relationships with other parents.

There are seven sessions, including:

  1. Parenting Children with Additional Needs
  2. Self-Esteem
  3. Coping with Your Feelings
  4. Understanding Behaviour
  5. Managing Behaviour
  6. Home and School Issues
  7. The Wider Family

Time out for Parents: Children with Additional Needs is run by our training team, led by Gill Parkinson and Karen Williams, licenced facilitators for Care for the Family.

When

The course runs at various points throughout the year. Our next course starts:

Thursday October 9th 2025, 10.00am – 12.00pm The course runs for 7 sessions over 8 weeks. (No course over half term). The final session of the course is Thursday 27th November.

Click on the booking link to register for the next available course.

Where

We run courses either from our Treasure Seekers Hub on Eastgate Street, or at our site on Westgate Street. Occasionally, we can run this course online. We are also able to run courses at other locations, such as schools, upon request.

Cost

£40 per person for the full 7-session course (£5 off per person when booking as a couple).

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