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Parenting
Rewards and
challenges
M
others’ Union has trained nearly 600 parenting group facilitators
to help parents reap the rewards and face the challenges of the
most important job they’ll ever do, writes Carrie Bishop
Being a parent can be the most rewarding Canada. (For more information about the
job in the world…and the most challenging! Parenting Programme Worldwide go to
Mothers' Union is committed to supporting www.themothersunion.org and follow the
families. We work with parents to help links through ‘What we do’.)
develop their skills, giving them the
confidence they need to do the most Stories from parents
important job they will ever undertake. Often parents who attend the groups find
they are able to take away simple but
Since we launched the Parenting practical tools to benefit family life.
Programme in 2000 we have held 45 courses
across the UK and Ireland, training 594 One mum with twin five-year-old girls and an
people. The programme has also expanded 18-month-old boy said her twins used to fight
into Barbados, Australia, Guyana, and scream as soon as she came home.
Jamaica, Rwanda, Trinidad and ‘Coming home from work was a nightmare
Tobago, Kenya, Uganda and until I tried the “listening well” skills with the
twins that were discussed in the parenting
group. I found that five minutes really hearing
them as I walk in the door relieves all the
tension.’
A mother from the
Diocese of Gloucester
shared that ‘Attending
the group has made me
realise that commun-
ication is the key.’
One mother from the
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