Courses and Workshops

What We Offer

EXTRA provides positive parenting programmes and workshops for parents/carers for all age groups from pre-birth, to babies, toddlers, pre-school, primary, secondary aged. EXTRA also provides courses to help parents/carers who have children with additional needs up to the age of 25. EXTRA also offers targeted courses to help with emotional health, building confidence, domestic abuse and more. The courses on offer are listed below. The programme each term depends upon demand from parents/carers and the numbers on our waiting lists. If you would like to know more about any of the courses listed, please call EXTRA’s team. .

Courses

Positive parenting programmes

This 11 week course is for parents of children who have additional needs. Within the course parent’s individual challenges will be recognised and worked with to introduce positive parenting skills. The sessions will cover special time, developing social and emotional skills, effective praise, practical routines, coping with change, boundaries, natural and logical consequences and looking after yourself as a parent. There will also be sessions on keeping your child safe, avoiding peer pressure, building resilience and talking to your child about stranger danger.

Targeted Courses

This 9 week course is for parents/carers who wish to improve their emotional health and wellbeing. The course will help parents/carers to understand what it is to be confident, discover what makes people feel confident and will help and encourage you to build your own confidence. It will also cover ‘self-esteem’ and show that perfection is not possible or necessary. It will help you to see yourself in a more positive light and increase your ability to ask for what you need or want.