Netmums Parenting Course: what it is and how to sign up
When it comes to parenting, who doesn't need a little help and guidance along the way? That's where the Netmums Parenting Course can help. Here's everything you need to know about it, including how to sign up.
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As a parent, it's only natural to encounter problems as your little ones grow up and develop.
From tantrumming toddlers to testing threenagers (and even trickier teenagers) these can be testing times, leaving you wondering if you're any good at this parenting malarkey at all.
If only there were parenting lessons you could have in your own time, at your own leisure ...
That's where Netmums can help.
Together with UK charity, Family Links, we bring you the Netmums Parenting Course – an eight-week email course that guides you through different parenting topics and situations, helping you become a more confident parent.
From firm-but-fair tips to working out your own parenting style, you can progress at your own time and speed with the course – perfect when you've got a busy household to look after.
Who knows, in two months' time, both you and your kids could be getting on a lot better and you should feel a lot calmer and more confident in your parenting skills, too.
Keep reading to find out more. Oh, and don't forget to sign up below ...
What's involved?
The course comes in two parts with six emails spaced out over approximately eight weeks. Here's what you can expect each time your inbox pings to tell you the latest instalment of the course has arrived.
Part one: getting the best
This is split into six emails teaching parenting techniques and skills to get the very best out of your little ones. It's divide into the following topics:
1. Welcome
3. Pay attention to the right things
5. What's your parenting style?
Part two: stopping the worst
This second part of the course takes place over seven emails and looks at how to respond when kids behave in ways we don’t like. Here are the topics covered in part two of the Netmums Parenting Course:
9. Family rules
10. Managing anger and other feelings
12. Problem-solving and negotiating
13. The end
Who wrote it?
We've been working with UK charity, Family Links, to develop our online Parenting Course.
Family Links has been running parenting courses in the UK for over a decade.
This particular course is called the 'Nurturing Programme'. Based on The Parenting Puzzle (its well-known parenting book), the programme aims to help and guide you through different parenting scenarios.
You'll be able to read through it at your own pace and try different methods out.
To order a copy of The Parenting Puzzle book, visit Family Links. The Netmums Parenting Course will refer to relevant chapters of it so you can read more about a specific topic, if you wish to.
Chat to others
You'll find plenty of other parents doing the Netmums Parenting Course here in our chat forum.
From swapping tips about parenting styles to recommending the course to others, hearing other parents' experience can be really helpful.
If you've already done it, join in the chat with fellow parents in our thread below ...
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