

Talking and listening to your child in a positive way every day

Getting the right balance of closeness and independence

Bring calm to your family with rules and routines that work

Keep yourself and your family healthy and happy

Help develop healthy learning habits with your child

Keep your family feeling happy, supported and loved
Toning Up
Parent Gym coach, Miranda Tobias, spoke about how her work with the organisation has made her reassess the way she thinks about parenthood: "When we become a parent we are not provided with an instruction booklet. We learn how to become more effective by making mistakes, reflecting on them and trying out new ways of dealing with situations."
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Groups are run by trained volunteer coaches, all parents themselves. Sessions provide new practical ideas and tools each week to help parents with communication, managing boundaries, building children’s resilience and tackling common challenges concerning eating, sleeping and sibling rivalry.
Over my first three terms I very quickly realised that the Parent Gym programme makes a massive difference; I've had laughter, tears and parents saying that their lives have been changed. It's been a wonderful privilege to be able to make a difference to people and to broaden my mind and stretch my skills. A whole new career has opened up for me as a result so joining Parent Gym turned out to be one of the best decisions I've ever made!
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Parent Gym, however, which runs courses on school sites in the southeast after morning drop off, is working by encouraging parents to have family meals, bedtimes and discipline.

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