Safer Parenting
Your job, as a parent is one of the most difficult there is - it can be both challenging and rewarding. It is a job where very little training is given to prepare parents for what lies ahead.
Patterns of family life vary and there is no one, perfect way to bring up children. Good parenting involves caring for children's basic needs, keeping them safe, showing them warmth and love and providing the stimulation needed for their development and to help them achieve their potential, within a stable environment where they experience consistent guidance and boundaries. Parenting can be challenging. Parents themselves require and deserve support. Asking for help should be seen as a sign of responsibility rather than as a parenting failure.
When things go wrong it does not mean that someone has failed - things go wrong for everyone. It is often the way difficulties are handled that can make a difference to your children, both now and in the future.
There is no such thing as the perfect parent. However, there are some ways that you can make it a less stressful and more rewarding experience.
Two great resources you can access
You can either download a useful 'Parenting handbook, or try a new on line/interactive 'Safer Parenting' Programme. Both resources are free, please try them;
Safer Parenting Interactive Programme
To have a go at the Safer Parenting Interactive Programme, click here (this link opens a new website/page)
Parenting Handbook
We want to help you ensure that all children in Lincolnshire are healthy, happy, safe, achieve their best and become responsible citizens. It is hoped this handbook can offer some ideas and information to help you find your way through what can be a maze of issues and advice. It gives contacts and further information you can follow up when you are deciding how to deal with your worries and difficulties.
Therefore, Lincolnshire have created a unique 'on line' guide or handbook for Parents - see the link below.
