Parent Support
Healthier Together
The Healthier Together online directory is the recognised go-to for healthcare advice for parents, young people and pregnant women.
New Parents Meet & Connect
A series of free supportive library sessions perfect for new babies and first-time parents/carers. Connect with other parents, explore sensory activities. Free, limited spaces.
Fareham Library
Every Thursday, 1.30pm to 2.30pm.
Hampshire Healthy Steps
Free support for families with 2 to 12-year-olds through the Healthy Steps Family Programme. The programme offers families support and advice on eating well, getting active, sleeping well and more. All groups are designed to be fun and interactive. For more information please visit the Hampshire Healthy Steps website or email healthysteps@barnados.org.uk
Fareham and Gosport Family Support Service
The below courses are available through referral by the Fareham and Gosport Family Support Service (contact supporting.families@hants.gov.uk).
Life with your teenager
This a targeted 4-week course, covering:
- Being a parent of a teenager
- Understanding your teenager
- Communicating with your teenager
- Managing conflict
Non-Violent Resistance
This is a ten-week programme. Non-violent resistance (NVR) addresses violent, destructive, and harmful behaviours in children and adolescents and can help parents and carers overcome their sense of helplessness. It can help develop a support network that will stop violent and destructive behaviours both in and out of the home and can improve relationships between family members and the outside world.
Non-violent resistance offers you a completely different pattern which aims to help you to stop the child's or young person's destructive behaviour and prevent escalation and violence. Experience and research show that it is very effective.
The main principles of NVR are:
- Taking a firm stand against violence, risk-taking and anti-social behaviours.
- Holding back from physical or verbal violence.
- Increasing your positive presence in your child's life.