“As a school Family Liaison Officer I have access to many agencies who support the families within our school community. Over recent years it has been increasingly difficult to access parenting support without the families having a child with a diagnosis of ADHD, (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) or ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder).
The Princess Project were able to provide our school with a programme of support to enable our families to look at how they parent their children and recognise any areas that could be improved on. The project is run in a non-judgemental way and is conversation led by the parents but with the guidance of the Princess Project team.
Once the project was up and running in our school we found that word got out and other parents chose to join. The conversations are treated with confidentiality.
All of the families who attended the sessions have found this a positive experience and used the pointers given to adjust the way they parent.”
School Family Liason Officer
“The ladies from the Princess Project provided a friendly, supportive atmosphere for the parenting group and the mums who attended felt relaxed and comfortable to talk about their difficulties. Everyone was able to pick up useful tips to try at home and many of the mums shared how the subtle changes to their parenting style was having positive effects on their children’s behaviour.”
School Family Liason Officer
“Makes you aware of things you do or don’t do without realising. Other people have similar challenges, you are not alone. Lots of useful ideas.”
“The main thing I have taken away is having the thought that I’m not the only one who struggles. And it’s given me ideas on how to spend a bit more quality time with my children.”
“It’s given me confidence in myself.”
“I’ve made new friends.”
“I have learnt to make more of family traditions, and to be confident in my own parenting.”
“It was good to hear that you can’t be a perfect parent and that sometimes things do go wrong and you need to pick your battles.”
“The most important thing I learnt was about how children see their parents as role models and how all children respond better to different things. I enjoyed finding out from other parents how they parent.”
“Nice cake!”
Parentalk attendees
