Parenting programmes are workshops and/or groups that support you with some of the challenges of being a parent. Parents tell us that they learn a great deal from each other and enjoy the support that a group provides. We offer a selection of free workshops, whatever the age or needs of your child.
Join us for a free 20-hour workshop (10 weekly 2-hour sessions) for parents and carers of children aged 1 to 3 years.
This is an evidence-based workshop that covers topics such as:
- How your child develops
- Understanding how your child is feeling
- Tuning into what your child needs
- Responding to how your child is feeling
- Different styles of parenting
- Having fun together
- The rhythm of interaction
- Why is sleep important?
- Self-regulation and anger
- Communication and tuning in
- Looking back and looking forwards
This workshop is offered both face-to-face and online.
To book onto a workshop, please visit: To book onto a workshop, visit the Understanding Your Child Bookings page
Free baby activity group from birth to 1 year. The small friendly group will be hosted by the Foundations for Life team and will focus on four themes:
Week 1 – The importance of play
Week 2 – From birth to standing
Week 3 – Communicating with your baby
Week 4 – Sensory play with your baby
Each session is 1 hour. Booking is essential. Tea/coffee and biscuits provided.
A free activity group for Dads and 0-2-year-olds.
An opportunity to drop-in, play with your child/children, meet other Dads, ask questions and get support and advice.
Each session is 1 hour. Hosted by the Foundations for Life team, these small friendly groups will focus on the importance of play and development. To request a place, email: CCHSTraining@cornwall.gov.uk
SPACE is a free programme for any parent or carer who wants to better understand and support their children’s emotions, as well as their own.
This 6-week face-to-face programme will cover:
- Understanding what is meant by a Trauma Informed approach
- Understanding toxic stress and the flight/fight response
- Practical approaches to support children to regulate their emotions
- Healthy coping strategies for dealing with stress
- Managing different emotions
- Understanding behaviour
- Building resilience in ourselves and our children
- Adopting appropriate expectations of children
- Enhancing your ability to provide nurturing care
For more information or to book a place, email: space@cornwall.gov.uk
Introducing your baby to solid foods starts when your baby is around 6 months old. Your baby should be introduced to a varied diet, alongside their usual breast milk or first infant formula. It can be confusing knowing when and how to start introducing solid foods. We’re here to guide you through the journey of starting your baby on solid foods and explain what it all means.
This is a 2-hour session, booking is essential.
Our ‘Ready, Steady…Grow’ sessions focus on healthy nutrition, physical activity and general health and wellbeing, for both your baby and you, during and after pregnancy.
The programme is completely FREE and run over two 2-hour sessions, one of which is antenatal and one postnatal. Booking is essential.
In these sessions we’ll discuss a variety of health topics such as healthy nutrition and getting active, in a relaxed, informal and comfortable environment.
Home-Start Kernow offers support, friendship and practical help to parents with children under 5 throughout Cornwall. Parents may struggle at one time or another, you are not alone, that’s when Home-Start Kernow can help.
Home-Start offer a variety of groups for families and most groups operate every week during term time. Most families will get 6 months of group support, some may be offered places for longer if additional support is needed or needs change.
Come chat and play with us.
Visit the Home-Start Kernow website to find out more information and book a place
WILD welcomes young parents, their children, and young people who are expecting a baby. We welcome mums, dads and young parents under the age of 23, and their babies and children under the age of 5.
WILD Young Parents provide weekly groups for young parents across the county, as well as online chat groups and one to one support and help.
