Parenting with Love is a free-eight week parenting program for families working with the Children's Aid Society (external link). The program provides:
- Free child minding
- Free transportation
- Light refreshments
Parenting with Love is appropriate for all families, including prenatal families and parents with limited or no access to their children. The program emphasizes the importance of parent self-care as the primary means to building a positive and responsive parent-child relationship. The parental self-care approach is used to teach calming techniques and problem solving using the acronyms STOP and LOVE.
S - Step back
T - Take a breath
O - Observe your needs
P - Proceed with LOVE
L - Listen
O - Observe
V - Validate
E - Enjoy
You will learn:
- Parenting skills
- Positive thinking
- Calming techniques
- Understanding child behaviour
- Building positive relationships
- A letter stating course attendance (if requested)
Speak to your worker or call 905-333-4441 for information about upcoming groups.