Parenting and Family Relationships
Free Online Parenting Courses (Solihull Online): Understanding Your Child (up to 18 years)
If you are a Luton resident, we would encourage you to sign up to this eLearning course with your Luton postcode on www.inourplace.co.uk (see further instructions below)
There are courses are for ALL Luton parents-to-be, parents, grandparents and carers of any child from the antenatal period right up to 18 years of age.
- Go to inourplace.co.uk
- Type in the access code: HATTERS
- Create your account using your email and Luton postcode and choose a password.
- Select the course you want to do from the dashboard (you can do them all over time)
- Once you have registered, you have non-expiry access to these courses that can be completed at a time and place that suits you. They work on most PCs, tablets and mobile phones and work best with Google Chrome.
- If you do have any technical issues email approach@heartofengland.nhs.uk or ring 0121 296 4448 9am – 5 pm Mondays to Fridays for support.
- Responses to any questions will be anonymised and you will not receive any marketing emails but just congratulatory emails when you complete a module.
Zoom Parent Group Sessions- one off sessions on a particular topic for parents
A great opportunity to meet other parents, these sessions focus on a range of topics linked to your young child’s development.
Upcoming dates/themes:
- Fussy Eating Group Session- Monday 17 Jan from 10am to 11.30am
- Toilet Training Group Session- Monday 24 Jan from 10am to 11.30am
- Sleep and Bedtime Routines Group Session– Monday 31 Jan from 10am to 11.30am
- I am Two: Tuning in to your 2 year old Group Session– Monday 7 Feb from 10am to 11.30am
Please book on to these sessions via our Parent Enquiry Form
The Parenting Puzzle (currently on ZOOM)
The Parenting Puzzle is a series of weekly 2 hr sessions over 4/5 weeks that support parents of young children exploring the following topics:-
- Understanding your children’s behaviour
- Listening and communicating with babies and children
- Praise, encouragement and guidance
- Power of play
- Boundaries and parenting styles
- Looking after ourselves as parents
Next ZOOM course: Tuesdays 10am to 11.30am from 1 Feburary to 8 March 2022 (week off for Half Term)
Please book on to this group via our Parent Enquiry Form
What other parents say:
”Very relaxed way of thinking through bringing up children. Good structure of programme- important values taught. Good variation of material given- good for all ages of child for parents”
”Great safe atmosphere to be able to share and learn from others and share own experiences without judgement.”
Other Useful Links and Resources:
Child Safety
Safe at Home Luton is a child accident prevention programme aimed at families from pregnancy through to the child’s 5th birthday.
SEND families
If you think that your child may have special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) you should speak to someone about your concerns- find out more on Luton’s Local Offer
