WHAT IS THE PARENTING CHILDREN COURSE?

The Alpha Parenting Children Course was developed in 1990 by Nicky and Sila Lee (authors of The Parenting Book) for parents and caregivers looking for practical support to strengthen their family relationships.

The course is five sessions long focusing on the following:

1. Building strong foundations

2. Meeting your children’s needs

3. Set clear boundaries

4. Teach healthy relationships

5. Consider your long term aim

WHO IS IT FOR?

The Parenting Children Course is for parents, step-parents, prospective parents or carers of children aged 0-10 years.  

The course is for every type of parenting situation including step-parenting and parenting as a couple. 

The Parenting Children Course is based on Christian principles but designed for all couples with or without a church background.

What to expect? 

You are seated in small groups based on the age of your oldest child so that you can meet other parents and carers with children of a similar age.

The Parenting Course is run as part of our Life Group Curriculum and/or via a Zoom live stream option on Tuesday evenings.

Each session begins with an introduction followed by a practical talk and a time for discussion in groups or breakout rooms via Zoom where you have the space to relax and chat with other parents or carers

Each talk is given on DVD and includes street interviews and filmed clips of parents and children sharing their own experiences and advice from parenting experts.

How can we continue investing in our family? 

After the course, parents and carers continue to put into practice what they've learned to help keep their family strong and healthy. We also recommend the following books for further reading.

• The Parenting Book by Nicky and Sila Lee

• The Five Love Languages of Children by Gary Chapman

• The Sixty Minute Family by Rob Parsons

This course aims to equip parents and caregivers of teenagers aged 11-18 years old with strategies to build a healthy relationships while guiding them into adulthood and would be structured and run similar to the above. Currently, we are not running this course. However, if you are interested please follow the link below!