Approachable Parenting CIC

Approachable Parenting helps Muslim parents, some who may have children with complex emotional and behaviour issues, to improve their parenting skills.

What does Approachable Parenting offer?

• Many Muslim parents traditionally find difficulty in engaging with or responding to parenting programmes because they cannot relate them to their religious and cultural beliefs.
• Offers parents of children with emotional and conduct issues a structured programme, ‘Five Pillars of Parenting’, 8 sessions with professionals in groups of 8 – 14 parents.
• Because the scheme responds to families with substantial difficulties it also includes the facility for individual follow up over a 6 month period after the group sessions.
• Approachable Parenting targets the age range of 4 to 11 years for troubled children – this gives the best outcomes. We are also developing programmes for 0-3 and teenagers.

Approachable Parenting offers a comprehensive, tailor made packages, including the accredited ‘Five Pillars of Parenting’ programme which has extensive evidence of its success and a specialised accredited practitioner training programme. We can support parents to improve their well-being reduce stress and teach them how to respond sensitively and appropriately to their children’s behavioural and emotional needs. Approachable Parenting can play an important part in the range of services to meet the needs of local communities.