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ANNEX 8 COMMON PARENTING SERVICES/PROVISION
1. A number of parenting services/programmes appear to be commonly provided across Scotland, and the following table attempts to give a flavour of the services that are available across the whole span of childhood. Also, in health terms these are service provided beyond standard health care provision. Each area is different and most provide their own, individualised programmes to some extent, and so it is not practical to list ALL services here. N.B.: not all services will have the same name in each area, e.g. those offering baby massage and sleep clinics are known to vary in title considerably.
Programme/Service | Age group | Details |
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Baby Massage | Post natal | Helps to promote the attachment and bonding between parent and child. |
Post-natal depression support | Post natal to early years | Support, therapy and parenting education for mothers with post natal depression |
Breast feeding support | Post natal to early years | Support and advice for breastfeeding mothers |
Sure Start | Early years | Support to very vulnerable families with young children |
Mellow Parenting | Early years | Structured course with a psychoanalytical approach to helping mothers deal with any personal difficulties they may have that impact on their ability to parent |
Play at Home | Early years to pre-school | One-to-one work with families in their own homes, encouraging positive interactions between parent and child |
Bounce and Rhyme | Early years to pre-school | Library-based programme encouraging parents to sing and interact with their children |
Book Start | Early years to pre-school | National initiative designed to encourage parents to read with their children from a young age |
Triple P | Early years to primary school years | Structured programme to promote good communication and relationships between parent and child |
Sleep management | Early years to teens | Structured support and assistance to manage sleep problems |
Home Start | Pre-school | Informal support provided in the home, by peer volunteers |
Handling Children's Behaviour | Primary school age | Structured course aimed at dealing with and controlling children's behaviour |
Positive Parenting | Early years to teens | Workshops and courses in parenting skills |
Handling Teenage Behaviour | Teens | Structured course aimed at dealing with and controlling teenage behaviour |
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