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01

Week

Chat

Talking and listening to your child in a positive way every day
02

Week

Love

Getting the right balance of closeness and independence
03

Week

Behave

Bring calm to your family with rules and routines that work
04

Week

Care

Keep yourself and your family healthy and happy
05

Week

Discover

Help develop healthy learning habits with your child
06

Week

Together

Keep your family feeling happy, supported and loved
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Six-week programme

Parent Gym is a programme made up of six two-hour sessions, with ‘missions’ to complete between sessions. Each programme has up to twenty parents and one Parent Gym coach.

The Parent Gym programme has been designed by leading psychologists, drawing on parenting research. All sessions are designed to be highly interactive and participative.

- Parent gym
  
  For hosts
  
  Bring one of our coaches to your organisation - or train a member of your staff to deliver the programme in-house.
- Schools/centres
- Companies
- Local authorities
- Parent gym
  
  For volunteers
  
  Volunteer to support parents and improve their family lives. We are now recruiting in London, Leeds, Bradford, Manchester and Brighton & Hove.
- Coaches
- Ambassadors
- Office volunteers

Parents reported they felt confident in parenting their children when it came to implementing strategies for behaviour. One parent said "I've learnt how to love and respect my child. This I never had as a child myself which made it difficult for me to show love and affection. I now love and cherish every moment I have and feel empowered." Parents are telling other parents within the school community about the programme and the impact it has had. Teachers have reported children whose parents attend the course are presenting calm and increased sustained concentration. Parents are also eager to become involved with their child's education.

School Pastoral Manager
Volunteering for Parent Gym has honestly given me far more than I feel I have given in return- I’ve met a bunch of wonderful parents, made a whole new circle of friends with the other coaches, and have got to know a wonderful organisation.

Mag Combemale
The Parent Gym programme is presented in an accessible, positive way that is quite unlike most school-based interventions. As a result, we have a stronger parent community, in which families are confident and able to support their children’s learning and wellbeing.

Amanda Phillips
Headteacher, Culloden Primary School
Toning Up

Parent Gym coach, Miranda Tobias, spoke about how her work with the organisation has made her reassess the way she thinks about parenthood: "When we become a parent we are not provided with an instruction booklet. We learn how to become more effective by making mistakes, reflecting on them and trying out new ways of dealing with situations."

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JLife, August 2018

Contact

160 Kensington High Street, London W8 7RG UK Telephone: +44 (0)20 7368 5698 Email: info@parentgym.com

Schools and children's centres - Want to host one of our volunteer coaches, or train a member of your staff to run Parent Gym in-house?

Parents - Want to introduce Parent Gym to your child’s school, or become a Parent Gym volunteer?

Companies - Want to host Parent Gym in your workplace?

For these and other enquiries email us at info@parentgym.com, or use the link below to access our contact form.

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