Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) parent training - with Alexandra Dencheva

 

Non-Violent Resistance (NVR) parent training is a method aimed at addressing harmful and destructive behaviours, particularly child-to-parent violence and abuse.

 

Its goal is to help parents resist the problematic and often self-destructive behaviours of their children.

 

As research indicates, it is crucial to directly confront aggression or self-destructive behaviours in specific ways with careful, supportive planning (PartnershipProjects, n.d.), much time in NVR is spent planning, preparing and carrying out concrete action against the violence in life outside the session.

 

Parents/carers learn to acquire a position of strength, developing resistance against the violence in a step-by-step manner, discussing and planning each new step whilst reflecting and building on what they experience in the process.

 

Outcome studies have shown that NVR is effective in improving the behaviour of a large percentage of young people, reducing parents’ feelings of helplessness and raising their confidence as well as bringing a more peaceful atmosphere in the family (Omer & Lebowitz, 2016)

 

For more info about NVR see www.partnershipprojectsuk.com

 

The Incredible Years Parenting Programme – with Freena Tailor

 

This programme focuses on strengthening parent competencies and fostering parent

involvement in children’s school experiences to promote children’s academic, social,

and emotional skills and reduce conduct problems.

The parent intervention programs are delivered to groups of parents / caregivers according to child’s age group: babies (0-12 months), toddlers (1-3 years), preschoolers (3-6), and school age (6-12 years).

 

Outcome studies suggest this approach improves social skills (Scott et al., 2009), reduces behaviour problems (Posthumus et al., 2012) and has positive impacts on parenting (McGilloway et al., 2012).

Triple P Parenting Programme – with Freena Tailor

Triple P is a parenting programme providing a toolbox of ideas, allowing parents to
choose strategies as needed. The three Ps in ‘Triple P’ stand for ‘Positive Parenting
Program’ which aims to make family life more enjoyable by including 5 different
levels of intervention (from very low intensity to high intensity).

Triple P helps parents manage misbehaviour, encourage positive behaviours, raise
children’s confidence and increase confidence in parents that they are doing the right
thing.

Studies have shown it resulting in lower levels of child behavioural problems, higher
parental competence and lower dysfunctional parenting styles (Leung et al., 2004).

Mellow Parenting – with Freena Tailor

The Mellow Parenting programme is designed to promote sensitive parenting, aiming
to improve attachment and address parental mental health as well as developing
better parent-child relationships.

It is a group-based approach designed to support families who have additional health and social care needs who are experiencing relationship challenges with their young children.

The programme has shown a positive effect on parental mental health and a positive
effect on child behaviour (MacBeth et al., 2015).

Parent Led CBT for Child Anxiety - with Freena Tailor

Parents can play a strong role in helping their children overcome anxiety disorders
given the right tools.

This approach aims to teach parents/carers cognitive behavioural therapy strategies
to empower and increase confidence to use with their child to help overcome
difficulties with anxiety.

Session-by-session guidelines are provided for giving parents the skills to promote
children’s flexible thinking and independent problem solving, helping them face specific fears and tackle accompanying difficulties, such as sleep problems and school refusal.

Implementing this approach has been helpful at reducing child anxiety (Thirlwall et
al., 2013)

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