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The Parenting Challenge

 

Based on needs in our projects, Help a Child designed a method called ‘The Parenting Challenge’. It is a method to improve the knowledge and skills of parents. The goal of the Parenting Challenge is to improve the parenting skills of mothers, fathers and other caretakers, so that they can provide adequate and relevant support to their children. In this group-based method, parents are actively involved in discussions, exercises and group-work and are sharing their thoughts and ideas. The role of the facilitator is to lead the discussion, instead of teaching.

Parenting Challenge modules

Parenting - The basics

This is The Basics Module that can be used in parenting groups. The basics is a module that is obligated when starting a Parenting Group.  The module consists of 4 parts: How to start a Parenting Group, Who is a parent, Child Development and Assessing the needs.

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Parenting - Feeding our children

The module Feeding our Children can be used in parenting groups. In this module food security and easily access to nutritious food will be discussed. Parents will learn together in practice how to prepare more nutritious food for their children.

Parenting - Feeding our children
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Parenting Challenge - Keeping children healthy

The module Keeping children healthy can be used in parenting groups. The module is developed to create more knowledge on common diseases and to help parents to find their way in the health system.

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Parenting Challenge - Protecting children

The module Protecting Children can be used in parenting groups. In this module, parents discuss with each other the importance of child protection, the risks and possible forms of child abuse, and create insight in what they can do to protect (their) children.

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Parenting Challenge - Social emotional support

The module Social Emotional Support can be used in the parenting groups. This module helps parents to get a clear view on the social emotional development of children, to make them aware of the importance of social emotional support, and to help them to support their children.

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Parenting Challenge - Supporting children in education

The module Supporting Children in their Education can be used in Parenting groups. It helps making parents aware of the importance of educational support, to get a clear view on educational options in the area and to find ways to support their children in homework and educational needs.

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Parenting Challenge - Importance of play

The module Importance of Play can be used in parenting groups. Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social and emotional well-being of children and youth. This module helps making parents aware of the importance of play and let it experience themselves.

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Parenting Challenge - Handling critical family issues

The module Handling Critical Family Issues can be used in the parenting groups. Children need to feel safe and develop a sense of trust towards their parents and guardians.  Th module is on guiding children and being aware of their role and feelings in times of critical issues.

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Parenting Challenge - Sexual education

The module Sexual Education can be used in parenting groups. It informs parents about the sexual development of children at different ages and it helps parents to find a way to talk about sexuality, risky behaviours and its consquences with their children.

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Parenting Challenge - Sheet for record keeping

Use this sample sheet for keeping the records at parenting groups. This document gives you the opportunity to fill in an attendance list and to evaluate the modules of the Parenting Challenge with the parents.

Parenting Challenge - Sheet for record keeping
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