Courses

We now offer two Parenting courses, One for parents with Primary Age children and One for dads of children up to 16 years old

Please see below for more details.

Time Out For Parents – The Primary Years

Time Out For Parents courses from Care for the Family provide common sense, jargon-free information and ideas to help you engage with your children and boost your relationship.

TOFP Sessions

If you have children aged 5-11 years this free Time Out For Parents – The Primary Years course is for you.

Next Course Details are:

Tuesday 21st January – Tuesday 4th March 2025  Inclusive

Dates: More new dates will be available during 2025

Please get in touch using the contact form provided if you are interested in attending one of these courses.

Time: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Venue: The Plaza Centre, 600 Southchurch Road, Southend-On-Sea, SS1 2PT

The aim of the parenting course is for the parent/caregiver to increase their confidence and abilities to parent, to allow the parents and caregivers to recognize and enhance their skills and share ideas about what they might like to do differently. We look at communication, battles and boundaries, love languages, building relationships and other subjects.

Each session will be for approximately 2 hours  with booklets provided by ‘Care for the Family, Time Out for Parents.’ Over 6 sessions, you’ll increase your skills and confidence as a parent and discover practical tools to make your relationship with your child even better.

These are all free to attend.

Time out for Parents for Dads

New Course details

Dates: Tuesday 12th November –  Tuesday 10th December 2024

Time:  12.30pm – 2.30pm

Venue: 1st Floor Studio Room, Havens Community Hub 138-140 Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7LW (click for map)

The aim of the course:

Five workshops focussing on the importance of dads and helping you to build an even better relationship with your children.

Whether you’re parenting as a couple, a single parent or away dad, this course aims to help you share your feelings and experiences and come up with solutions to your problems based on what works for you.

These are all Free to attend.