We now offer three Parenting courses, One for parents with Primary Age children, One for dads of children up to 16 years old and our new course, Parents with children with additional needs.
Please see below for more details.
Our next course is
Time Out For Parents – Children with Additional Needs
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.
If you have children with additional needs aged 3-11 years, then Time Out For Parents – Children with Additional Needs is for you.
New Course Details
Over the 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.
Next course Dates: September 2026
Starts on Tuesday 15th September – 20th October 2026
Time: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Please get in touch using the contact form provided if you are interested in attending one of these courses.
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 the additional needs experience, raising emotionally healthy children, understanding feelings, boundaries and battles, a behaviour toolkit, the wider circle of care.
Each session will be for approximately 2 hours with booklets provided by ‘Care for the Family, Time Out for Parents.’
These are all FREE to attend.
Book your place by email@ sendourway2023@gmail.com
Time out for Parents for Dads
New Course details
Dates: New Courses Available Soon
Time:
Venue: TBC
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.
Time Out For Parents- The Primary Years
The aim of the course:
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.