Whether you and your partner are together or separated, disagreements in your relationship can affect your child’s behaviour, emotions and feelings, both now and in the future. The ‘Relationships Matter’ programme can give you free support and space to talk about your relationship and how family disagreements can impact on your child.
See Relationships Matter on the Durham County Council website for more information.
Online courses for parents
There are courses that can help you improve your relationship and get on better, such as:
- Me, You and Baby too – for new parents and parents-to-be
- Arguing better – for parents who are together
- Getting it Right for Children – for separating or separated parents
See Courses and groups for parents-to-be, parents and their children on the Durham County Council website for more information.
Parenting when separated – specialist intervention
We are delivering the Parenting When Separated Programme which is a specialist intervention; it is group-based peer support programme.
This is a practical and positive course for parents who are preparing for, going through, or have gone through a separation or divorce.
The course will support you in ‘Parental Coping and Self Care’, ‘Parenting’ and the ‘Co-parental Relationship’. The programme highlights positive and practical steps you can take to help your children cope and thrive as well as coping successfully yourselves.
This is a six-week course, with an additional one-to-one introductory and follow-up session. Programmes are delivered either in-person or online. Each of the 6 sessions will run for two hours. See Parenting when separated course for more information.
To see whether this programme is suitable or for any questions around it please call or text 07917474856 or email PWS@durham.gov.uk
Get help
If you think you need support with reducing conflict/arguments in your relationship and have at least one child aged 0-18 years (or 25 years if your child has a disability) or are expecting your first child and one parent lives in the North East region, please speak with a professional you may already be working with. This could also be your health visitor, school or nursery, or you can call our First Contact Service on 03000 267 979.