New Forest Parenting Programme (NFPP)

This is a course specifically for parents who have children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)

The New Forest Parenting programme is specifically designed to help with the difficulties seen in children and teenagers with ADHD, and helps parents to learn about ADHD and how it might affect their child. This course is designed to support parents of 11 – 18 year olds. We know that parenting any child can be hard, but parenting children with ADHD can be additionally  challenging. NFPP is an evidenced based programme and provides parents with a tool-kit of ideas that can be used to support children and young people with ADHD. The course also helps parents to learn the skills needed to promote self-regulation, reduce inattentiveness and impulsiveness. Parents can book their space by emailing childrenandfamilyhub@gov.je and request to be added to this course.

Parent/Carer Decider Skills Course

The Decider Skills for parents is a course first and foremost designed specifically for parents’/Carers, own well-being and to provide parents with some strategies for emotional coping. This course is co-facilitated with the Child and Family Hub.

The Decider Skills use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to teach people to recognise their own thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, allowing them to monitor and manage their own emotions and mental health. The skills were designed to enable participants to make effective changes to help manage distress, regulate emotion, increase mindfulness,  and promote effective communication.

The Decider Skills aims to enable people to make effective and positive life changes. The Decider simplifies complex theory into user-friendly, practical, memorable, and effective skills. The skills are evidenced based and can be effective for  anxiety, depression, stress, and other mental health problems.

Other benefits include:

  • Ability to manage emotions & own mental health
  • Improve emotional intelligence
  • Develop & strengthen new neural pathways
  • More skilful, less impulsive life
  • Increase mind-body connection

With practice, The Decider Skills improve emotional intelligence, help our brains to develop positive habits, and provide skills to help us monitor and manage our mental health.

Parents can book their space by emailing childrenandfamilyhub@gov.je and request to be added to this course.

We also offer support to parents via phone consultations or meetings to support with them supporting any difficulty that their child might be experiencing.  We also meet with children and parents together when this is appropriate.