Why do a free online parenting course?
If you’re struggling with an aspect of your child’s behaviour, or simply want to be prepared for the changes ahead, these courses are for you.
If you are experiencing any challenges in your parenting journey, or want to be prepared for any changes ahead, these courses are for you. It’s an easy way to add to your parenting knowledge whenever you get a spare few minutes during the day.
You can either read or listen to the course content, and the courses are available in multiple languages.
The courses are:
- completely free
- designed by experts in collaboration with parents
- split into bite-size chunks that you can complete at your own pace
- interactive, including videos and quizzes
- accessible on mobile devices
Who the courses are for
These courses are for you if you are:
- Pregnant, or your partner is pregnant
- A parent or carer of a child aged 0-19
- A teenager (there are specific courses just for you)
What courses are available
Choose from a range of courses specifically for parenting including:
- Understanding your child from toddler to teenager
- Understanding your child in a changing world (Provides strategies for dealing with the impact of social media, technology, and a rapidly changing world.)
- Understanding your baby
- Understanding your child with additional needs
- Understand your child's mental health and wellbeing
- Understanding your teenager's brain
Courses specifically for adults
- Understanding your relationships
- Understanding your own trauma
Courses for teenagers to support their mental health and wellbeing
- Understanding your brain (for teenagers only!)
- Understanding your feelings (for teenagers only!)
What others have said about the parenting courses
"This course has been an absolutely invaluable gift to me. It has and will change so many aspects of my life. I am undoubtedly a better parent and more rounded and fulfilled person as a result. Some aspects have literally been like "Eureka" moments to me! I WISH I’d known all this years ago." - Understanding your child: from toddler to teenager
"Well presented information, with enough biology/explanation to fully understand the changes that are taking place - also good/helpful suggestions of how to accommodate the teen years - thank you." - Understanding your teenagers brain
How to access free online parenting courses
1. Got to the course library on the Togetherness website
2. Enter the access code PARENT24
3. Fill in the form to create an account
4. Pick a course and start learning
It is no longer a requirement for parents of secondary school aged children, who wish to access the neuro pathway to attend an in-person parenting course, however it is a requirement for parents of primary school aged children requiring an ADHD referral (this can be a self-led online parenting course).
