February 2, 2018
A popular parenting program has returned to Cherbourg after positive feedback from previous participants.
The Circle of Security Parenting Series will be offered free to parents, grandparents and carers of children up to age 10 in Cherbourg.
It will run until March 22 at the Gundoo Day Care Centre, Fisher Street.
The 90 minute sessions will be held each Thursday from 9:30am.
Cherbourg Community Health early intervention and parenting clinician Arvind Ponnapalli said the program had received such positive feedback from previous participants, it was decided to run another series.
“Sometimes parents feel lost or without a clue about what their children may need from them,” Mr Ponnapalli said.
“This program is aimed at giving care givers the skills to make sense of what their child is really asking of them.
“It is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened.”
To register for the free Circle of Security Parenting Series, contact Cherbourg Community Health on (07) 4169-8900 or Gundoo Day Care Centre on (07) 4168-2832.
Further series are planned for the rest of the year to coincide with the school terms.
Day care options are available to parents with children aged under six years at the Gundoo Day Care Centre for the duration of the program. Day care will incur a fee.
