Home-Start Lisburn Colin
There for parents when they need us most,
because childhood can't wait
Groups
Family Group
Our weekly family group provides an opportunity for parents to have an enjoyable morning in a small group alongside other families. Groups are kept to a maximum of 10 families per group. We do this to ensure that each family attending has the opportunity to develop friendships within the group among other parents, volunteers and staff.
Activities at the group have been developed to aid children’s speech and language, social skills such as turn taking and sharing, physical development such as jumping and catching a ball, fine motor skills such as holding a crayon or using scissors and glue, play skills and more.
Family group provides a safe, structured morning routine of fun and learning for parents and children.
Family group runs on a Tuesday and Thursday morning, 10am-11.45am.
If you would are interested in hearing more about our wonderful Family Group please send us a message through our contact us page and we will get back in touch.
“Family Group means so much to me personally. I’ve been able to routinely get out with my son and give him some much needed one to one time. It’s helped me feel less isolated and make new friends – and have fun! I’d be lost without the help and support I get through this group.”
Incredible Years
The Incredible Years parenting programme is an evidence based parenting programme that equips parents with the knowledge to parent in the best way for their child. The 14 week programme will take you on a parenting journey beginning with how to communicate with your child, how to play with you child, how to coach your child through play, how to develop your child’s social & emotional skills through play, the importance of praising your child, household rules and routines, how to effectively use sticker charts and reward systems, when to ignore behaviour, natural and logical consequences for children, effective use of time-out and helping children to problem solve independently.
Each week in the session we will discuss our home activities, learn new ideas from each other, watch other parents on vignettes using the newly learned techniques, practice our new ideas and finally end with a discussion around home activities for the incoming week.
We currently run the 14 week programme in the Autumn and a 16 week Autism Spectrum and Language Delays programme Jan/Feb. To find out more please send us a message through our contact us page.
“Incredible Years has helped me get back to myself and get a little bit of sparkle back. I have really enjoyed every week. Thank you for this lovely, calm and welcoming atmosphere and all your positivity! My bond with my son has also improved.”
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