Parents Together

Why not access our free, online and innovative Parents Together Programme? Based on our forty years experience working with parents and families and at your own pace, you can work through our six interactive blocks filled with helpful techniques and ideas that we know will help you become a more confident and happy parent.  Please note that this programme is suitable for families with primary school aged children and under. 

Modules on the course:

  • Promoting wellbeing
  • The power of communicating and being positive
  • Understanding behaviour
  • Managing and promoting positive behaviour in the family
  • Play and what do children need
  • Setting limits, boundaries and promoting co-operation

All of our sessions are filled with helpful techniques and ideas that we are sure will help you become a more confident and happy parent. Crucially you can do our course whenever and wherever suits you and work through it at our own pace.

To access our Parents Together Programme, please register here

Already registered for this course? Please log in here to access the Parents Together Programme.

To register, please enter your preferred contact email address where it says 'work email'. Please note this does not need to be a work email address. Please note that this is a free online parenting course. If you would like further information about this online course, please email services@familylives.org.uk.

By signing up to this course, you are giving your consent for us to process your data. We use Coassemble to provide this service and they are based in Australia. Please note that your data will be processed outside the UK and EEA. We have an agreement in place with the data processor. You can read our Privacy Notice and also Coassemble’s Privacy Policy for further information.

If you need some immediate support you can talk to us online via our live chat service, email us at askus@familylives.org.uk or call us on our helpline on 0808 800 2222 to speak to trained family support worker. 

Parent in prison

  • The Outsiders - Sent to Prison

    This Outsiders booklet is for individuals experiencing the imprisonment of a family member. It explains the impact on the family from the point of initial arrest to imprisonment itself, providing helpful information ranging from visiting prison to becoming familiar with prison jargon.

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  • The Outsiders - Telling the Children

    This Outsiders booklet provides helpful and practical information about the impact that imprisonment of a parent has on the children. The booklet covers a wide range of issues from what to say to the children, dealing with the child’s changing role in the family to coping with changes in a child’s behaviour.

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  • The Outsiders - Living with Separation

    This booklet is for individuals experiencing the imprisonment of a family member. It explains the impact that separation can have on you, your imprisoned partner and the children involved. It also offers practical help about how to cope with your changing roles.

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  • The Outsiders - Preparing for Release

    This booklet discusses the issues for families as they prepare for the release and resettlement of a family member from prison. It provides helpful and practical information on some common hopes and fears expressed by both the person in prison and the family on the outside. Featuring quotes from ex-prisoners and their partners, the booklet covers issues ranging from the practicalities of finding employment to getting to know each other again and re-establishing a relationship.

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