1. Kevin Lawrence Barnardo’s Community Team CREDWCH MEWN PLANT “Supporting Parents, Children and Teachers: Research and practice Friday 25 th January 2013

2. CREDWCH MEWN PLANT Cardiff child and parent support Teams Provide parenting support through structured parenting programmes Referrals have to be via Social worker Barnardos in the West Childrens Services in the East

3. CREDWCH MEWN PLANT Basic 2007 Toddler 2008 Infant 2010 Incredible Years in Ely Home coaching 2011

4. Barnardo’s Community Team 2011/2012 Supporting parents with Learning Difficulties, using structure parenting programmes, on a one to one basis on in a group setting. Pre School/Early Childhood Basic 2012 Supporting parents with Learning Difficulties. Using structured parenting programmes on a one to one basis or in a group setting. CREDWCH MEWN PLANT

5. ? Started the group 20 th September 2012 What’s the finishing date ? Answer: 28 th March 2013 Started with 8 parents 3 Facilitators Going at the pace of the parents Fun with food CREDWCH MEWN PLANT

6. Translating the programme Outlines Refrigerator Notes Self monitoring check lists Evaluations

7. Refrigerator notes About Child Directed Play Follow your child’s lead & interests. Don’t compete with your child. Engage in role play and make believe with your child. Use descriptive comments instead of asking questions. Laugh and have fun Reward quiet play with your attention

8. INCREDIBLE YEARS-Barnardo’s community team What I am going to do-How I got on Please fill this out each week. Write down your goals for the week (what you will do with your child) The following week check to see if you did what you had said you would do (write down what you did or what got in the way) Session 1: Introductions, Goals, Child directed play Read or listed to chapter 1 (tracks 1-7 how to play with your child) Review my goals for myself and my child Play using child directed play My goal for this week (what I am going to do) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… How did I get on? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Session 2: Child-Directed play promotes positive relationships Read or listed to chapter 1 (tracks 8-14 how to play with your child) Play this week will include: My goal for this week (what I am going to do) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

10. Kevin Lawrence Barnardo’s Community Team CREDWCH MEWN PLANT Ely Family Centre 87 Grand Avenue Ely Cardiff CF5 4LE Kevin.lawrence@barnardos.org.uk