ASN Parent Support Group - Bridge of Don (Oasis Church)

Oasis Church

Laverockbrae, AB22 8AW, Danestone, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom

Family Learning Team, Aberdeen City Council

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Family Learning encourages family members to learn, play and develop as a family with a focus on improving everyone's quality of life. Activities and support can be specifically tailored to enable parents to learn how to support their child/children's unique needs.What do we do?The Family Learning team work in partnership with schools and other agencies, on a one to one or small group basis, to support families in bringing up their children. Primarily with home visits and short courses which are informal and can be held in the community.Courses include:Understanding EmotionsConfidence and AssertivenessASN Drop in'sUnderstanding AnxietyDigital Awareness for ParentsSleepSelf Care in the outdoorsOutdoor learning activitiesLiteracy and numeracy for parentsDad's projectsThe team also organise fun days and play sessions during the school holidays. Look out for details of our events on Eventbrite and Facebook @FamilyLearningAberdeen.One to onesupport is generally in the home or local community and examples of topics covered are:Setting boundaries and being consistentSleep routinesBuilding confidence in parenting skillsEffective communication between parents and childrenSupporting parents to help their child with homeworkProviding advice on play and how a child developsIncreasing parents' self esteem and giving support allowing them to attend further learning opportunitiesGiving clear, honest advice and guidance on a range of servicesSupport with budgetingLooking after yourselfFamily learning also offer free one to one counselling for anyone over 18. Contact familylearning@aberdeencity.gov.uk for a referral.Advice and GuidanceIf there is something else you would like to learn, please don't hesitate to contact us. If we can't do it, we will find someone who can. Remember its never too late to learn.We all need support from time to time and its important we get it. Being a parent is a tough job, so if you are looking for extra support please let us know. We work in partnership with other agencies and we can find the support you need. Just get in touch.We also accept referrals from health visitors, school staff and other agencies.Contact us by email: familylearning@aberdeencity.gov.uk