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(FAMILIES FIRST) - Parent Support - Family support services

Last updated: 20/01/2025
Family support services This resource can use the Welsh language
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What we do

The Parent Support Service is part of the Families First /Flying Start Programme and is here to give advice, tips, information and guidance on your child’s development. It aims to enhance positive family experiences, improve parent-child and parent-parent relationships and increase their confidence. We offer one to one parent support but also group interventions that include the suite of:
• Welcome to the World Programme
• Incredible Years Baby, Toddler
• Solihull
• Parent Nurture Programme
• Take 3
• New Forest Parenting Programme
• EarlyBird, EarlyBird+ and EarlyBird Teen Life
• Dads Group

Intervention is offered to parents and families based on the age and need of the child. Programmes range from Babies aged under 6 months up to parents of teenagers aged 16. The parent support intervention is also specialised and offers group support for parents with children diagnosed with ASD and AD/HD

Who do we support

For families with children aged 0-16yrs
We offer parenting support that works with parents to reduce risks; strengthen parenting capacity; develop and build resilience and sustain positive change in the best interests of children. Keeping a strong focus on positive outcomes intended for children and young people and reflecting their rights, support for mothers, fathers and carers is provided that aims to :

• enhance positive parenting skills
• improve parent–child relationships and parent-parent relationships;
• develop positive attitudes, aspiration and resilience
• strengthen parents’ understanding of child development
• increase parents’ confidence in their parenting role
• increase parents’ confidence and skills in providing a positive home learning environment and supporting their child with their learning.

Is there a charge to use this service?

No

Can anyone use this service?

The service is universal and all parents and carers from Merthyr Tydfil can access support – telephone number 01685 727401

Service details for this family support services

Language: English with use of bilingual elements

  • Can provide specialist support for families of children with disabilities / additional needs No
     
  • Relevant staff have a valid current DBS? Yes

 Address

 You can send post here:

Calon Las
15 Chestnut Way
Merthyr Tydfil
CF47 9SB

 Opening times

Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

Where do we provide our service?

We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.

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We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.