Online parenting courses
A lot of parents looking for answers turn to the internet; many now prefer to complete parenting programmes online.
The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program® is designed to build parents’ skills so they can raise confident, healthy, happy children and teenagers, enjoy stronger family relationships, and create protective, safe environments for their families.
Backed by more than 35 years of ongoing research, at least seven randomised controlled trials of Triple P Online have demonstrated positive outcomes.
Triple P gives parents simple and practical strategies they can adapt to suit their own values, beliefs and needs. They have developed online versions of Triple P and Teen Triple P in response to overwhelming demand. My ACE Story offers this as part of a community-wide approach to offering and promoting positive parenting.
Triple P Online covers all the strategies a parent needs to learn to reduce social, emotional, and behavioural issues in children and improve a parent's confidence and capability, while also reducing parental levels of stress and depression.
It is great if both parents can do the course, but it’s not essential. Triple P is used very successfully by single parents. When both parents, or a parent and another carer, both do the course it helps them work as a team to make changes. This includes grandparents, foster parents, and other family members, and even ex-partners, if they also care for your children. It makes it easier to communicate better about parenting, argue and disagree less, and support each other more.
There are three options, all of which can be done anytime on your phone, computer, or tablet. Each contains videos and fun interactive learning:
1. Triple P Online for Baby
Positively nurture your baby’s development and a close relationship right from the start. Be confident about responding to your baby and meeting their needs, and having options if there are challenges (e.g. with crying or sleeping patterns). Learn how to manage your emotions and communicate more effectively with your partner about parenting. 7 interactive modules. 19 downloadable resources. 12 months’ unlimited access.
2. Triple P Online - toddlers to teens (0-12)
Positively influence your child’s skills and development. Be confident about handling each new age, stage and situation. 17 effective strategies. 8 interactive modules. 12 months’ unlimited access.
3. Teen Triple P Online (10-16)
Positively influence your teenager’s development and life skills. Be confident about handling each new age, stage and situation. 15 effective strategies. 6 interactive modules. 12 months’ unlimited access.
Each module of the Triple P Online Course only takes about 30 minutes to an hour. You don’t need to do it all in one block, either. Some people prefer to just do ten or fifteen minutes a day. So whichever program you choose, if you start today and do one or two modules each week, you’ll be finished in about a month. If you want to take it more slowly, take a break, or go back and revisit a previous module, that’s all fine too.
There is a cost for each programme. They are available here.