Parent and family support

We are committed to ensuring that all children get the best start in life. We make sure parents and carers in Stirling can access early help that assists them, and supports their children to thrive and achieve.

Our support is tailored to each family’s needs. Its community based, and offers generic through to targeted support for children aged 2 to primary 7 and their families.

Parent and family support strategy

Parental Engagement Policy

Stirling’s 10 Principles of Family Support

1. Peer and Community Based
2. Responsive and Timely
3. Work with Family Strengths
4. Feeling in control, listened to and valued
5. Flexible
6. Holistic and Based on Relationships
7. Therapeutic
8. Non-Stigmatising
9. Patient and understanding to the needs of children
10. Joined up and Working Together

Sketchnote of Stirling’s 10 Principles of Family Support 

This can include:

• Learning and practical support to improve family health and wellbeing
• Building relationships and resilience within families
• Specific support identified for an individual child
• Support to parents and children with additional needs
• Early learning programmes
• Video interaction guidance
• Signposting families to housing and other services
• Positive parenting sessions

All our programmes are delivered on a rolling basis. You can access them directly, as well as through professionals working with your child. Contact parenting@stirling.gov.uk for further information.

Group Triple P

• 7 week programme with weekly 2.5 hour group sessions.
• We discuss children’s behaviour and will help you work out why your child behaves the way they do and how you can best manage this.
• You will identify changes that you would like to make for you and your child(ren).
• You can talk with other parents/carers in the same situation as you.

Solihull Approach Parenting Group

• 10 week programme with weekly 2.5 hour group sessions.
• The group is intended for parents and carers who want to know more about sensitive and effective parenting.
• You will be shown a framework of thinking about parent/ child relationships, and how this influences your child’s development and behaviour.
• You will develop strategies to help you respond to your child’s behaviour.