Parenting
Understanding Toddler Behaviour
Find the need behind the behaviour, with an ABC diary, a trigger checker and a development stage cheat sheet.
£12.99Buy
Parenting courses for calmer days at home
Understand what sits behind your child's behaviour and build routines, rules and words that work, with tools you can use the same evening.
- 6 courses
- Tools in every course
- Certificate included
Most parenting challenges are a normal part of growing up. Tantrums are very common between about 1 and 3 years, when children feel strong emotions but do not yet have the words or self-control to manage them. Knowing that will not make a meltdown in the supermarket easier, but it can change how you respond.
Our parenting courses are practical rather than theoretical. They use diaries to spot patterns, short scripts for tricky moments and picture charts children can follow themselves. The approaches reflect NHS and Start for Life advice: stay calm, be consistent, notice and praise the behaviour you want to see more of, and avoid physical punishment, which is now against the law in Scotland and Wales.
Health visitors support families with children under 5, and school nurses support older children. In England, Family Hubs bring local family services together, while Parent Club in Scotland and Parenting. Give it time. in Wales offer free advice from the Scottish and Welsh governments.
All parenting courses
Parenting
Helping Children Manage Emotions
Emotion coaching made practical: a feelings chart, a calm-down corner checklist, scripts for big moments and balloon breathing to share.
£14.99Buy
Parenting
Handling Toddler Tantrums
Spot the triggers, prevent the avoidable meltdowns and know exactly what to say and do in the moment.
£14.99Buy
Parenting
Bedtime Routines for Children
A calm, step-by-step bedtime for children aged about 1 to 11, with a picture routine chart, a sleep diary and ready-made calm scripts.
£14.99Buy
Parenting
Screen Time and Family Life
Realistic screen rules for the whole family, with an honest audit, a media agreement everyone signs and screen-free ideas.
£14.99Buy
Parenting
Parenting After Separation
Keep children at the centre after separation, with a co-parenting plan, a handover checklist, message scripts and UK support links.
£17.99Buy
Which parenting course fits your family
- Toddlers aged 1 to 4: start with Understanding Toddler Behaviour, then add Handling Toddler Tantrums if meltdowns are the main issue.
- Big feelings from about 2 to 12: Helping Children Manage Emotions teaches emotion coaching and calm-down skills.
- Bedtime battles: Bedtime Routines for Children builds a step-by-step routine with a picture chart.
- Screens: Screen Time and Family Life helps you agree family rules that protect sleep, meals and play.
- Separated families: Parenting After Separation covers co-parenting plans, handovers and communication with the other parent.
What the parenting tools do
- ABC behaviour diary and tantrum tracker: note what happened before, during and after, so triggers stand out over a week or two.
- Feelings chart and calm-down corner checklist: give children a way to name emotions and a place to settle.
- In-the-moment response cards and emotion coaching scripts: words to reach for when you are under pressure.
- Picture bedtime chart and child sleep diary: a routine your child can follow step by step.
- Family media agreement and co-parenting plan: written agreements everyone can see and refer back to.
When to ask for more support
Talk to your health visitor, GP or school nurse if:
- your child's behaviour is getting worse over several months, or is putting them or others at risk
- you have concerns about their speech, development, hearing or sleep
- you feel you cannot cope, or your own mood has been low for more than two weeks
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999. If you are worried that a child is being harmed, contact your local council's children's services or the NSPCC.
Parenting courses: your questions
What ages do the parenting courses cover?
Most focus on children aged about 1 to 12. The screen time course runs up to about 16, and the separation course applies to children of any age.
Do the courses assess my child's development?
No. The courses do not assess or diagnose. If you are worried about development, speech or behaviour, your health visitor, GP or school can arrange the right checks.
Can grandparents or childminders use the same approach?
Yes, and consistency between the adults in a child's life matters. The scripts and charts can be printed and shared with anyone who looks after your child.
How soon will things change at home?
Every family is different, and most strategies need steady practice over several weeks. The trackers help you notice small shifts that are easy to miss day to day.
Is smacking against the law in the UK?
Physical punishment of children is illegal in Scotland and Wales. In England and Northern Ireland the law is different, but NHS advice is to avoid it, and none of the courses use it.
Are the courses suitable if my child has additional needs?
The strategies are general and many families adapt them. Children with special educational needs or disabilities often benefit from specialist support through the GP or school.
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Try one new response tonight
Open the course that matches today's hardest moment and use its first script or chart before bedtime.