The Incredible Years Parenting Groups Service in Islington

What is it?

Local Services

Service Info

Parenting groups for parents of toddlers and young children.
Use an evidence-based approach.
Improve parent-child relationships and increase parental confidence.

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Published: 03/05/24

The Early Years Parenting Groups Service runs Incredible Years parenting groups for parents of toddlers and young children, in Islington Children’s Centres.

CAMHS clinicians run the groups together with Bright Start Islington, Family Engagement Workers. The Toddler Parenting Group is for parents with children 1-3 years of age. The Early Childhood group is for parents with children 3-6 years of age.

Incredible Years parenting groups are Evidence Based Groups. The groups have been shown to help families by improving parent-child relationships, increasing parental confidence, improving parental knowledge of child development and developing positive parenting skills.

Who are the groups for?
Incredible Years Groups are for parents and carers of children aged 1-10 years. There are three groups depending on your child’s age:
Incredible Years Toddler: Parents of children aged 1-3
Incredible Years Early Childhood: Parents of children aged 3-6
Incredible Years School age: Parents of children aged 6-10
Incredible Years Groups are for parents and carers who want to:
Improve their child’s behaviour
Learn more about what behaviours are normal for children
Meet other parents
Learn parenting skills
Feel more confident as a parent
Feel less stressed about parenting
Who are the groups run by?

The group is run by either a Family Support Worker or Family Engagement Worker and a CAMHS Clinician from Islington CAMHS. Both facilitators are experienced in running groups and helping families.
About Incredible Years
Programme aims:
Promote children’s all round development (social, emotional, language & behaviour)
Support parents’ developing effective parenting strategies
Increase parents’ support networks
Strengthen parents and children’s relationships
Provide a safe, non-judgemental space to think about and share ideas with other parents
Topics
Parental attention and child directed play (promoting positive relationships)
Child-directed coaching
Social and emotional coaching
Praise and encouragement
Rewards & Incentives
Rules & Routines
Effective Limit Setting
Handling misbehaviour
About the group
About the group:
The group will run for 13 or 14 weeks, term time only, at the same time each week
There will be a maximum of 12 parents in the group
Before the group:
A group facilitator will contact you to think about whether the Incredible Years Group would be suitable.
During the group:
Each week we will focus on a topic, using a mixture of group discussion, watching DVD’s of parents with their children and role playing ourselves
There will be a home task each week to practice the strategies
The facilitators will call you in the middle of the week to check how you are getting on and whether you have any questions about the material covered in the group
As the group goes on, when you know one another a little more, we will encourage you to also make calls to a ‘buddy’ to help support each other.
How can I find out more?

To register your interest you can contact CAMHS on 0203 316 1824 or talk to a Family Support Worker at Families First or Family Engagement Worker at your local children’s centre.