Positive Parenting Programme

This programme was developed by staff at Polmont who received a Butler Trust Award in recognition of their contribution towards encouraging effective care for offenders.

The course is highly interactive and is structured in such a way as to focus on the responsibilities of Young Offenders as fathers and to build stronger links with their partners.

The parenting course is run over 7 sessions totalling 36 hours

Topics covered in the programme include:

*  Raise awareness of childbirth via video footage

*  Highlight the needs of young children.

*  The role of parents in the family.

*  Record young father’s story telling from children’s books

*  Health and safety

*  First aid

*  Promote effective communication skills.

*  Impact of offending on the family unit