Family Learning Team, Aberdeen City Council
Family Learning encourages family members to learn, play and develop as a family with a focus on improving everyone's quality of life. Activities and support can be specifically tailored to enable parents to learn how to support their child/children's unique needs.
What do we do?
The Family Learning team work in partnership with schools and other agencies, on a one to one or small group basis, to support families in bringing up their children. Primarily with home visits and short courses which are informal and can be held in the community.
Courses include:
- Understanding Emotions
- Confidence and Assertiveness
- ASN Drop in's
- Understanding Anxiety
- Digital Awareness for Parents
- Sleep
- Self Care in the outdoors
- Outdoor learning activities
- Literacy and numeracy for parents
- Dad's projects
The team also organise fun days and play sessions during the school holidays. Look out for details of our events on Eventbrite and Facebook @FamilyLearningAberdeen.
One to one support is generally in the home or local community and examples of topics covered are:
- Setting boundaries and being consistent
- Sleep routines
- Building confidence in parenting skills
- Effective communication between parents and children
- Supporting parents to help their child with homework
- Providing advice on play and how a child develops
- Increasing parents' self esteem and giving support allowing them to attend further learning opportunities
- Giving clear, honest advice and guidance on a range of services
- Support with budgeting
- Looking after yourself
Family learning also offer free one to one counselling for anyone over 18. Contact familylearning@aberdeencity.gov.uk for a referral.
Advice and Guidance
If there is something else you would like to learn, please don't hesitate to contact us. If we can't do it, we will find someone who can. Remember its never too late to learn.
We all need support from time to time and its important we get it. Being a parent is a tough job, so if you are looking for extra support please let us know. We work in partnership with other agencies and we can find the support you need. Just get in touch.
We also accept referrals from health visitors, school staff and other agencies.
Contact us by email: familylearning@aberdeencity.gov.uk