Life Skills Courses
Enhancing Life Skills at Amber Family
Life Skills Courses for parents at Amber Family aim to equip individuals with the skills and knowledge to offer their children the best start in life.
Our in-house learning and development team develops and facilitates courses, and each session's content is based on the most up-to-date NHS guidelines and/or relevant evidence-based research.
Each topic is covered in a session lasting up to an hour and a half and is designed to provide the basic knowledge that we believe all parents, whether they are first-time parents or not, need to keep their child(ren) safe, healthy and happy.
Our training team can provide these courses within the Amber Family settings on a 1:1 basis or as part of a group session, depending on the individual's needs. They have experience providing these courses to individuals with various backgrounds and cognitive abilities; we strive to make these courses accessible to all.
All parents undertaking the courses are offered several resources and signposted to appropriate agencies that can offer more in-depth support if required.
Life Skills: Attachment and Importance of Play
The course explores how secure attachment forms the cornerstone of a child's emotional and social well-being and addresses the potential short—and long-term effects of insecure attachment. It provides parents with insight into their child's brain development and techniques designed to support healthy brain development and establish a strong foundation for lifelong learning and emotional resilience.
Life Skills: Baby Safe
This course is completed with Amber Family’s parents within 48 hours of beginning their placement. Baby Safe covers the basic skills an individual needs to meet their child’s needs safely, including feeding, bathing, nappy changing, sterilising, and more.
Life Skills: Childhood Illnesses
This course is based heavily on the NHS guidelines. It explains in detail some of the common illnesses and ailments that babies and children can suffer from and the common symptoms to look out for, including colic, reflux, sticky eye, conjunctivitis, cradle cap, etc.
Life Skills: Managing a Home
The course covers the importance of cleanliness and home care. It identifies common hazards around the home and provides an overview of budgeting, avoiding and managing debt.
Life Skills: Mental Health and Well-being
This course discusses the impact of mental health and the links to drug use, alcohol and bullying. It helps with understanding emotions and feelings of guilt and the benefits of routine and sleep.
Life Skills: Physical Health
This course looks at units of alcohol, consumption levels and its effects. It explains the different drugs and identifies myths around drug use. Sexual health and consent are discussed, as are the myths around fertility.
Life Skills: Relationships
The course discusses relationships, who can be in them, and how to manage conflict to help encourage healthy, happy relationships. It also includes the effects of social media, online dating, and internet safety.
Life Skills: Cooking and a Balanced Diet
The course explains a balanced diet and its benefits. It includes weaning and food safety for babies, as well as the different food groups and allergies. The importance of kitchen safety is also covered.
Life Skills: Safety and Protection
This course helps parents to recognise types of neglect and abuse and their effects; identifies potential risks to a child’s safety, both intentional or unintentional; explains abusive head trauma; and discusses safe ways to cope with a crying child.
