Twelve people took part in this excellent 4-week course which finished at the beginning of February. It was run by Ann Parrack and Lucy Smith from Accord, which is part of the Diocese of Gloucester's Ministry & Mission resources. The course really did make us look again at how we relate to our children and encouraged us to consider using some different skills to help us find our way (less stressfully) through the parenting minefield!
We laughed together, commiserated with one another and found that much of what we were advised to do really does seem to work! If there is enough interest, we hope to run the course again. We also intend to invite Accord back to run 'Coping with Teenagers', so if this applies to you, look out for further details.
These courses are run by Christians, on Church property, but are very appropriate for any parent - Christian or non-Christian. These are the sort of courses we should be bringing our non-church friends to as part of our Christian witness. Parenting is a serious and vital issue for our modern society and the Church should be giving the lead in supporting all parents.
Fr. Michael
