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The Parenting Apart Programme

We help and support parents when they need it the most

Conducting Parental Training

Parenting is a full time job and demands skill to address the psychological and social needs of children.We provide flexible and case based parenting skill training for individuals and particular groups of parents.
 

Our Services

Consulting

We have over 30 years of experience on parenting. We are one of the very few professionals who are providing consultancy service on child upbringing by engaging parents. We strive to give confidence to parents .

Analytics

ACT is currently engaged in giving parenting skill training, individual and group consultation and training for children and parents. So far 300 persons have been served.

Training

We use our own experience as parents. We have ample reading materials to supplement the training with written books on better parenting in Ethiopia.

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Individual Consulting For Children

Alongside supporting parents, we also reassure the children are involved in the process by providing child friendly environment and carry out therapeutic service.We provide life skills and counseling service for youth and children and we give counseling service for individuals with psychological and social problems.Related with child counseling our services are developmental delay in speech, language, or toilet training, learning or attention problems (such as ADHD), behavioral problems (such as excessive anger, acting out, bed wetting or eating disorders),a significant drop in grades, particularly if your child normally maintains high grades, episodes of sadness, tearfulness, or depression, social withdrawal or isolation, being the victim of bullying or bullying other children, decreased interest in previously enjoyed activities, overly aggressive behavior (such as biting, kicking, or hitting), sudden changes in appetite (particularly in adolescents),insomnia or increased sleepiness, excessive school absenteeism or tardiness, mood swings (e.g., happy one minute,upset the next), development of or an increase in physical complaints (such as headache,stomachache, or not feeling well) despite a normal physical exam by your doctor, management of a serious, acute, or chronic illness, signs of alcohol, drug, or other substance use (such as solvents or prescription drug abuse), problems in transitions (following separation, divorce, or relocation), bereavement issues, custody evaluations, therapy following sexual, physical, or emotional abuse or other traumatic events and etc.

We don't operate from a business plan. We operate from the heart.

Reassuring children that parents are communicating and agreeing to a Parent Working Agreement

Individual Consulting For Parents

When parents deal with difficult experiences, it is often hard to help their children andthemselves. We facilitate individually tailored family consultation and /or coaching sessions tohelp them take time and consider what is happening, how the situation might be from the child’spoint of view and think about how best they can manage different situations. We work withparents to smoothly communicate with children in difficult times.