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We are currently updating our administration and distribution arrangements for Seasons for Growth across the United Kingdom.

For enquiries relating to Scotland, please contact vicky.greenwood@mackillop.org.au.

For enquiries relating to England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, and Barbados, please contact nicola.guy@mackillop.org.au.

Practitioners can continue to place resource orders by logging in to their account through this website.

Thank you for your patience and continued support while these arrangements are finalised. We will provide further updates as information becomes available.
Seasons for Growth

Parent Programme

Fact Sheet – Parent Programme Please click to download.

When major change or loss occurs in families, parents’ concerns are often framed around important questions such as:

  • How do I talk with my child about what’s happened?
  • What kind of reaction might I expect from my child?
  • What can I do to support my child?
  • Does it matter if my child sees me upset?
  • How will I know what my child wants or needs?
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The Seasons for Growth Parent Programme has been developed to help answer some of these questions.

It provides an opportunity for parents to better understand the experience of death, separation and divorce from a child’s perspective. The programme draws on evidence about what children experience and need to help them transition well through family change.

Facilitated by a trained Seasons for Growth Companion, the distinctive child-centred approach provides emotional space and a non-judgemental environment for parents to share, discuss and learn ideas and strategies to support their children.

The Seasons for Growth Parent Programme has two separate components:

  • Supporting your child following separation and divorce (1 x 4 hour or 2 x 2 hour sessions)
  • Supporting your child following the death of someone they love (1 x 2 hour session)

Parents will have the opportunity to learn about:

  • Children’s reactions – ages, stages and other important considerations regarding ways your children may react and cope.
  • The Seasons for Growth approach to understanding and managing change, loss and grief.
  • How you can help your child – identifying what you can do or change and acknowledging what you can’t.
  • Communicating with your child – building a warm relationship, talking, listening and finding out from your child what s/he needs.
  • Caring for yourself – what you might need in order to provide positive parenting during these difficult times.

A further one day training for Companions is required in order to deliver the programme. For further information please see the Training Calendar or contact Seasons Admin

For parents/carers interested in attending please contact you child’s school to see if they have a trained Companion able to deliver the programmes.

Contact us today

If you would like to know more about our Parent Programme please get in touch by emailing us  or visiting our contact page.