Therapeutic
Parenting
About Therapeutic Parenting
Therapeutic parenting is for those parents wishing to learn more about how to support their child at home. The parents will work with a therapist who will develop their understanding of their child’s needs, as well as, covering the principles of therapeutic parenting. Therapeutic parenting works well for children who have experienced early trauma, but it effective with all children.
‘Therapeutic Parenting is a nurturing parenting style developed from consistent, empathic, insightful connected responses to a child’s distress and behaviours, allowing the child to begin to self-regulate and develop an understanding of their behaviours, and ultimately form secure attachments and minimise the impact of childhood trauma.
Therapeutic Parenting differs from ‘Traditional Parenting’ in that it does not use time out/any form of corporal punishment, shame the child, use reward charts, or expect the child to self-regulate or feel empathy and remorse.’