What is Triple P?
Triple P is a Positive Parenting Program that promotes good communication and strong relationships between parents and children.

This positive approach to parenting helps parents promote their children’s development and manage their children’s behaviour in a constructive and caring way.

Triple P helps parents recognise causes of common child behaviour problems and encourage desirable behaviour in their children.

There are five key principles of positive parenting:
• ensuring a safe, interesting environment where children can explore, experiment and develop their skills
• creating a positive learning environment by being available when children need help, care or attention
• using assertive discipline by being consistent and acting quickly when children misbehave
• having realistic expectations for children and for yourself as a parent
• taking care of yourself as a parent and ensuring personal needs are met.

What does Triple P offer?
Triple P offers suggestions and ideas to help parents:

• build positive relationships with their children
• praise and encourage behaviour they like
• teach children new skills
• set rules and give instructions their children will follow
• respond to misbehaviour immediately, consistently and decisively
• use discipline strategies that work
• take care of themselves as parents

A variety of programs are available, depending on parents’ and children’s needs.
There are also parenting videos, tip sheets, workbooks and other helpful materials available. There is no one right way to be a parent, but Triple P offers information, support and practical answers to everyday parenting concerns.

For more information contact Nicola Disability Support Co-ordinator on 07827944734 or Karen Development Worker on 07825081965