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We are a Parenting Consultancy delivering courses, workshops and one-to-one sessions to parents

05/11/2025

With you Wednesday

Is parenting feeling overwhelming? Are you looking for support in one specific area? Would a reset help your family unit? Is your toolbox feeling depleted? Would an alternative perspective be helpful?

Parenting is hard work. What’s more, we are not given any training or the chance of a trial run. We know this – we’ve been there – as both parents and teachers! What we also know, without question, is that with support, parents thrive. They are the parents their child needs. Getting the appropriate support however, can be the difference between surviving and thriving.

So, whatever support looks like for you, whatever stage you are on in your parenting journey, we want you to know that The Parent Collaborative is here for you. We are not here to tell you what you must do. Our promise to you is that we will work with you, to find a way through.

15/10/2025

With you Wednesday⁠
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On , we like to remind parents that we are here for them. Here to listen, here to support, here to empower them to parent in the way that is right for their unique family unit. ⁠
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Sadly, sometimes parents come to the decision that they can no longer stay together. No-one ever takes a decision such as this lightly. It is a time of huge upheaval for a family, and huge emotional turmoil. However, it is also a time when if parents are supported to continue to put their children at the centre of decision making, rather than in the middle of parental conflict, a child’s pain, confusion and distress can be reduced.⁠
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One of our most important aims at The Parent Collaborative is helping parents construct a scaffold around key interconnecting cornerstones. Post separation, and looking to parent apart, but still as a team, is an area that we help parents to navigate. The family unit now looks different but families aren’t “broken”. We can help parents to construct a working framework for them and their children in this new landscape.⁠
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We have recently been talking with This is a company that is deeply committed to working with families to avoid acrimony, and to finding solutions to a family’s issues without, wherever possible, entering a courtroom. We would urge parents looking for a compassionate, child-
centred way to work through the end of a relationship, to check them out over at www.bathfamilylaw.co.uk or give them a call on (01225) 941222.⁠
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Our latest downloadable resource on helping to support children navigating a Separation or Divorce can be found over on our website - https://www.theparentcollaborative.co.uk/everyday-parenting
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03/10/2025

Fun Friday

It’s nearly the weekend🤗

It’s not about saving fun up just for the two days when we are not at work, let’s remember the power of “Hunting the good stuff” as often as possible. Children have a natural drive to find fun and a natural way of being “in the moment” whenever they are - - snot and all😂

Here’s to us, as adults, remembering this powerfully simple way of being. Happy weekend everyone🤩

01/10/2025

With you Wednesday⁠
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As you may have noticed (or not😂), we have changed things up a bit here, in the way we approach what we post. Having written weekly topics on parenting issues for the past 5 years, we felt it would be helpful to collate that information, and put it up on our website in downloadable form. So, that is what we are slowly trying to do! (Min joining us at TPC has provided the much-needed knowledge and skillset to set the ball rolling with this!)⁠
Please know that we are, as always, still working with parents on a 1:1 in person basis in Bath, as well as remotely. ⁠
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When we talk about the way we work with parents, there is often a certain amount of confusion as to what the “work” looks like in reality. Our stated aim is to “Support parents, so they can support their children”. This means that we work with parents to find a framework, a scaffolding, on which they can hang their own, unique family tapestry. ⁠

We will not tell parents that we are experts in their children and hand over a one-size fits all way to parent – parents are the experts in their children. What we promise is that we will actively listen to what is going on for a family. This could be anything – from looking to understand a child’s behaviour, trying to navigate life post a break up, friendship issues, through to wanting help with implementing boundaries and limits. ⁠
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If you are looking for any type of parenting support, please know we are here. It’s . So here’s sending you a reminder that there is no issue too big or too small – and after 25+ years of teaching, probably no issue that we haven’t spoken with parents about before🥰⁠
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Oh and just to clarify. TPC is made up of me, (Reb) and Min - my daughter and mother of Maggs. Strudel is the 4 month old working cocker spaniel who I am unable at present to bring to Bath due to being a tad wild🤪⁠
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01/09/2025

The beginning of September marks the beginning of the new school year.

Many children will be returning to school. Some starting school for the first time, some moving up to a new class, others moving from primary school to a senior school. Other children will be staying at home, some to be homeschooled, others because they can't go to school.

We are hoping that, Instead of the typical "Back to School well wishes" for a good term, it is more inclusive to wish all children a positive school year. One which sees as many children as possible flourishing in their learning, alongside reaching their full, unique potential - whatever that potential may be.

26/08/2025

The August Bank Holiday has come and gone and it feels like the start of getting ready for school "proper" has begun.

The Start of school or Back to school will feel different for all parents (and all children).

We thought it may be helpful for parents to have a few Practical Tips to help them and their children navigate this time which is why we have put them up on our website. Check out Practical support for Starting school over on:

https://www.theparentcollaborative.co.uk

22/08/2025

Ordinarily I would have my school hat on at this point in the holidays. This year however, it’s my turn – from the other side of the fence. A first-time Mum sending her toddler off.

We visited the setting where we hoped our daughter would attend Nursery, what feels like a lifetime ago! My first and overwhelming observation was how wonderfully the teachers spoke to the children. There was respect, there was love, there was laughter and joy. There were also boundaries and fairness, and the children all seemed happy.

As a teacher we used to spend so much of our time discussing new activities and things we could do with the children. Friday afternoons were spent talking about the children’s progress, areas we could improve on to enable a specific child’s learning. But as a new mum, my priority was a nurturing and loving environment, with people who would allow her to be herself and above all somewhere where she felt safe and happy.

So, fast forward a year and a half and we were going back to the Nursery.
Without any doubt I was feeling slightly anxious. Would it be how I remembered it? Knowing her as we do now, would it still the right fit for her? I needn't have worried!

I just don’t think I realised quite how bittersweet I would find it all. Our whole Nursery experience has been so positive in the build up to her starting, and Mags seems to be taking it in her stride. I just can’t believe how much I miss her even if it’s only for a few hours. The house it too tidy, too quiet and when I go to show her things and she’s not there, it breaks my heart a little bit. It’s the whole side I didn’t see or really appreciate when I was on the other side of the door at school. But then comes the joy when I pick her up and she is tired and messy and I remember just how special settings can be. I remember the magic of being with a group of children, all the learning, laughter and progress these amazing little children make. I know firsthand just how much children love going to Nursery and what a positive experience it can be for them.

And that is what I need to hold on to when, as it turns out, Mags starting Nursery is far more a “me” issue than I had imagined!

20/08/2025

Head over to www.theparentcollaborative.co.uk/blog to read our latest blog on School Readiness.

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We are an ‘Early Years’ consultancy helping parents to promote good mental health and resilience in their children.

Our goal is to support parents and families as they navigate the sometimes choppy waters of parenthood. We also deliver workshops and training in conjunction with parents, teachers and local organisations.