Mellow Parenting

30/03/2026

We’re delighted to share that Mellow Parenting has once again achieved the Charity Excellence Quality Mark!

This recognition reflects our commitment to delivering high-quality, evidence-based and trauma-informed support for families, and to continually improving the way we work.

Most importantly, it means families can trust that the support they receive from Mellow is safe, high-quality, and focused on helping parents and children thrive together.

26/03/2026

Whoosh! 📧 This month's Mellow Mail has reached your inbox!

Check for the latest updates on all things Mellow, what we've been up to in March, and what's coming next! 🤩

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25/03/2026

We’re incredibly grateful to the mums, children, and Mellow Parenting practitioners at Burnfoot Early Years Centre for sharing their Mellow Mums group journey with us. This week marks their halfway point, and it’s been wonderful to see some of their journey through pictures.

This is what partnering with parents should look like, fun, laughter, working together, enjoyment, with parents recognised and celebrated as the experts in their own families and journeys.

Enjoy the coming sessions everyone ❤️

24/03/2026

This month, we delivered another Mellow Ability training, this time in Glasgow!

The trainees included early years staff from nurseries and primary schools who are doing incredible work every day to support parents and children. It’s inspiring to see such strong commitment to helping children with additional support needs and their families thrive.

The group enjoyed practising how to help parents use their values to stay grounded when feeling overwhelmed and firing up the “chemicals” activity exploring our three emotional systems: threat, drive and soothe.

We’re excited to see the impact these Practitioners will have as they begin delivering Mellow Ability in their communities!

23/03/2026

After a few weeks of planning and our initial meeting with the young people in Govan to introduce Mellow for Young People and invite them to attend, Lucía and Stewart were delighted to deliver Session 1 at Govan High School!

This is a group we have been planning for some time, and we’re excited to be working in partnership with Govan High School to deliver it. The programme will benefit young people who live in our community, Govan in Glasgow, where Mellow HQ has been based since 2006.

As you will see from the pictures, these young people are very creative and have written and drawn their hopes and fears about taking part in the group, as well as the ideas that form their group agreement. It’s clear the local Greggs (other food outlets are available 🤣) is a hit with the young people at lunchtime!

20/03/2026

As the crescent moon is sighted and homes fill with the joy of celebration, all of us at Mellow wish you a peaceful and blessed Eid. 🌙✨

To the parents who have journeyed through Ramadan while caring for little ones, to the children delighting in family traditions, and to the communities coming together in generosity and gratitude, we hope your day is filled with love, laughter, and togetherness. 🫂

Eid Mubarak from all of us at Mellow. 💛

17/03/2026

Accreditation allows our Mellow Practitioners to deliver interventions to the best and highest standards, verified by us through the process of Reflective Coaching and Evaluation.

Hear from one of our Practitioners in London, who was recently awarded Accreditation for delivering our Going Mellow programme:
“With much appreciation, thank you for the accreditation. Mellow is one of my favourite programmes, and I am looking forward to starting my third programme with Haringey next week. In fact, I have carried out four home visits thus far for the programme with another three tomorrow and next week. Thank you once again, there is a high demand out there for programmes like Mellow for dads.”

As an Accredited Practitioner, you are effectively an advocate for Mellow and can take advantage of exclusive benefits.
🌟 FREE ACCESS to Exclusive Events
🌟 10% OFF Updated Participants’ Journals
🌟 10% OFF Updated Programme Manuals
🌟 15% OFF Trainings
🌟 50% OFF Ticketed Events*

Start your journey towards Accreditation by requesting your Reflective Consultation today: https://www.mellowparenting.org/reflective-consultation/

*Subject to terms and conditions.

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13/03/2026

What amazing feedback Home-Start North East Aberdeenshire has received, well done to them! The parents they are working alongside clearly had such a great experience during the taster session they provided 👏

Taster and introductory coffee mornings are a great way to start the delivery of your Mellow group, giving parents a valuable and gentle introduction to the group and the other participants.

This Friday we have some lovely feedback from parents who have attending a Mellow Parenting taster session!

13/03/2026

Are you a Mellow Trainer? 📢

The Spring 2026 edition of your biannual round-up is here! 🌸

Check your inbox to gain useful insights from Mellow and learn more about exciting news and upcoming events.

10/03/2026

Are you a Mellow Practitioner? 📢

Win FREE Participant’s Journals for your next group! 🤩 Enter our Share Your Story Monthly Draw by submitting an update about your group to be featured across Mellow’s channels and on Mellow Mail's Story of Change.

What can you share?
💭 A short statement about your group, a Practitioner reflection, or a thought from a participant.
📷 We’d also love to see photos from your activities, group set ups, and end-of-programme celebrations!

How can you share it?
📲 Post your update on social media, and be sure to tag us and share it with us to feature it on our channels and add you to the draw.
📩 Alternatively, you can email your update and photos for us to share with the subject “Story of Change” to manuel@mellowparenting.org

If what you'd like to feature does not quite fit the criteria above, we'd still love to hear your thoughts! Get in touch with Manuel at manuel@mellowparenting.org - he'll be happy to answer any questions you may have!

Information is correct at time of publication and can be subject to change.

06/03/2026

Another Mellow for Young People group being delivered by the team at Fife Gingerbread. We have enjoyed seeing some of the pictures from their groups over the last couple of years. The session looks like a really creative one. Looking forward to hearing more about how their first mixed young people’s group goes.