Parent webinars
Get ready to be inspired, empowered and equipped with the knowledge to be the best parent you can be…
At Parentkind, we support everyone in a parenting role. And let’s face it, that’s a challenging job. Tackling a wide range of topics, our webinars are designed to share insight on how you can support your child with a wide range of learning and life experiences, strengthen your understanding of education and school life, and foster solid parent-child relationships along the way.
During these interactive webinars, you’ll be able to engage with our experts, ask questions and connect with others on a similar journey — we believe in the power of community and the strength of sharing experiences and learning together.
Browse our webinars
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Do you worry about your child having a smartphone and the impact it could have on them? If so, this insightful and thought-provoking webinar is for you. Aimed at supporting parents and carers to navigate the increasingly concerning issue of children and smartphone usage, it provides tonnes of advice, guidance and up-to-date research on the topic. You’ll establish what works best for you and your child, learn the impacts of smartphone use on children in 2024, how to set boundaries, negotiate usage as well as be a parent smartphone role model. You’ll also learn about smart phone alternatives. Please note that this session is balanced. It covers various angles and look at the pros and cons of various options (e.g. smartphone bans, monitored use) so that you leave more informed and are more confident in the choices you make for your child.
- Date: 19/11/2024
- Time: 7.30 — 8.30pm
- Location: Zoom (online)
- Facilitator: Matthew Carlton, Shine Workplace Wellbeing
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Back by popular demand, this webinar introduces parents to the concept of metacognition (being aware of your own thoughts), why it’s so important for successful learning, and what can be done at home to kickstart the development of it in your children. Without having to be familiar with the curriculum or understanding modern teaching methods, you’ll be able to have an impact on what your child can achieve in school using 18 simple ideas for changing the way you communicate with your child.
- Date: 18/09/2024
- Time: 7.30 — 8.30pm
- Location: Zoom (online)
- Facilitator: Liz Keable
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Do you have an autistic child that has just started secondary school and are wondering how best to navigate this important transition? In this webinar, an expert facilitator from Beyond Autism looks at transitions and changes as major causes of distress for autistic individuals, as well as support strategies to reduce these stresses. These include a discussion into person-centred planning and how schools, families and professionals can make the transition from Year 6 into Year 7 more manageable.
- Time: 7.30 — 8.30pm
- Date: 24/09/2024
- Location: Zoom (online)
- Facilitator: Carrie Caceres-Taguiang, Beyond Autism
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Former primary school teacher and experienced tutor, Lisa McLeod, explores some of the common friendship challenges facing children as they begin their journey through primary school. You will discover how to support your child as they learn to socialise and meet new children and adults, all while gaining independence. You will be reassured of how to deal with feelings of vulnerability and seeming different. You’ll also receive practical guidance on how to handle the pressure to compete and compare. Finally, the foundations will be laid for you and your child to feel secure in their reception year as they adjust to those around them.
- Date: 03/10/2024
- Time: 12.30 — 1.30pm
- Location: Zoom (online)
- Facilitator: Lisa McLeod
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Join us for this empowering online workshop with Jennifer Wyman from Bridge the Gap Child Mental Health. Designed for parents and carers, it covers essential strategies for understanding, managing, and reducing anxiety in children. You’ll come away equipped with the tools and knowledge you need to support anxious children effectively.
- Date: 09/10/2024
- Time: 7.30 — 8.30pm
- Location: Zoom (online)
- Facilitator: Jennifer Wyman, Bridge the Gap
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Bullying and how to address it when it happens can be a worrying topic for many parents. This webinar supports parents to have a better understanding of bullying so they can have more confidence in this area. During this session, led by Parenting Focus, you will learn more about the various forms of bullying, the effects it can have, as well as look at ways you can help your child. Please note that when you select ‘book now’ you will be taken to an Eventbrite booking page.
- Date: 15/10/2024
- Time: 7.00 — 8.00pm
- Location: Zoom (online)
- Facilitator: Parenting Focus
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Being a parent of an ADHD child can be like a rollercoaster sometimes. This particular brand of neurodivergence can be unpredictable at times. But with the right strategies and understanding, parents will share a bond with fiercely loyal and wonderfully fantastic children. Trained psychotherapist and parent coach, Gwen Jones, talks about how ADHD can manifest in children and how particular quirks may affect mental health. She also talks about advocacy and being neurodivergent affirmative in parenting. By the end of the webinar, you’ll have a better understanding of ADHD and how to help your child to love and accept their differences in a way that builds self-esteem.
- Date: 22/10/2024
- Time: 7.30 — 8.30pm
- Location: Zoom (online)
- Facilitator: Gwendolyn Jones, Educating Matters
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Former teacher and mentor, Lisa McLeod, explores some of the common fears and misconceptions held by many parents when it comes to teaching primary maths. You’ll learn about popular teaching approaches and methods used in the classroom, how the use of physical objects and pictures are as valid as symbols and digits, and generally feel more secure in your understanding of Key Stage 2 maths.
- Date: 08/11/2024
- Time: 12.30 — 1.30pm
- Location: Zoom (online)
- Facilitator: Lisa McLeod
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Do you struggle to introduce fruit and vegetables to your child? Do you worry about vitamin deficiencies as a result? Back running this popular webinar for a second time, passionate nutrition educator and author, Jenny Tschiesche, will help you understand why fussy eating exists and how to address it with simple, practical steps.
- Date: 15/11/2024
- Time: 12.30 — 1.30pm
- Location: Zoom (online)
- Facilitator: Jenny Tschiesche
Book a webinar
To book a place, select your child’s school by searching for the postcode below and you’ll be directed to the webinar registration form.
Top questions
If you’ve got a query about our webinars or how we can support parents further, feel free to contact us.
Yes, the webinars are free to attend for everyone – you don’t have to be a parent of a Parentkind PTA member school.
You sign-up via this page on the website. Fill in the fields, selecting your school and you will then be taken to the registration form in Zoom to complete the sign-up.
Only parents selecting PTA member schools will be able to complete the sign-up.
It may be that the webinar you are trying to sign-up for is fully booked. We have had to cap the numbers for sessions in order to make them feasible to facilitate. If you’d like to be added to a waiting list for a particular webinar, please email [email protected]
The parent webinar page is on our website and doesn’t require a PTA login or any kind of account. Anyone can access the page.
The webinars won’t be recorded, so there is no option for parents to receive a recording after the event. We encourage attendance on the day to make for an interactive session.
We are in the process of booking a few additional parent webinars with a partner organisation. These will be run on weekday mornings and the dates are still to be confirmed.
Please email the team at Parentkind on [email protected].
No, you don’t have to have your camera on, although, if you can, we encourage it as this makes for a more interactive experience.
Absolutely! Download our parent webinars toolkit which gives you ready-made social media and newsletter posts and emails to parents and school leaders.
No, we don’t share the facilitator’s slides but we do share useful links in a follow-up email after the webinar.
