Supporting a child also means supporting their family. Many parents feel out of step with what school expects, sometimes helpless or sidelined. We offer them two formats: themed workshops and a course about schooling.
Themed workshops
These workshops aim to develop the psychosocial skills of parents and children. Each workshop lasts 3 hours and runs in four stages: participants’ views and unpacking common assumptions; a presentation of the topic based on theory and evidence; role-play; then new habits to adopt. The playful approach lets everyone engage with the topic without feeling judged.
During the workshops, children are looked after by our civic-service volunteers, so that parents can make the most of the session.
- Screen overexposure and its cognitive impact.
- Dyslexia and other ‘dys’ disorders: understanding them to better support them at home.
- Non-violent communication.
- How can I help my child succeed?
- Autism spectrum disorders: what are we talking about?
The ‘How can I help my child succeed?’ course
The aim is not to turn parents into teachers, but to help them better understand their child’s needs, give them simple landmarks and encourage attitudes that support learning, independence and well-being. The approach is concrete, interactive and free of blame.
- Understanding what being a student means and how school works, starting from parents’ own school memories.
- How does my child learn? Attention, memory, comprehension, executive functions.
- Understanding barriers to learning, without making a diagnosis.
- Supporting homework without doing it for your child.
- Confidence, emotions, motivation and valuing effort.
Role-play is central: doing a task with a deliberately complicated instruction, memorising under pressure, working with distractions… Parents feel what their child goes through, and see some of their child’s behaviour in a new light.
A typical course session
- 1
Welcome and feedback
A success, a difficulty or a question since the last session.
- 2
Trigger situation
A game or experiment to step into your child’s shoes.
- 3
Accessible input
A short explanation of what is at play: attention, memory, emotions, motivation…
- 4
Practice
Parents try out tools and analyse situations together.
- 5
Taking it home
A few simple strategies to try in everyday life.
Assessment is not about parents’ academic skills: a self-assessment at the start and end measures how their understanding and sense of competence have changed. The goal is for each parent to leave with a better understanding of their child and a toolbox to support them more calmly.