Togetherness: Free online courses to help you understand your child
Last edited: 20/12/2022

These online courses support emotional wellbeing for grown-ups and children. With resources on brain development, emotional health and parenting, Togetherness can help you build healthier relationships and happier lives.
Created by NHS clinical psychologists, alongside practitioners and parents, these online journeys will help you and your family better understand and manage your emotional health in daily life.
Families can register for a free account with the access code ‘Invicta’. Courses can be completed at an individual’s own pace. We really want to hear from you if you need our help or are feeling worried about anything.
- Understanding pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby: For anyone who is expecting a baby including friends and family. There is a course for female same-sex couples too.
 - Understanding your baby: For anyone caring for a baby from birth to six-months-old. There are courses for parents caring for a preterm or sick baby in hospital.
 - Understanding your child from toddler to teenager: For anyone caring for a child from six months to 19 years plus.
 - Understanding your child with additional needs.
 - Moving up to secondary school for children with additional needs: Parents can use the ideas and techniques to help better understand their child, their emotions and how to help them process or manage them.
 - Understanding your child's feelings (a taster course)
 - Understanding your child's mental health and wellbeing
 - Understanding the impact of the pandemic on your teenager: Helps you understand how the COVID pandemic may have affected your teenager emotionally. It may take you about 20 minutes to complete.
 - Understanding your teenager's brain: for anyone caring for a teenager in Kent and one for teenagers themselves.
 - Understanding your relationships: A course for adults, young people, and older adults covering communication, anger, conflict, repair and more.
 
Kent County Council also offer a Strengthening Family Relationships course to provide practical guidance and tools to manage conflict, reduce stress, and create a healthier environment for your family. You’re not alone, every family has its ups and downs. With the right support, you can navigate these challenges and build a stronger, happier future for your child.
If these courses raise any concerns please contact your local Health Visiting Team or School Health Team for more support.
This information should only be followed on the advice of a healthcare professional.
Do you have feedback about our health services?
0800 030 4550
Text 07899 903499
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm
kentchft.PALS@nhs.net
kentcht.nhs.uk/PALS
Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
Trinity House, 110-120 Upper Pemberton
Ashford
Kent
TN25 4AZ
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