Family Support for Pre-schoolers

If you are the parent of a child birth to six years of age who is

• having difficulty managing your child’s behaviours
• feeling worried or unsure about how to handle conflict or set limits
• having trouble settling your child to bed
• often feeling angry with your child
• worried that your child is unusually sad, angry or worried
• experiencing big changes or trauma in your life

Our Family Support Worker may be of help to you.

She will meet with you to discuss your situation, decide with you what your goals are, and develop a time-specific plan to meet those goals. She can meet with you as frequently as necessary to work toward the goals – as often as three or four times a week, including evenings and weekends.

She may

• help you assess your child’s growth and development
• help you understand your parenting style and how it fi ts with your child
• coach you in parenting skills
• help you decide if your family could benefi t from other kinds of help and assist you in getting them in place
• be there for you in the case of crisis
• organize or accompany you to meetings with other professionals