The 6 Best Courses And Workshops For Parents In Bilbao
Raising and educating children at home may not be a simple task for many fathers and mothers who sometimes need a little help or professional guidance to get the best out of themselves and learn useful knowledge in this area. Luckily, that’s what courses and workshops created by psychologists are for.
In the city of Bilbao there is a great diversity of institutions, entities and centers that offer professional courses and workshops aimed at fathers and mothers who want to learn about topics such as respectful parenting, education, limits, affection, family relationships or addictive behaviors in children and adolescents. If you are interested in knowing the best courses for fathers and mothers in Bilbao keep reading.
The most recommended courses for parents in Bilbao
Whatever your interest in this area, this selection of the best courses for parents offered in the city of Bilbao will help you learn the key and most useful aspects of raising children and adolescents.
1. Workshop for Parents: Positive Parenting (IMIME Psychology, online option)
The IMIME Psychology center, directed by psychologist Irene Milla and located in Bilbao offers this 4-session online workshop for fathers and mothers who wish to learn the most useful strategies and tools for raising their children, as well as resolve all types of doubts related to day-to-day parenting, education, development childhood, family coexistence and positive discipline.
This workshop The start date is Friday, November 27 at 6:30 p.m hours and will be made up of a small group of people to promote dynamic operation and the active participation of attendees.
The workshop is taught by Virginia López Gutiérrez, founder and president of the “Tueris Association: Maternity” and a Health Psychologist specializing in motherhood, attachment and child development, who in addition to offering basic knowledge about positive discipline, strategies for loving relationships with children and respectful parenting, will resolve doubts and give feedback on the most common types of problems that fathers and mothers encounter at home.
2. Introduction to Positive Discipline (Bilbao Psychology Center)
The Bilbao Psychology Center makes this Introduction to Positive Discipline course available to fathers, mothers, family members, teachers and educators who are interested, an educational model that has proven its effectiveness for several decades.
The course aims for each attendee to integrate the principles of Positive Discipline into their educational method, the main ones being: treating children with respect, learning to listen, learning to motivate them and helping them to be more independent.
In addition to that, the course lasts 4 hours and is taught by professionals Virginia Rodrigo del Solar and Beatriz Alonso Sánchez, Certified Psychologists in Positive Discipline and with extensive experience in child and family intervention.
3. Learn to Educate (Etxadi)
The Etxadi center offers two independent courses, with which fathers and mothers will learn useful methods and tips to educate their children in different periods of development. The first (Course 1) is from 0 to 2 years, while the second (Course 2) addresses the stage from 2 to 6 years.
Both courses have very simple theoretical and practical content, with which each participant will learn the main tools to achieve successful parenting in each of the stages of children’s development, as well as to prevent problems and enhance their psychological development.
Both courses are offered online, with access to the virtual platform for 4 months each, and about 90 hours of work in total in each of the courses.
4. Role of Educators for fathers and mothers (Hazkunde)
The Center for the Promotion of Mental and Emotional Health Hazkunde offers several workshops and preventive programs aimed at fathers and mothers who wish to improve their parenting methods with children.
The “Role of Educators” program aims at the acquisition by parents of the main knowledge in the different areas of health education, at each stage of their child’s growth.
The contents of the course are theoretical and practical, with distribution of different materials on prevention and with content ranging from different health habits in children, school failure, self-esteem or sexual development.
5. School for Mothers and Fathers (FAMP Bizkaia)
The Federation of Associations of Mothers and Fathers of Bizkaia offers this space for guidance and educational support where families, educators and professionals can share experiences and knowledge about raising and educating children.
These meetings are held weekly in each school in the Bilbao Public Network and address topics related to children’s self-esteem, family communication, limits or academic difficulties.
6. Families 6 Weeks (Bilbao Psychology Center)
The 6-week course for families It is aimed primarily at families who have preschool and primary school children and, on the other hand, at families with adolescent children.
Any family that takes the workshop for preschool and primary school families will learn to understand the hidden messages of bad behavior, learn the effectiveness of different parenting styles, learn to improve children’s self-esteem and autonomy, and learn how family meetings work with children of different ages.
On the contrary, the main objectives of the workshop for families with adolescents are to learn about the different models of parenting in adolescents and their effectiveness, improve the relationship and trust with their children, learn how to hold family meetings or find joint solutions for different problems, among other objectives.
