I like Claire Richards
She runs parenting courses for Conwy Education Services, and she is a teacher. The courses are great. Christine and I went to one in 2006 and it helped us bring much more peace into our home and effectiveness into our leadership as parents.
The problem with the courses is that hardly anyone goes to them. Maybe not enough people know about them? Maybe there is a perceived stigma with attending a parenting course?
We know that that kind of stigma is silly. In no other part of life (except for maybe within the slacker crowd at high school) would you be stigmatised for wanting to get better at what you do. But calling stigma silly doesn’t get parents onto your course.
Claire knows that. Instead of shouting at the status quo or accepting it, she is doing something about it. She moved the course to a better, more comfortable venue with a creche (i61). She took advantage of several hundred pounds worth of free design services and got a new leaflet and poster made. She found funding where none existed to get the new materials printed and posted to schools, doctor’s offices, everywhere!
Claire is starting to change the status quo. She is not in position of great authority within Conwy County, but she is a leader. If she carries on like she is doing, families in the county are going to be a lot better off.
If you would like to get on the course, or help Claire tell people about Positive Parenting, why not link to this post or download some information and pass it along.
4 November: There have been a couple of hiccups and some changes are being made to the leaflets. They will be back up before too long. Meanwhile, you can contact Claire about the course here
23 October 2008 Jeff Gill
tags: change,
community,
leadership,
north wales,
parenting
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