Step

Learning to be a parent while you grow up too

Don't isolate yourself, compare yourself with other parents and look for local services and networks

Psycho-emotional area

For each phase

from -9 to 3 years

Weeks

Option 1

Useful Information

Becoming a parent doesn't mean knowing everything right away, it's growing up with your child. When a child cries, screams or “throws a tantrum”, memories and ways of educating learned when he was in turn a child are activated in the parent. Many new parents today find themselves having to do the double emotional work of trying to break old patterns (for example avoiding or “holding back” uncomfortable emotions instead of questioning them) and at the same time taking care of their children's emotional growth. This is no small job!

You can lighten this burden: - contact your local family counseling center for parenting support groups, psychological interviews or with pedagogists- attend meetings in family centers, playgrounds or nurseries where you can discuss yourself with other parents: you will discover that you are not alone! - ask your pediatrician, general practitioner or social services for information about free or low-cost services in your area. Every time you ask for support, take a step to take care of yourself and make the emotional climate in which your son or daughter grows up safer.

Who can I interface with

Family Counseling

Territorial health services

Listening and orientation desk

Parent/child space

Paediatricians and specialists

Parenting support

Psychological support

Useful links