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Persons Trained To Be Better Parents

By: , November 17, 2018

The Key Point:

 Parents from Clarendon who took part in the Parenting Education Project have been encouraged to adopt the practices and techniques taught to them during the training period, which lasted over six months.
Persons Trained To Be Better Parents
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State Minister in the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Hon. Zavia Mayne (left), presents Marsha Graham with a plaque and certificate for being the Top Female Parent for the Parish of Clarendon at the National Parenting Support Commission graduation ceremony, held at the Saint Gabriel’s Anglican Church in May Pen on November 15.

The Facts

  • Speaking at a National Parenting Support Commission parent graduation ceremony, at the Saint Gabriel’s Anglican Church in May Pen, on November 15, State Minister in the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said the techniques must become the new habits that will reshape their personality and help them to ultimately build stronger relationships to enhance the well-being of their children.
  • “Do not try this alone. You have been given access to mentors and you have met other parents through these workshops. Keep in touch with each other and support each other. Hold one another accountable for practising the new behaviours, which you have been taught,” he charged the graduates.

The Full Story

Parents from Clarendon who took part in the Parenting Education Project have been encouraged to adopt the practices and techniques taught to them during the training period, which lasted over six months.

Speaking at a National Parenting Support Commission parent graduation ceremony, at the Saint Gabriel’s Anglican Church in May Pen, on November 15, State Minister in the Labour and Social Security Ministry, Hon. Zavia Mayne, said the techniques must become the new habits that will reshape their personality and help them to ultimately build stronger relationships to enhance the well-being of their children.

“Do not try this alone. You have been given access to mentors and you have met other parents through these workshops. Keep in touch with each other and support each other. Hold one another accountable for practising the new behaviours, which you have been taught,” he charged the graduates.

“Share what you have been taught with other parents that did not have the benefit of these workshops. Be an agent of change,” Mr. Mayne added.

He encouraged the parents to always be there for their children. “Always model the behaviour you want them to adopt. Tell them how much you love them and how proud you are of them,” the State minister urged.

Under the $60-million Project, which is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a total of 1,200 Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH), households with children two to six years of age are being targeted.

Last Updated: November 17, 2018

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