Parent Support Group

Tuesday 24 May 2022, 7.15pm – 9.00pm

Thank you to everyone who attended the get together and hope the swapping of tips was helpful! Here’s what we chatted about:

Let’s start 2022 with confidence. It’s always nice to chat to others in the same boat. So, tonight we are having a chit-chat on Zoom to put the world to rights! All our members are friendly and more than happy to impart their knowledge to help others. Come along and join us at 8pm for an informal…

Sunday 28th February 2021, 8.00pm. For more information email spdpsgnee@gmail.com but you must be a member of the group to attend.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the group will not be organising any events for the foreseeable future. We are monitoring all the official advice and will review this regularly so we can get back out there and have some fun with our families. With deepest apologies but we must stay safe. Thank you.

A young lady involved in our group, Maria, is studying for her PhD, looking at the role of mitochondria in Parkinson’s disease. She recently got involved in a scheme called ‘Skype a Scientist’, where she was paired with three groups in the USA. Maria has given presentations on Zoom before to students (age 6-11), talking…

The group went to Junior Kitchen, Darlington today. This session was to help with learning to bake and cook – a fabulous hands on experience, making baking fun and not forgetting team spirit and enjoying the food at the end! It was a chance for our children to have a go at making their own…

Essentially “Stamp It Out” is a partnership Project delivered across County Durham as part of the Time To Change social movement challenging mental health stigma and discrimination. They are hoping to reduce stigma and discrimination towards people who experience mental health problems by raising awareness amongst the general public, within the workplace and other settings.…