Parenting Masterclasses
High quality documentary-style parenting masterclasses
Our parenting masterclasses by top academics and experts in their fields, offer reliable and expert information about parenting
Six categories: Pregnancy, Infancy, Childhood, Adolescence, Neurodivergent Children, and Parents’ Zone.
Sample course topics:
Pregnancy
Stages, labour, delivery, common problems, high-risk pregnancies, multiple birth
pregnancies.
Infancy
Feeding, setting a routine, crying, attachment, taking care of pre-term babies, caring for more than one baby, first aid.
Childhood
Tantrums, play, discipline, sibling rivalry, bullying, friendships, resilience.
Adolescence
Parent-adolescent conflict, screen time, anxiety, substance use, risk taking, motivation.
Parents' zone
Taking care of yourself, the importance of fathers, new family forms, How much do parents really matter?, Do parenthood and guilt always go together?, parenting styles.
Neurodivergent children
How to parent neurodivergent children, diagnosis, dealing with specialists, Autism, ADHD, ADD, tics, learning differences.
Masterclasses last around 30 minutes. Each masterclass is divided into lessons.
You can choose the lessons you want to watch.
You can choose the lessons you want to watch.
New parenting masterclasses are added every month.
Watch on desktop or mobile device.
Masterclasses include captions
Masterclasses include captions
Adolescence
Expert: Dr Rachel Melville Thomas Masterclass structure: 12 lessons (36:13 minutes) Also available in podcast: Listen here. (...)
Adolescence
Expert: Dr. Tara PorterMasterclass structure: 9 lessons (33:02 minutes) (...)
Adolescence
Expert: Dr. Tara PorterMasterclass structure: 11 lessons (32:52 minutes) (...)
Adolescence
Few things are as distressing for a parent that having a child who is self-harming. Sadly, self-harm is quite prevalent amongst teenagers. Dr Tara Porter, explains w (...)
Adolescence
Professor Jo Van Herwegen tell us everything you need to know about maths apps and also about many other maths related topics. (...)
Adolescence
Executive functions are a really important set of skills that we use in our everyday life. They are planning, flexibility, organisation, self-regulation.... As you can tell, mastering them helps us to do well in life. (...)
Adolescence
Sleep is the keystone of our wellbeing and it is fundamental for children's development. Dr Anna Joyce explains why it is fundamental for our children to sleep, and to sleep well! (...)
Adolescence
Dr Anna Joyce provides us with very useful tips to create healthy sleep habits that will help your child and the whole family. (...)
Adolescence
Dr Thomas Hunt, explains what maths anxiety is and gives very useful tips to help our children if this is their case. (...)
Adolescence
Forest school is becoming increasingly popular in many countries but what are they, and are they effective? Can they offer more for your child than traditional preschools can? (...)
Adolescence
Teen dating violence is an uncomfortable topic, no parent wants to think that their child may be experiencing it. Sadly, it is quite prevalent in today's society and therefore as parents we must be aware that our teens are at risk of experiencing it. (...)
Adolescence
Dr Paula Corcoran is the director of City University's MSc in Health Psychology in London. She has also held several management positions in services working with street homeless drug users, Phoenix House rehabilitation centre and a housing project for clients in recovery from substance misuse. She specialises in working with hard-to-reach clients and substance misuse and addiction issues. (...)
Adolescence
In this masterclass, you will learn how children understand race as well as useful tips to discuss this topic. It can be hard to talk to your child about racism. (...)
Adolescence
Navigating the world of orthodontics to make the right choices for your child with Dr Sarah Good, member of the British Orthodontic Society. (...)
Adolescence
You will find useful information about how and when to discuss drugs with your child, signs that can tell you if your child is using, or how to react if you find your child using drugs. (...)
Adolescence
When to start brushing your baby's teeth? Does your child grind his teeth? Or when should you schedule your child's first visit to the dentist? Dr Sarah Good answers these and any questions you may have about how to take care of your child's teeth in this masterclass. This masterclass is of interest to... well, everyone! (...)
Adolescence
In this masterclass, Dr Bettina Hohnen explains how the teenage brain works, allowing us to understand much better why teenagers behave the way they do and giving us very useful tips and recommendations about how best to talk with our teenagers. (...)
Adolescence
Nutritionist Sophie Ricard, will provide parents with a step-by-step guide to understand the links between the food their child eats and the health of their body and brain. (...)
Adolescence
All children lie. Yes, even your very own darling one. In this masterclass, Dr Lindsay Malloy explains why children lie, types of lies, and what to do when you catch your child lying. This masterclass is useful to… basically everyone! (...)
Adolescence
Dr Harriet Tenenbaum explains why it is important for children to be emotionally competent. She will also explain the process through which children become emotionally competent and strategies that parents can do to promote this. (...)
Adolescence
Professor Paul Sowden explains the science behind creativity. What is creativity exactly? Why is it important for children to be creative and how can parents foster their children’s creative skills? (...)
Adolescence
Professor Helen Cowie explains what bullying is, the mechanisms behind it, and what to do if your child is being bullied or might be the bully. (...)
Adolescence
Nutritionist Sophie Ricard, will provide you with strategies to guide your child to accept new food in a way that works for the whole family. (...)
