Parenting
(Baby to teen)
Support parents through every stage of family life. From the transition to parenthood and early childhood through to adolescence, our resources help practitioners have meaningful conversations that strengthen parent-child relationships, build confidence, and promote children's emotional wellbeing.

Amity Training and Resources
We have carefully created a comprehensive suite of resources and associated training to suit everyone working with families, adults and children. Our training is delivered by experts either face-to-face, virtually or via our digital learning platform. Some of our self-help resources require no training.
Relationship Toolkit
This practical resource is designed to help any organisation improve its approach to building better relationships with parents. The Amity Toolkit is an essential 88-page universal support resource intended for practitioners working with adults or entire families. It aims to enhance their confidence and skills when dealing with parental conflict. The Amity Toolkit has been independently evaluated and is widely used across the England and Wales.
iCAN: The in control, assertive, nurturing parenting resource
This structured one-on-one parenting resource is guided by a practitioner. It is designed for parents and caregivers with children aged up to 18, with a focus on enhancing parenting skills, confidence, and self-esteem. The resource aims to help parents become more confident, calm, and capable in their parenting roles.
The Amity Group: Healthy parental relationships
This parenting resource can be delivered in-person or online. Over six sessions, individuals or couples raising children receive support in a group setting to enhance their parenting relationship. This includes improving communication skills and strategies for managing conflict.
Next Time Parenting Together or Parenting Apart
These quick and easy to use self-help resources are available in both digital or physical formats and digitally downloadable in any language. They provide practical problem-solving strategies and ideas for couples or separated parents who need a “communication repair first aid kit” after an argument or disagreement. The goal is to enhance their communication and improve their responses to everyday conflicts, so children are less impacted by adult relationship issues.
Just a Phase
This guide equips you with practical tips, real-life examples, and conversation starters to understand your teen better and strengthen your relationship with them. It also includes signs to watch for, strategies for handling difficult conversations, and resources to access further support, ensuring you feel prepared for the challenges ahead.
Parenting Apart Sessions
This comprehensive 6-session structured resource is specifically crafted for practitioners to facilitate directly with parents who are navigating the complexities of co-parenting. The resource encompasses a variety of practical strategies, tools, and materials aimed at fostering respectful communication between parents, particularly in situations where conflict is affecting their children. By using this resource, practitioners can assist parents in developing healthier interactions and reducing the negative impact of their disputes on their children’s well-being.
iCAN Dads: The in control, assertive, nurturing parenting resource
This structured one-on-one parenting resource is guided by a practitioner. It is designed for parents and caregivers of children up to 18 years old, with a focus on enhancing parenting skills, confidence, and self-esteem. This resource is specifically created for fathers who wish to strengthen their relationship with the child they care for.
Parenting Together Sessions
This concise 6-session resource is designed for practitioners working with couples or individuals. It provides a structured approach to help navigate relationship challenges, offering practical tools to address everyday stressors such as parental conflict and communication difficulties. The resource equips couples with insights and skills to enhance understanding and strengthen their relationships.
Family Communication
Amity’s Family Communication resource and the accompanying workshop have been designed in collaboration with schools and parents/carers. The aim is to foster healthy relationships at home and highlight how these relationships affect children’s educational and emotional outcomes. Additionally, the workshop and book seeks to enhance the home-school relationship. Family Communication is delivered in schools by their own teachers and educational staff.
Baby Love
Baby Love is a self help book that supports a parent or carer through the changes becoming a parent may have on your relationship with yourself, your new baby, your partner, your body and your family (and everything else!).
