One should prepare children for the world they will face as adults

The Parent-Infant Intervention Home Visiting Programme of the Parent Centre in Cape Town is an evidence informed initiative delivered by paraprofessionals and specifically aims to reduce the risk of child neglect and maltreatment. The parent Centre was established in 1983 and provides education and training workshops, home-visiting programmes, community talks, support groups as well as parental counselling. While the Centre is based in the Western Cape, they are very keen to respond to requests for training from other areas.

The Parent Centre has an approach to parents and parenting. They believe that one should prepare children for the world they will face as adults is an awesome and challenging task. Equipping children with a positive self-esteem that will enable them to act wisely and assertively in their lives is the most important responsibility they carry. However they believe parenting is not instinctive. Attitudes, information and skills need to be learned and many parents lack confidence or feel ill equipped for task of providing the emotional containment, information and the skills their children need realise their creative potential.


The vision of the Parent Centre strives to contribute to a society in which every parent\caregiver is able to raise resilient and well-balance children in ways which they can develop their full potential, protected from victimization and abuse in communities free from violence. The Parent Centre is a non-profit organization working mainly in the Western Cape. Through primary prevention, they aim to facilitate the safety and healthy emotional development of the child from birth to early childhood; promote the well-being and self-esteem of the parent/caregiver; prevent child abuse, victimization and neglect; contribute to the prevention of teen pregnancy, substance abuse and HIV and AIDS; enhance the child's capacity to be a resilient, caring, competent and creative member of society; and lastly encourage the establishment of a loving, nurturing environment that strengthens the family and society. The programmes that the Parent Centre includes; individual counselling progamme, specialised counselling for parents and children aged zero to three, parenting skills training programme, teenage parenting programme; etc.

For more information contact: 

 Website:  https://theparentcentre.org.za/
Tel: 021 762 0116

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