Mellow Parenting

EDM number 1668 in 2017-19, proposed by Chris Stephens on 10/10/2018.

That this House notes the work of Mellow Parenting, based in Govan, Glasgow, a Scottish organisation which researches, develops and implements evidenced-based parenting programmes including, Mellow Bumps for expecting parents, Mellow Mums, Mellow Dads, Mellow Futures, a prenatal programme for adults with learning difficulties and Mellow Ready a preconception programme for young people; recognises the work being done through the programmes to help tackle social and health inequalities; welcomes the work it has done improving parent-child relationships, for both female and male caregivers, through early intervention and education in all areas of a child's development; thanks it for training over 3,800 professionals worldwide including midwives, health visitors, psychologists, family support workers and early years practitioners, allowing them to build safe, therapeutic and confidential environments to help parents connect with their children; and wishes it every success with all future research and programmes.

This motion has been signed by a total of 10 MPs.