Play for parents

Why Clear Sky are the therapeutic experts for Parents and Carers

Clear Sky supports parents and carers with play-based skills to support children’s emotional wellbeing and enhance the parent/carer-child relationship.

We provide FREE play resources for parents and support schools.

We provide direct therapeutic support in schools and organisations across Oxfordshire. Please contact us for information.

We also have practitioners who provide parenting groups in community settings outside of Oxfordshire please find a local practitioner here.

Courses

Our courses

Level 3: Safeguarding Training
Level 3: Safeguarding Training

This course promotes awareness and sensitivity to safeguarding, enabling learners to identify the types and characteristics of abuse, record disclosure and appropriately share information with the relevant people. Read more →

The Power of Play 2024 Conference
The Power of Play 2024 Conference

2 November 2024 - We are thrilled to announce our 2024 Power of Play Conference! This year’s theme, ‘Playful Connections, Creative Arts Therapy and Polyvagal Theory’ promises a day packed full of theory and practical exploration. Read more →

Fundraising for Good
Fundraising for Good

'Fundraising for Good', the ultimate guide to kickstart YOUR fundraising efforts to help deliver projects that benefit your local community and wider society. Read more →

Play and Creative Arts Therapy Services for Schools
Play and Creative Arts Therapy Services for Schools

Clear Sky deliver Play and Creative Arts Therapy to children who have experienced trauma or display emotional or behavioural challenges. Read more →

Parent Child Attachment Play (PCAP) for Parents and Carers
Parent Child Attachment Play (PCAP) for Parents and Carers

Parent-Child Attachment Play (PCAP) helps parents to strengthen the relationship between themselves and their children through dedicated weekly play times to reduce emotional and behavioural challenges. Read more →

Heart to Heart for Parents and Carers
Heart to Heart for Parents and Carers

Heart to Heart is based on the latest attachment research which shows that supporting the parent-child attachment relationship sets the scene for the best outcomes for children right into adulthood. Read more →

Baby Bonding for Parents and Carers
Baby Bonding for Parents and Carers

Baby Bonding is a very effective preventative and early help attachment programme for parents and carers, and their babies. Read more →

Playful Parents Services for Schools
Playful Parents Services for Schools

A relaxed series of workshops for a group of 6 – 8 parents commissioned by schools, social care teams, children’s centres or other organisations and help strengthen their relationship with their child. Read more →

Space to Shine Professional CPD: Supporting Children’s Mental Health Through Play
Space to Shine Professional CPD: Supporting Children’s Mental Health Through Play

This course provides theoretical understanding of trauma and attachment and gives strategies to support children in the classroom. Read more →

Adult Child Attachment Play (ACAP) Professional CPD
Adult Child Attachment Play (ACAP) Professional CPD

Adult-Child Attachment Play (ACAP) is an innovative early help model that focuses on strengthening the adult/carer – child relationship. Read more →

Baby Bonding Professional CPD
Baby Bonding Professional CPD

Baby Bonding is an early help programme that guides and empowers parents and carers to develop secure relationships with their babies. Read more →

Heart to Heart Professional CPD
Heart to Heart Professional CPD

Heart to Heart is suitable for practitioners working closely with parents/carers of children/teens (or other adult). Practitioners can deliver this in 1:1, in groups or through a home-visiting model. Training is split across two approximate age ranges: 5-9 and 10-15 years. Read more →

Parent-Child Attachment Play (PCAP) Professional CPD
Parent-Child Attachment Play (PCAP) Professional CPD

Parent-Child Attachment Play (PCAP) is an innovative early help model that focuses on strengthening the parent/carer (or other adult) – child relationship. Read more →

free resources

Fun in 5!

Download these FREE games and activities to enjoy with your children at home. With step-by-step videos and instructions using everyday objects found at home have fun discovering the Power of Play!

If you enjoyed these activities then download our Parents Play Kit for lots more games and activities.

free resource

Parents Play Kit

Full of playful tips and ideas to help parents / carers support their child’s wellbeing. Throughout this book, you can expect to find tools that support with communication with little ones, to best help them process challenging feelings. You’ll also find games that can strengthen the relationship between you and your child, as well as allow you to have lots of fun.  

Hard copies of this book are also available to purchase in our online shop

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Ways you can support our work

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free resources

Childnet – Safer Internet

Childnet offers some great FREE help and advice for keping your child safe online 

News & Events

Clear Sky back in Westminster

Clear Sky back in Westminster

We were pleased to attend the launch of the Children's Alliance report 'A Plan for Play' at the House of Commons on Tuesday 12th ... Read more »

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