How Care for the Family is supporting families in the Isle of Man:

• Equipping parents to drug proof their kids
  The ‘How to Drug Proof Your Kids’® (DPYK) course is run regularly on the Isle of Man. The course can help you steer your children away from the harmful use of drugs, alcohol and cigarettes.
  
  Comments from parents and carers who have attended this course include: "An excellent course"; "The emphasis on parenting, self-esteem and communication is excellent"; "What a great course".
• Strengthening marriages through Connect2
  A five-session course to help couples build a lifelong relationship is regularly run from St John's Mill Conference Centre. Topics include 'Communication and differences', 'Intimacy, romance and sex', 'Love for a lifetime', 'Resolving conflict', 'Great expectations'.
  
  Comments from couples have included: "The whole course gave us things to talk about and discuss", "The course brought up things we were both thinking but hadn't done anything about", "It opened my eyes".
• Providing family-building courses
  Care for the Family's 21st Century Marriage and 21st Century Parent courses are being used successfully across the island, in a variety of settings. And we're so delighted whenever we hear that  people are running these courses.
  
  Comments on 21st Century Marriage have included: "I found it most helpful to take time out together and focus on our marriage"; "Thank you so much; really appreciated this; lovely to do it together"; "DVD was great and the course was great".
  Please call Carolyn on 07624 491043 or email Carolyn.Shipstone@cff.org.uk to find out details of when and where these course are being held.

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