{"id":8,"date":"2020-10-15T14:59:06","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T13:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/parentalempowerment\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2021-04-08T12:24:01","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T11:24:01","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/parentalempowerment\/welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/parentalempowerment\/welcome\/east-ayrshire-council\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/parentalempowerment\/uploads\/sites\/17571\/2020\/10\/15145414\/east-ayrshire-council.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure 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You, by being part of this programme will have the opportunity to choose the offerings which can best support you on your journey and ultimately, if you wouldn\u2019t mind, we will ask you to giving something back to help another person on their own parental empowerment journey.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-147 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/parentalempowerment\/uploads\/sites\/17571\/2020\/11\/23155619\/Parent-and-Child-conversation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"68\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The statement below is what a parent in East Ayrshire believes and feels parental empowerment means to her. I can\u2019t add to this, she clearly states what feeling empowered is all about.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cFor me, parental empowerment means feeling that you are on the right path and achieving your goals as a parent! Achieving these goals with the help from others plays a vital part in feeling empowered. 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