{"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 loading=\"lazy\" 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=\"\" 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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 loading=\"lazy\" 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. And helping others with theirs is equally as important, as this allows us to learn from each other. Sometimes we go up the wrong path and learn from that! I think parental empowerment is a feeling and is different for all of us! Allowing parents to acknowledge this is empowerment in itself!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, we invite you, wherever you are to join us, we need your help to empower ourselves, each other and other parents. 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