PARENTS looking for support and help with family and relationship issues can attend one of a series of sessions aiming to provide help for people in Okehampton.

Working in partnership with the Okehampton Learning Community, not-for-profit company Community Lynx SW CIC has organised a series of 'Parent Pop-up' sessions, aiming to allow parents to share their issues and concerns with parent and family support worker Sue Fairgrieve.

From her, parents can find out about parenting strategies and child development, with the intention that parents go away with an improved understanding of why children behave in certain ways, and what parents can do to help them and themselves.

Joining Sue at these sessions will be a number of other practitioners, who will also be available to listen to parents' concerns and share their experience and knowledge.

Representatives from Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), the School Nurse Team and a speech and language therapy expert will be available at some of the planned sessions. This provides unique access to access a number of services that would otherwise require an appointment.

In addition, natural health practitioner Gillian Grant will be at most of the sessions to demonstrate relationship building and stress reduction techniques. Okehampton Children's Centre and Citizens' Advice Bureau will be represented at all of the sessions.

People are welcome to attend as many of the sessions as they choose. They run from 9am to 11am. There is no need to book or make an appointment.

For further information call Heather Parks on 01837 650933 or visit the website http://www.okehamptonlc.org.uk">www.okehamptonlc.org.uk

Dates of the sessions are:

Thursday, November 15, Bridestowe Village Hall, with Lucy Bomford, a speech and language expert.

January 22 2013, Church Hall on Market Street, Okehampton, with Deborah Baker from CAMHS and Paula Martin, children's community health worker from School Nurse Team.

February 14, Endecott House in Chagford, with Lucy Bomford, a speech and language expert.

March 7, Hatherleigh Community Centre, with Lucy Bomford, a speech and language expert.

April 25, North Tawton Town Hall, with representatives to be confirmed.

May 16, Bridestowe Village Hall, with representatives to be confirmed.

June 11, Church Hall on Market Street, Okehampton, with Deborah Baker from CAMHS and Paula Martin, children's community health worker from School Nurse Team.

July 9, Boasley Cross Methodist Chapel Hall, with Paula Martin, children's community health worker from School Nurse Team.