Mellow Parenting

Since 1991, COPE Scotland has worked alongside communities, centring lived experience to develop resources that support mental health and wellbeing. Their work offers practical self-care and self-management approaches to help people navigate life’s challenges and reduce emotional distress.

As part of a carefully planned exit strategy, COPE Scotland has generously entrusted these resources to Mellow Parenting, ensuring that practitioners, parents, and children can continue to benefit from this important work.

We are deeply grateful for this support and honoured to carry forward this legacy, keeping it grounded in its original ethos and values.

Dads matter more than many people realise.

Research shows that when fathers are actively involved in their children’s early lives, children have better mental health, stronger relationships, and higher educational outcomes. Yet too many dads are still missing out on the support they need (and deserve!)

Mellow Dads and Mellow Dads-to-Be are evidence-based group programmes designed specifically for fathers and father figures. This June, we’re working to make sure more dads across the UK can access them.

This campaign is proudly linked to International Fathers’ Mental Health Day (www.ifmhd.org)

📲 Book your discounted place at [email protected] with code IFMHD26 for 15% off.

Parents and caregivers play a vital role in helping children feel safe, loved and understood.

At Mellow Parenting, we know that nurturing relationships in the early years can shape a child’s mental health, wellbeing and future opportunities. 🫶 By supporting parents through evidence-based programmes, we help families build stronger connections and create positive change that lasts.

Today, on the UN Global Day of Parents, we celebrate the dedication, resilience and care that parents and caregivers show every day.

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Today David is joining Stewart at the Children in Scotland Conference in Glasgow, as you can see David is already getting stuck into the Bounty’s 🤣.

If you are at the conference today come along and say hello 👋🏻.

Stewart and Jacqueline from the Mellow Parenting team were at today’s Children in Scotland Conference in Glasgow. They met with a range of practitioners eager to find out about what Mellow Parenting is, our range of programmes, and the work the team are involved in across Scotland. They also were able to spend time catching up with several friends of Mellow.

If you are there tomorrow drop by and say hello 🙋‍♂️.

Join us at Coffee & Connections - our monthly, informal chat to share recent and relevant research, and discuss new ideas to incorporate into our practice.

📅 Tue, 2 June - 8am (UK Time)
📍 Online via Teams

ℹ️ Find out more at [email protected]

We’re looking forward to attending this year’s Children in Scotland Annual Conference, held in Glasgow on 27-28 May.

Come chat with us at our stall. We’d love to connect with others at the conference, and show you our range of resources for working alongside families.

It was a pleasure to be invited to the end of a Mellow Growing Together group delivered in partnership with Little Flyers Nursery in Broxburn last month.

We really valued hearing directly from parents and Practitioners about the journey they’ve been on over the past 8 weeks.

At the end of the group celebration, parents told us they came in feeling unsure and sometimes alone, but quickly realised they weren’t the only ones facing these challenges. They spoke about the power of sharing with others, feeling heard, and building confidence in their own parenting.

Parents shared how small, practical changes were already making a difference, helping them better understand their child, strengthen their relationship, and enjoy more positive moments together. 💛

This is the first group we’ve delivered in partnership with Little Flyers Nursery, and we’re really looking forward to building on this to offer more Mellow Growing Together groups for families in the Broxburn area.

Are you a Practitioner trained in Mellow Growing Together before 2026? Join us for a free online top-up session designed to refresh your knowledge and share the latest programme updates.

📅 Thursday, 11 June 2026
🕤 9:30-11:30 AM
💻 Online
💚 Free to attend

This session is particularly helpful for Practitioners trained prior to this year as we’ll cover:
- Strength-based video feedback skills for working with parents and caregivers who need additional support
- The flexible delivery model
- Additional reflective practice components of the programme
- Updates to the Logbooks, now known as the Participant’s Journals
- The Accreditation pathway and licence to deliver the programme

To book your place or find out more, get in touch at [email protected]