“Seasons for Growth” a new course which aims to support parents and carers help support their children through family change and loss, will be running at Gate 55 in June.
The course, which is taking place at various locations across the city will be at Gate 55 on Thursdays 4, 11 and 18 of June 2026, 9.45am – 11.45am.
It will help parents and carers to better understand the experience of death, separation and divorce and bereavement from a child’s perspective, covering:
- How children react to change and loss.
- What parents can do to help their child.
- Communicating with their child the Seasons of Growth approach to understand and manage change, loss, and grief.
- Caring for themselves as a parent or carer and a person.
You can sign up for the course online here. For more information contact engagingfamilies@edinburgh.gov.uk.

