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FREE Workshops & Parent Programmes - The Changing Lives Initiative (August 2026)

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FREE Workshops & Parent Programmes - The Changing Lives Initiative (August 2026)

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🌟 AUGUST 2026 – FREE ONLINE WORKSHOPS 🌟

Tuesday 4th August – 10:00am
🤔 Thinking Outside the Box: How Different Brains Learn & Grow
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/thinking-outside-the-box-how-different-brains-learn-grow-tickets-1992995832184?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thursday 6th August – 7:00pm
🛑 Stop, Think & Act: Helping Children Manage Impulsivity
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/stop-think-act-helping-children-manage-impulsivity-tickets-1992909903168?aff=oddtdtcreator

Wednesday 12th August – 7:00pm
😶‍🌫️ Sensory SOS: Practical Strategies for Kids Who Feel Everything
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/sensory-sos-practical-strategies-for-kids-who-feel-everything-tickets-1992934862823?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thursday 13th August – 7:00pm
📢 Attention HQ: Helping Kids Tune In and Stay on Track
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/attention-hq-helping-kids-tune-in-and-stay-on-track-tickets-1992935164726?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thursday 20th August – 7:00pm
🪷 Calm & Connected: Helping Kids Understand & Manage Emotions
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/calm-connected-helping-kids-understand-manage-emotions-tickets-1992935891901?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tuesday 25th August – 10:00am
🛝 Social Smarts: Helping Your Child Build Meaningful Connections
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/social-smarts-helping-your-child-build-meaningful-connections-tickets-1992936717370?aff=oddtdtcreator

💟 PARENT PROGRAMMES – STARTING SEPTEMBER 2026 💟

Parents & Caregivers in Louth, Cavan, Monaghan and surrounding counties!

We are delighted to offer places on our upcoming round of FREE Parent Programmes.

These supportive programmes are designed for parents and caregivers of children up to the age of 12 who may be neurodivergent and experience the world in their own unique way. This includes children with or without a formal diagnosis of ADHD, Autism, or other neurodevelopmental differences.

What you can expect:

💟 Connect with other parents and caregivers
🧰 Gain practical strategies and tools
🌱 Build confidence in supporting your child
🤝 Enjoy a safe, understanding and supportive space

Mornings and Evenings available - Places are limited, so early booking is encouraged!

Get in touch today to learn more or secure your place.

📲 To register your interest, please complete our Expression of Interest Form by completing the Expression of Interest form here

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Attention HQ- Helping Kids Tune in and Stay on Track 02.07.26

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Attention HQ- Helping Kids Tune in and Stay on Track 02.07.26

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🧠 Attention HQ – Helping Kids Tune In and Stay On Track

📅 Thursday, July 2
🕖 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
💻 Online Event
🎟️ Free to attend

Does your child struggle to stay focused, follow instructions, or remember important information? Join our FREE parent workshop and discover practical, everyday strategies to support your child's attention and memory.

In this parent-friendly session, we'll explore:

✅ What attention and memory are, and how they work in the brain
✅ Why some children find it harder to focus or remember things
✅ The connection between attention, memory, and neurodiversity, including ADHD and autism
✅ Simple strategies parents and teachers can use at home and in school
✅ Practical tools such as routines, visual supports, and mindfulness activities

This interactive and supportive workshop is designed to give you clear, practical ideas that you can start using straight away to help your child thrive.

Help your child tune in, stay on track, and build confidence in their learning journey.

Register today to secure your spot: You must register in order to attend - Don't miss out!

Click on the link here👉 https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/attention-hq-helping-kids-tune-in-and-stay-on-track-tickets-1985499888615?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Are you working to support families post parental separation - Low Cost Professional Training - June 2026

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Are you working to support families post parental separation - Low Cost Professional Training - June 2026

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Please find our June low-cost professional training opportunities below - brought to you by the Separation Network:

Book your place here and learn more about each workshop:

Not Seen & Not Heard with One Family: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1988061129355?aff=oddtdtcreator

Understanding Neurodiversity & Parental Separation with AsIAm https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1988106939374?aff=oddtdtcreator

Vicarious Trauma and Compassionate Fatigue with Patricia Allen Garrett https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1988062862539?aff=oddtdtcreator

See our full suite of 2026 Training as planned to date here: Programme of Activity – Rainbows Ireland

Email geraldine@rainbowsireland.ie if you wish to discuss discounts for any training you are interested in, if your training budgets do not permit you to book.

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🩵 From Wobbles to Wins - Helping Kids with Coordination and Control
📅 Tuesday 9th June
🕙 10:00am – 11:00am
💻 Online

⚠️ Please note: Registration is required — don’t miss out!

Click to register:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/from-wobbles-to-wins-helping-kids-with-coordination-control-tickets-1985441642399?aff=oddtdtcreator

What's this workshop about?

From tying shoelaces to team sports—learn how to support kids with co-ordination challenges through practical tips and strategies.

This workshop will help you:
✔ Understand Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD/dyspraxia)
✔ Recognise how it affects children at home and school
✔ Learn simple, effective strategies to support your child

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Programme Directory - Find Programme - Louth Parent Hub

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Transition to secondary school Webinars for Parents/ Carers - ISPCC 26.05.26

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Transition to secondary school Webinars for Parents/ Carers - ISPCC 26.05.26

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Childline by ISPCC are delighted to deliver a FREE online webinar for parents/carers with information on how to support your child’s transition from primary to secondary school.

On the night ISPCC's Niamh Clarke, National Children's Lead with responsibility for our Smart Moves School Transition programme and Victoria Howson, Community Engagement Manager for our Shield Anti-Bullying Programme and trainee Educational Psychologist with the HSE will focus on:

Preparing your child for the school transition from a resilience focused lens

Challenges your child may face, and how they can be supported to overcome them

Tips on how you can support your child before and after this transition period

Tips and support for children with SEN

Tuesday May 26th @ 7 – 8pm.

Supporting your child’s transition to secondary school

Supporting Your Child’s Transition to Secondary School | Join meeting in Teams | Microsoft Teams

Registration is now open, and we would appreciate if you could share the above information and the attached leaflet promoting the webinar to all your networks/ committees/ CYPSC’s/ CFNC’s/ stakeholders/ parents you are working with/ friends/ family etc. By clicking on the above links or the 'register now' on the attached leaflets you will be able to register for these webinars.

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Attention HQ - Changing Lives Initiative 19.05.26

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Attention HQ - Changing Lives Initiative 19.05.26

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Early Years Event for Kilnaleck & Surrounding Areas

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Early Years Event for Kilnaleck & Surrounding Areas

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lease find attached a poster for a free  Early Years Event for soon to be parents,  breastfeeding mothers and parents/ guardians, with babies, toddlers in the age range 0-36 months.

The event is taking place on Monday 8th of June in the Realtog Centre, Kilnaleck- from 10am – 12pm.

Guest speaker will present on Infant Mental Health(IMH) Awareness week, followed by baby massage session by Moo Music.

Can you please share the poster with your network, parents, guardians that may engage with your service.

Booking is essential,  book via my email address @ parentingcavan@ccld.ie.

Please get in contact if this event is relevant to your service and you like to attend with an information stand, set up from 9.30am.

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Parental Participation Newsletter Issue #4

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Parental Participation Newsletter Issue #4

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Welcome to the 4th edition of the Tusla PPFS Parental Participation Newsletter where we highlight some examples of the amazing parental participation initiatives that are taking place across the coun

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Kinship Care Ireland Quarterly Newsletter - April 2026

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Kinship Care Ireland Quarterly Newsletter - April 2026

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Calm & Connected - Changing Lives Initiative 14.05.26

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Calm & Connected - Changing Lives Initiative 14.05.26

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In Conversation - Barnardos Parental Advocacy & Information Service

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In Conversation - Barnardos Parental Advocacy & Information Service

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In Conversation – Barnardos Parental Advocacy & Information Service

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Join the Barnardos Parental Advocacy & Information Service Team for a series of webinars addressing topics around childcare proceedings in a conversational f…

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Calm & Connected, helping Kids Understand and Manage Emotions - Workshop 19.03.26

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Calm & Connected, helping Kids Understand and Manage Emotions - Workshop 19.03.26

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Stop! Think! Act! Helping Kids with Self Control - Workshop 05.03.26

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Stop! Think! Act! Helping Kids with Self Control - Workshop 05.03.26

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NVR Ireland is an interdisciplinary network of practitioners and researchers committed to supporting the use and research of NVR on the island of Ireland.

Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA) is an abuse of power through which children & young people aged 18 years of age and younger coerces, controls or dominates others in the family. It is a pattern of harmful acts through which a child or adolescent gains power and control over family members through threats or use of physical, psychological and/or financial abuse/ violence. If parents/carers feel they must adapt their behaviour due to threats or abusive/ violent behaviour by a child or adolescent, then there is child to parent violence and or abuse.

Non Violent Resistance (NVR) offers a way out of harmful patterns that can develop in a family when conflict occurs. NVR aims to reduce conflict, aggression and violence on the one hand and, on the other, to repair the relationship between the parent and child.

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Addressing child to parent violence and abuse in Ireland

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Programme for Parents and  Guardians with Children Aged 6-12 - January 2026 - Parenting Cavan

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Programme for Parents and  Guardians with Children Aged 6-12 - January 2026 - Parenting Cavan

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Parenting When Separated Programme- January 2026 - Parenting Cavan

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Parenting When Separated Programme- January 2026 - Parenting Cavan

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Parenting When Separated Programme January 2026

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Thinking Outside the Box - The Changing Lives Initiative

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Thinking Outside the Box - The Changing Lives Initiative

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Parent and Guardian Webinar: Connection and Care at Christmas - BelongTo

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Parent and Guardian Webinar: Connection and Care at Christmas - BelongTo

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Navigating the Festive Season Together with your LGBTQ+ young person- Facilitated by Dr Ray O’Neill

Christmas can be a difficult time for some LGBTQ+ young people, without the normal social supports that they can come to rely on throughout the year.

Join us online on Wednesday, 26 November from 7pm to 8pm for a supportive and practical information event for parents, guardians and carers of LGBTQ+ young people.

At this webinar, clinical psychologist Dr Ray O’Neil will provide information on how you can best support your young person through it, helping to manage festive pressures, foster inclusion and sustain wellbeing during the festive period for all in the family.

What we’ll cover:

· Making Christmas More Inclusive — Supporting yourselves and your LGBTQ+ young person during Christmas

· Staying Grounded — Managing stress and expectations as a parent or guardian

· Navigating family dynamics and conversations over the festive period

In Detail:

Making Christmas More Inclusive — Supporting Yourselves and your LGBTQ+ Young Person During the Holidays
How to make the festive season welcoming and affirming for all your family around LGBTQ+ inclusion:

· Understand the unique pressures LGBTQ+ young people can face at Christmas.

·  Identify small but meaningful changes and additions to your family customs and traditions to enhance togetherness within your home.

·  Explore ways to carry inclusive, kind family practices into the new year.

Staying Grounded — Managing Stress and Expectations as a Parent or Guardian

The holidays often bring emotional demands, social pressures and high expectations. We’ll discuss strategies for managing stress, so you can be there with presence and compassion for yourself and your family, including:

·  Recognise signs of holiday stress and emotional overload.

·  Learn mindfulness and self-compassion tools to restore calm and focus for you.

·  Explore practical ways to balance your own wellbeing with family needs.

Navigating Family Dynamics and Conversations Over the Festive Period
Extended family gatherings can bring joy — but sometimes also tension (we all know that one relative!). We’ll cover managing difficult conversations, navigating wider family relationships, and maintaining your values while protecting yourself and your LGBTQ+ young person’s sense of boundaries, respect and privacy, including:

· Consider agreed communication strategies for challenging conversations.

·  Build confidence in addressing insensitive or exclusionary remarks.

·  Explore boundary-setting techniques that maintain peace and protect wellbeing.

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The Importance of Sleep for Teenagers - Planet Youth

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The Importance of Sleep for Teenagers - Planet Youth

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The importance of sleep for our teenagers 2025 - Planet Youth Ireland: Galway, Mayo & Roscommon

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This is a webinar that was organised in response to what the data is telling us, in the Planet Youth surveys, about the poor sleep that our teenagers are getting, and the dramatic effect this is having on their lives. We hope you find the webinar useful, there’s lots of really good information. 00:00 Emmet […]

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Supporting Neurodivergent Teens Experiencing Social Exclusion - Planet Youth

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Supporting Neurodivergent Teens Experiencing Social Exclusion - Planet Youth

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Supporting Your Teen When They’re Feeling Socially Excluded - Planet Youth

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Supporting Your Teen When They’re Feeling Socially Excluded - Planet Youth

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https://west.planetyouth.ie/videos/supporting-your-teen-when-theyre-feeling-socially-excluded/

39% of our 15-16 year-old teens reported the experience of being rejected by their friends in the latest Planet Youth survey.  Social exclusion appears to be a topic needing quite a bit of attention, as the problem will help drive school refusal and presentations into brief interventions and mental health services.

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A webinar that will assist parents in supporting their teenagers when they have been socially excluded or are feeling socially excluded. It includes:

00:00 Presentation from Emmet Major on the Planet Youth project and what the survey is telling us about bullying and exclusion. This includes slides on the correlations between exclusion and mental health.

15:50 Presentation from Dr. Malie Coyne on what parents can do to help support their teens and pre-teens.

01:02:43 Presentation from Maria Powers on some of the supports and services available to parents.

01:07:30 Q&A.

The slide downloads are below.

Emmet Major's Presentation
Dr. Malie Coyne's Presentation
Maria Powers' Presentation

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A webinar that will assist parents in supporting their teenagers when they have been socially excluded or are feeling socially excluded. It includes: 00:00 Presentation from Emmet Major on the Planet Youth project and what the survey is telling us about bullying and exclusion. This includes slides on the correlations between exclusion and mental health.

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Supporting Children's Needs when Parents Separate Training

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Supporting Children's Needs when Parents Separate Training

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The Separation Network have had an amazing opportunity over 2025 to collaborate with the PSC | Tusla and offer front line practitioner's across the country the opportunity to take part in FREE training with One Family.

Supporting Children's Needs when Parents Separate is a two part programme, however front line practitioners can take part 1 with no onus on them to take part 2.  In the attachment you will find all the details of this amazing course and there is still time for you to register for FREE on the e course (which is fully self directed) and in the New Year, those who have completed the e course will have the opportunity to join the 3 half days on zoom for FREE compliments of the PSC | Tusla.

I also want to take this opportunity to let you know that the Separation Network have developed a new resource in 2025, a poster, to support you all to helping to make parents more aware of the support they can access in front line services post separation. We hear from families and the Family Law Courts, that more often than not, parents are a long time into separation and conflict before they find or hear about front line supports. We hope by having the posters up in your receptions and local communities more importantly that more parents will reach out for support at a time when they really need it. There is an attached poster but we hope to print professional copies and post them to as many front line services as we can in the coming weeks.

Finally, please note there are other resources available:

The Practitioners Toolkit, launched at the PSC event in 2024 and available from Rainbows Ireland here: Programme of Activity – Rainbows Ireland

The Doshel Bond - a therapeutic story book to support practitioners and parents to talk with children about blended families post separation (written by myself and a colleague) and published by Outside the Box  - available here: Programme of Activity – Rainbows Ireland

And Access 0-6 which was developed following research by Trinity and UCC (with One Family) and is an excellent resource for parents : Programme of Activity – Rainbows Ireland

The Separation Network have two more workshops happening this year, in the next couple of weeks:

Dads Journey - Supporting Fatherhood Post Separation with Dave Saunders founder and CEO of From Lads to Dads https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1395038911939?aff=oddtdtcreator

And

Not Seen Not Heard - access arrangements for children post separation with One Family (based on research evidence from Trinity and UCC) https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/1395099773979?aff=oddtdtcreator

For now, that is it from the Separation Network until 2026. We hope to continue to support the PSC and all front line practitioners working with families post separation in 2026 and beyond.

Regards

Geraldine | Separation Network Coordinator

Geraldine Kelly

CEO | Rainbows Ireland

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Connecting Families and Services Across Louth

Edition: November 2025

Thank you for taking the time to read this month’s update from the Louth Parent Hub. This newsletter provides an overview of the latest website activity, recognises the most visited pages and services, and offers a space to highlight upcoming events and new profiles joining the hub.

Website Insights – October 2025

The hub continued to perform well during September, maintaining steady engagement and strong interest across service listings and events.

Total Users: 4,245 (↑ 58.4%)

New Users: 3,955 (↑ 62.7%)

Total Page Views: 10,915 (↑ 42.3%)

Most Visited Services:

Several services stood out for their strong engagement this month:

Ladywell Centre – 206 views

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Drogheda – 153 views

Singleton House – 150 views

Little Partners Creche Ltd – 84 views

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (North & South Louth) – 188 combined views

Louth County Hospital, Dundalk – 64 views

It’s encouraging to see a continued interest in health, early years, and family support services.

Service Profile Reminder

As we approach the end of the year, please take a moment to ensure your hub profile is accurate and up to date.Consider:

Updating service hours or contact details for the holiday period

Adding details of seasonal programmes or supports

Removing expired events or information

If you need help editing your listing, please contact Lyndsey at info.abc@lldc.ie.

Upcoming Events

A selection of upcoming family and parenting events from the Louth Parent Hub Events Calendar. Submit your events to be included in next month’s issue.

Family Support Clinics

Family Support Clinics: By appointment only

Mondays 2-4pm

View the event

Paediatric First Aid for Parents

Paediatric first aid course for parents and learn how to handle emergencies with confidence.

View this event

Engineering/Career Expo Helping School Leavers Navigate Their Next Steps

Discover STEM careers with Dr.Niamh Shaw, Mary-Ellen Kelledy, and local grads in this fun, family friendly event

View this event

Sibling workshop for siblings of autistic children

Autism Support Louth&Meath are delighted to facilitate this workshop for siblings of children with autism.

View this event

Welcome to Our New Services

We’re delighted to see more local supports joining the network and contributing to the hub’s expanding directory of family and community services.

Aura Dundalk

Mellow Child Sleep Solutions

Stay Connected

Please continue to share your feedback and let us know how the hub can better serve your needs.

Warm regards,

Louth Parent Hub Team

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National Parenting Support Champions Symposium 2025 - Slides

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National Parenting Support Champions Symposium 2025 - Slides

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11.11.25 NATIONAL PARENTING SUPPORT CHAMPIONS SYMPOSIUM 2025

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School Avoidance Workbook - Offaly School Avoidance Programme

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School Avoidance Workbook - Offaly School Avoidance Programme

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In conversation with Parental Advocacy - new series in collaboration with the Legal Aid Board - Barnardos

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The Barnardos Parental Advocacy and Information Service is starting a second series of webinars in collaboration with the Legal Aid Board.

The first episode of the second series will be exploring the Rights of Parents in Custody.

The webinar will take place on Thursday 6th of November at lunchtime (exact time to be confirmed).

You can join via this link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xK-itq2IROOJn-wrvk81ow

You can watch our previous webinars here: In Conversation – Barnardos Parental Advocacy & Information Service - YouTube

We look forward to welcoming you on the webinar.

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Children Combined ADHD Programme Nov-Dec 2025

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Children Combined ADHD Programme Nov-Dec 2025

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Children's Combined ADHD Programme Nov-Dec 2025

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Kinship Care Week 2025 October 6th-10th - Poster

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Kinship Care Week 2025 October 6th-10th - Poster

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Kinship Care Week 2025 October 6th-10th - Organisation Guide

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Kinship Care Week 2025 October 6th-10th - Organisation Guide

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Kinship Care Week 2025 October 6th-10th - Guide for Kinship Care Families and Allies

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Kinship Care Week 2025 October 6th-10th - Guide for Kinship Care Families and Allies

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Kinship Care Week 2025 October 6th-10th - Video

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Kinship Care Week 2025 October 6th-10th - Video

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Kinship Care Week 2025 October 6th-10th - Webinars

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Kinship Care Week 2025 October 6th-10th - Webinars

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FREE ONLINE Parents Plus Early Years 0-7 years

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FREE ONLINE Parents Plus Early Years 0-7 years

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The Sacred Heart Family Resource Centre are running a 9 week Parents Plus Early Years Programme For parents of children aged 0-7 years of age, this will be online in the evening 7-9pm 1 evening a week.

If you or anyone you know may be interested please ring Anne on 051306728.

They are hoping to start this in early October to have it completed before Christmas. Please share this with your contacts or display the poster in your place of work.

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Emotionally Based School Avoidance Workshop - 13th October 2025

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Emotionally Based School Avoidance Workshop - 13th October 2025

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2025 October REGARI Ballinasloe Wellbeing Workshops General Ballinalsoe/Athlone SP

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2025 October REGARI Ballinasloe Wellbeing Workshops General Ballinalsoe/Athlone SP

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Emotionally Based School Avoidance - Save the Date Poster

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Emotionally Based School Avoidance - Save the Date Poster

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Dear Parents,

Is your child making the transition from pre-school to primary school? Every child starting primary school can get a My Little Library Book Bag to help with their transition to primary school. Head on down to your local library today to collect your My Little Library bag and join your library, all you need is some ID.

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PRESS RELEASE: What Works Prevention and Early Intervention Measures 2025

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PRESS RELEASE: What Works Prevention and Early Intervention Measures 2025

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Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley, TD has today announced a suite of measures to support Ireland’s Prevention and Early Intervention programmes for children and young people, including a new funding scheme, a series of webinars, and research funding for a new Prevention and Early Intervention model.

The funding for these initiatives is being made available through the What Works prevention and early intervention initiative which receives its funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund (DAF). The DAF is managed by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht.

Minister Foley said:

“I am delighted to announce this suite of measures which reflect our commitment to early intervention and innovation in children’s services. My Department strives to continuously enhance the quality of prevention and early intervention services so every child and young person is given the best start in life.”

This funding will support:

1. An invitation for applications to the Enhancing Quality Fund 2025, which support organisations to improve the monitoring, evaluation and analysis of their prevention and early intervention initiatives.

2. An online series of planned webinars targeting commissioners, practitioners and anyone interested in applying evidence-based research to support development of prevention and early intervention policy and services.

3. Research funding to evaluate the development, piloting and implementing of a Prevention and Early Intervention model that has been designed to embed a prevention-oriented, child-centred mindset across professional disciplines working with children and families.

The objective of these measures is to support prevention and early intervention initiatives and research that will improve outcomes for children and young people experiencing disadvantage, adversity and trauma.

1. Enhancing Quality Fund 2025

The 2025 Enhancing Quality Fund aims to promote continuous improvement and innovation using a process of problem-solving in prevention and early intervention services for children and young people. Successful applicants will support the What Works initiative to build on the development of implementation structures and learning harnessed from over a decade of investment in prevention and early intervention in order to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.

The fund is open to practitioners and service providers in not-for-profit organisations working with children, young people and their families and who have a strong emphasis on prevention and early intervention.

Grants of up to €30,000 will be made available to community and voluntary sector organisations working with children and young people through a prevention and early intervention approach. The total value of the fund is €300,000.

These grants will support organisations to support the effective use of data in service provision for children and young people around Ireland.

Further information can be found here.

2. Four Prevention and Early Intervention Webinars

This series of four ninety-minute webinars is designed for commissioners, practitioners and anyone interested in applying evidence-based research and will be delivered by Foundations – the what works centre for children and families (UK).

Foundations developed the What Works Ireland Evidence Hub. The What Works Ireland Evidence Hub provides information about prevention and early intervention programmes that have been evaluated and shown to improve outcomes for children and young people.

These workshops will take place between July 2025 and October 2025.  For further details and to register please click here.

3. Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Research

Enabled by funding from the Tulsa Prevention Partnership and Family Support National Office via What Works, the Prevention and Early Intervention Network has spent the last 14 months developing a thematic learning module: The Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) module is designed to embed a prevention-oriented, child-centred mindset across professional disciplines working with children and families. The module consists of 10 learning units covering core themes such as trauma-informed practice, interagency collaboration, and children’s rights.

What Works is providing €30,000 to evaluate the process of developing, piloting, and implementing the PEI module. It aims to ensure that the module is effective, evidence-based, and responsive to the needs of learners and stakeholders. In doing so it will examine the viability of the module as a cross-disciplinary resource. The focus will be on understanding what worked, what could be improved, and how to support broader adoption and sustainability and ultimately, explore the extent to which a thematic and focused PEI module has the potential to contribute to the overall PEI landscape in Ireland.

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Children's Programme - Cavan County Local Development

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Children's Programme - Cavan County Local Development

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Children’s programme (6-12) for parents, guardians with children, including those with additional needs such as ADHD, Autism, and other developmental differences.

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Early Years Programme - Cavan County Local Development

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Early Years Programme - Cavan County Local Development

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Early years programme (0-5) for parents, guardians with children, including those with additional needs such as ADHD, Autism, and other developmental differences.

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Special Needs Programme - Cavan County Local Development

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Special Needs Programme - Cavan County Local Development

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Please find attached the Special Needs Programme for parents, guardians with children aged 10+ and or adolescent with a mild, moderate or severe intellectual disability, and who may also have a diagnosis, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or a physical disability.

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This is a HSE and ABC Start Right (TUSLA funded) collaborative project- universal videos to help all adults support children's early communication development.

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The ‘Learning to Talk’ series is a playlist of over 20 videos for helping all adults to support children’s early communication development. There is also a s…

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Clare Local Area Network - Exposing Violence Against Women

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Clare Local Area Network - Exposing Violence Against Women

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Open Up- Youth & Family Services in Laois & Offaly

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Open Up- Youth & Family Services in Laois & Offaly

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Open Up, Laois & Offaly

Open Up is your complete guide to youth and family services in Laois and Offaly. Whether you're a young person, parent or friend, teacher or professional, this website may be of use to you. It contains a full directory of all the services available to you in the two counties, if you or someone you know is in need of help or support.

This website also contains other resources such as videos that may be of interest. We encourage you to look around the website and share the link with anyone who might benefit. We also welcome any feedback you might have so please contact us if there's anything you'd like to say or contribute.

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Open Up - Youth & Family Services in Laois & Offaly

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Open Up is your complete guide to youth and family services in Laois and Offaly. Whether you're a young person, parent or friend, teacher of...

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Jobstown Family Centre have launched their parental participation podcast along with a short animation. This project was supported by Tusla Participation Seed Funding and has provided a platform for parents to have their views heard in relation to their experiences attending health care settings.

The short animation can be found on YouTube here and full podcast can be found by scanning the QR code below, or searching Patients Matter Podcast on any podcast platform.

Please feel free to share this with anyone that might be interested.

Congratulations to everyone involved!

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Launch of New HSE Breastfeeding Promotion Videos 

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HSE Health and Wellbeing covering Integrated Health Areas of Dublin North County and Dublin North City & West are delighted to share a new series of breastfeeding videos which highlight supports available for mothers in North Dublin.

These videos provide stories from mothers who share their personal experiences with breastfeeding, the benefits they’ve found, and why they recommend breastfeeding to other mothers.

They also highlight the support that breastfeeding groups offer, providing expert advice to help mothers overcome challenges, while also offering a great opportunity to socialise and connect with other mothers.

The videos are all available on YouTube using the links below:

Wendy shares the benefits of attending a breastfeeding support group in Finglas

Mums from North Dublin share the benefits of breastfeeding and why they recommend it to others

Mums from North Dublin share their experience of attending a breastfeeding support group

We believe these videos can be an invaluable resource for your families who are preparing to breastfeed.

We kindly ask for your support in sharing these breastfeeding support videos within your networks. To find out more information about breastfeeding supports, visit www.mychild.ie

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North Dublin Mums share their experience of attending a breastfeeding support group

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Transition to Secondary School Practical Workshop For Parents - Extra Date

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Transition to Secondary School Practical Workshop For Parents - Extra Date

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Due to a high demand Parenting Cavan is offering a second evening workshop on the 19th of June for parents/guardians on transition steps from Primary to Post-Primary. Please circulate the attached poster with your network and parents/guardians.

Parents will receive a practical workbook called "Mind The Gap", which will give parents the tools to support and prepare their child for the big change and new experiences this Autumn.

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Transition to Secondary School Workshop for Parent 19th June

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Have you heard of Let’s get Ready? Well, it’s a fantastic website run by the Department that has all the information that families need.

Let’s get Ready has tonnes of useful information on:

Starting pre-school.

Starting primary school.

Information for families with children of disabilities.

Information resources.

Visit Let's Get Ready for all your information needs.

For all your early childhood information follow @first5ireland on Instagram.

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Transition to Secondary School Practical Workshop For Parents

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Cavan CYPSC & Parenting Cavan is delighted to offer their first free online workshop to parents, guardians, on transition steps from Primary to Post-Primary.

Parents will receive a practical workbook "Mind The Gap" which will give parents the tools to support and prepare their child for the big change and new experiences this Autumn.

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Transition to Secondary School Workshop for Parents

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Whether you are seeking information on services available to you and your family, looking for support or information on local events, you have come to the

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Parent Hub Sligo, Leitrim & West Cavan | Parenting Support

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Parent Hub Sligo Leitrim is an online focal point for parents to access information on local supports. The workings of the hub are overseen by Parenting Support Champions who are drawn from a wide range of backgrounds involved in supporting parenting, including Sligo Family Resource Centre, Lifestart, HSE and Tusla.

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Maia Purposeful Play offers child-led sensory classes and bespoke workshops which are carefully designed to support children’s development in a fun and playful way.

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Parent Led Autism Network is a network for parents of children with autism/ASD who are supported by their local Family Resource Centre in their locality, by Tusla and other local organisations to give support, courses, workshops and expert talks to both parents and their children.

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Love Parenting - The most important job in the world

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Every hug & physical touch counts however hugs that last for 20 seconds or longer are the ones that can be the most powerful. Make hugging an everyday tradition

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SEE STATS FOR: Galway Mayo Roscommon View Reports View More Stats About Planet Youth Planet Youth is the local implementation, in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon, of the Icelandic Prevention Model(IPM). The IPM is an evidence-based primary prevention model, developed by researchers, community workersand policy makers in Iceland.

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Kilkenny Parent Hub - Kilkenny Parent Hub

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Whether you’re seeking advice on parenting, looking for support, or information on local events you’ve come to the right place. This is a one-stop support for

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Digital Mental Health and Wellbeing Programmes - ISPCC

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Digital Mental Health and Wellbeing Programmes - ISPCC

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Digital Mental Health and Wellbeing Programmes - ISPCC

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Childline has partnered with SilverCloud to deliver a number of guided self-care digital programmes addressing anxiety.

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Tipperary Parent Hub - Tipperary Parent Hub

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ISPCC Exam Anxiety Webinars for Parents/ Carers and Young People

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ISPCC Exam Anxiety Webinars for Parents/ Carers and Young People

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We are delighted to share with you information regarding our upcoming FREE online webinar series for parents/carers and young people around exam time and dealing with anxiety. On the night Bree O’ Neill, Clinical Lead & Digital Support Coordinator, with the ISPCC will focus on:

What is anxiety?

Dealing with an anxious child

Anxiety Management Tips & Tools

Childline Digital Mental Health & Wellbeing programmes – support for young people and parents

Tuesday May 6th @  7 - 8pm.

'Coping with Exam Anxiety' Support & Advice for Parents/ Carers

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fd03f403-1c93-4a49-8f8c-b74fc4234d33@bb926d5e-af5f-4830-b812-e4d184987285

Thursday May 8th @ 7-7.30pm

'Coping with Exam Anxiety' Support & Advice for Young People during exam time

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/fafa46e6-3fa3-42cc-a2b1-60d40d3df78f@bb926d5e-af5f-4830-b812-e4d184987285

Registration is now open, and we would appreciate if you could share the above information and the attached leaflets promoting the webinar to all your networks/ committees/ CYPSC’s/ CFNC’s/ stakeholders/ parents you are working with/ friends/ family etc. By clicking on the above links or the 'register now' on the attached leaflets you will be able to register for these webinars.

Thank you for your support in spreading the word about this event.

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This talk is aimed at parents and caregivers who want to get their child into a good sleep pattern and for those who are experiencing some challenges in this area.

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Struggling to get your little one to sleep? Join us online for tips and tricks to help your child sleep well!

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Toilet Training - How to Manage the Challenges Webinar

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Toilet Training - How to Manage the Challenges Webinar

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Donegal Parent Support Champions bring you a Free online webinar.

Whether you are a first time parent thinking about toilet training your little one, or if you are worried about your little one not being school ready due to toileting issues, this talk will offer support and advice on best ways to support your child through this stage of their development.

The talk will be delivered by Denise Gillespie: MSc; BSc; HDip Public Health Nursing; RGN; RM; RPHN; RANP & FFNMRCSI. Denise is a qualified nurse; midwife and public health nurse.

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Donegal Parent Support Champions bring you a Free online webinar.

Whether you are a first time parent thinking about toilet training your little one, or if you are worried about your little one not being school ready due to toileting issues, this talk will offer support and advice on best ways to support your child through this stage of their development.

The talk will be delivered by Denise Gillespie: MSc; BSc; HDip Public Health Nursing; RGN; RM; RPHN; RANP & FFNMRCSI. Denise is a qualified nurse; midwife and public health nurse.

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Toilet Training - how to manage the challenges

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Eventbrite - Prevention, Partnership and Family Support , Donegal presents Toilet Training - how to manage the challenges - Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - Find event and ticket information.

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Transforming the health & wellbeing of our children Welcome to Parent Power! We hope you find the website useful. It has been developed for the following reasons: To introduce and promote the idea of parents working together more, and using Parent Power to improve outcomes for all of our children. To provide information from the […]

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Home / TESS / National School Attendance Campaign 2023 /2024

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Webinar 1: Launch of Attendance Campaign

Overview from DE & TESS

Input from Dr. Graczyk to include:

Introduction to the three-tier model

How data can support schools to identify trends and patterns of attendance/non- attendance in schools

How to interpret your school's data

Webinar 2 - Evidence based strategies for promoting attendance

Interpreting my data and linking it to three tier model

Highlighting strategies for each level of the tiered model

Keys messages for schools to share with parents to promote/support attendance (possibly to include supporting an anxious child/YP to attend)

Webinar 3 - Statement of Strategy of School Attendance

Reviewing your current statement

Using the data from Aladdin/VS Ware to influence the responses at each of the three tiers.

Building in evidence-based strategies.

Exemplars of statements

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National School Attendance Campaign 2023 /2024Tusla - Child and Family Agency

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The Child and Family Agency was established on 1st January 2014 and is now the dedicated State agency responsible for improving wellbeing and outcomes for children.

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Guides on pregnancy, labour and birth, baby and toddler development stages, parenting advice. Get trusted information from health experts.

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Parental Participation Newsletter- Issue #3

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Parental Participation Newsletter- Issue #3

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Tusla PPFS, Parental Participation Newsletter Issue #3

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Welcome to the 3rd edition of the Tusla PPFS Parental Participation Newsletter where we highlight some examples of the amazing parental participation initiatives that are taking place across the coun

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Parenting is a very rewarding job but one which can be difficult at times, especially when parents are faced with challenging situations. Below are details of a range of resources to support parents from information booklets to parenting courses for those difficult times.

Parenting Positively - Children 6 to 12 years

Parenting Positively also includes a series of booklets focused on supporting parents of children aged six to twelve years old. In addition to a booklet on general parenting skills, aimed at helping parents better understand and support their children's development, they also deal with some of the more complex life issues facing parents. They cover themes such as death, separation, domestic abuse, bullying, drug and alcohol abuse. There are booklets for parents to read themselves and there are illustrated booklets for children, written in a child-friendly language, which parents can read with their children to help them through difficult times.

The goal of the series is to provide information and guidance to parents to help create positive, loving and supportive relationships between them and their children and also help parents to be better equipped to deal with some tough situations by offering tools and support.

Booklets for Parents

These booklets outline how children may understand a particular issue and how you can support them through a difficult time. The first booklet focuses on Parenting Skills.

Booklets for Parents to read with their children

These booklets may help your child to better understand what is happening and help you as a parent to answer any questions he or she might have.

Parenting Positively - Parenting Teenagers

The booklets for parents of teens cover issues such as Teenage Well-Being, Parental Separation, Bereavement, Domestic Abuse and Parental Alcohol or Drug Use.

The booklets are available to download below:

Parenting Positively - Coping with the Recession

Ebook for Parents of both children and teenagers who want to support them cope with the impact of the recession on their emotional well-being.

Click here to read or download Parenting Positively - Coping with the Recession

Teenhelp

Teenhelp is a section on Barnardos website aimed at supporting Teenagers and is focused on their well-being and offering support through issues such as bullying, parental separation, bereavement and domestic abuse.

Visit Teenhelp

Parenting Courses

National Database of Parenting Programmes - hosted on the Barnardos website this database of parenting courses, contains details of courses in every county in Ireland.

To search for a parenting course in your area visit Barnardos website here

Lone Parents

Family Links - Steps and Stages - positive pointers for parents who are helping their children to understand their family situation. This booklet was developed by Treoir, the National Federation of services for unmarried parents and their children.
Click to read or download Family Links.

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Parenting ResourcesTusla - Child and Family Agency

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Neurodiversity Ireland Summit 2025 - Neurodiversity Ireland

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Ireland’s first Neurodiversity Summit takes place in Dublin on 16 & 17 May 2025. Neurodiversity Ireland brings together global thought leaders to share their insights on neuroaffirmative values and practices.

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Support Pathways for Parents with Children with Additional Needs & CDI Parents Hub

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Support Pathways for Parents with Children with Additional Needs & CDI Parents Hub

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The purpose of the Parenting platform is to provide you as parents with a platform where you can easily access videos, webinars, and podcasts on parenting related issues. This will allow you to easily access information, tips and strategies in a timely and relaxed manner and will also provide links to other supports in your area.

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Parenting Support Champions Symposium 2024

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Parenting Support Champions Symposium 2024

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In 2024, the Department secured funding for Tusla for the Traveller Parent Support programme to be mainstreamed into core programme delivery through Prevention Partnership Family Support (PPFS). The programme will be delivered in 11 areas with a Family Link worker in each.

Further funding has been received through the Departments Early Years Unit, under Equal Start to recruit a further 6 Family Link Workers, bring a total of 17 areas into this project.

The Traveller Parent Support programme aims to address earlier intervention and support for parents from the Traveller community. One of the aims of the programme is to increase the capacity of Traveller parents to receive parenting support programmes in a culturally appropriate and supportive way.

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Parenting  Support  Champions Project Framework

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Parenting  Support  Champions Project Framework

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Tusla PPFS, Parental Participation Newsletter

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I am delighted to welcome you all to our new edition of parental participation newsletter!

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Parenting with Mental Health Challenges- A National Study Launched in Clare on World Mental Health Day 10th of October 2024

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Building Connections - The Experience of Parenting While Living with Mental Health Challenges

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Building Connections - The Experience of Parenting While Living with Mental Health Challenges