Having a warm connected relationship with your children is definitely one of the most enjoyable aspects of parenting. Doing fun activities together, sharing experiences and having good conversations all make for creating deeply satisfying relationships between parents and children. Such connected relationships have enormous benefits for children, in terms of building their self-esteem and confidence […]
Moving article in The Irish Times, 06/09/20, on the impact of the new Parents Plus Special Needs Programme to families. Thank you to all parents, disability services and Trinity College Dublin Psychology Deptartment, who participated in the making of this critical programme. “Wayne McSweeney only agreed to take part in a programme for parents of […]
The importance of Talking about Feelings in the Early Years Helping children understand their own feelings and those of others is key to helping them grow up as happy and connected individuals. However, it can be challenging to talk about feelings to very young children who may not yet have the developed the language to understand […]
The Power of Good Routines On any normal year, the start back to school after the summer holidays is a major readjustment for families. Now in the era of Covid-19, returning to school brings extra challenges and stresses for parents and children. Having endured a long six month absence children are more out of a […]
Parents Plus is currently looking for talented and motivated new Trustees who can serve on the Parents Plus board to advise and guide the organisation to the next stage of its development. We are interested in hearing from potential Trustees who: Have experience of delivering the Parents Plus Programmes in frontline agencies and/or managing the roll out […]
Article featured in The Northern Standard Newspaper, December 2019 The Parents Plus range of parenting courses, which are offered free of charge to all parents in County Monaghan by the organisation Parenting Monaghan, has led to significant improvements in parenting confidence and skills as well as improvements in child behaviour, positive discipline and family relationships, […]
