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Types of Work
Helpline
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The work of Parents Helpline ranges from supporting a parent seeking advice on a young child who is bed-wetting, through to assisting a parent to deal with an aggressive teenager. Parents Helpline also arranges appointments and takes calls from parents or professionals who have serious child protection concerns. |
Cases in 2009 included . . . .
- Father concerned about his 17 year old son who has dropped out of school and communication between parents and son has broken down
- Mother struggling with 3 year old son whose behaviour has regressed since his baby sister was born
- Grandmother concerned about her daughter - a young single mum - who seems to be struggling parenting her 18 month old
- Recently separated dad needing guidance on what to tell his children about why he no longer lives in the family home
Parenting Education
For Parenting Education, the main issues which concerned the parents attending courses in 2008 were: managing children's and teenagers challenging behaviour; dealing with separation and divorce; parents anger management; building positive relationships; communication breakdown; coping with personal and family stress; self-esteem issues.
The Men's Project - Focus on Fathers
During 2008, The Men's Project responded to requests from individuals and groups looking for help to: gain access to children following family break-up; locate support for lone fathers; find sources of relationship counselling; identify men's support groups; manage anger; cope with bereavement; "come out"; understand entitlement to paternity leave; recover from domestic abuse; become more actively involved parents; mediate family disputes. |
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Parenting Forum Northern Ireland
The Parenting Forum Northern Ireland undertook consultations on ...
- Fit Futures: Focus on Food, Activity and Young People commissioned by the Department of Education, and the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.
- Shout - Tell Us What You Think Now commissioned by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People.
- Making It R World 2 commissioned by the Children's and Young People's Unit in the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister.
- Department of Education NI Research Project commissioned by DENI.
- Developing a Family and Parenting Strategy commissioned by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety's Family Policy Unit.