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Press Release - Parents Advice Centre's Paternity Booklet for Dads in the Dark!

As recent press coverage has shown that many Dads are unsure about their paternity leave entitlements, Parents Advice Centre (PAC) can make it known that the organisation has compiled a booklet for Dads on their paternity rights.

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Parents Advice Centre Pub Quiz

Free on Thursday 4th March?  Come along to The Errigle Inn, Ormeau Road, Belfast for a Pub Quiz and Raffle with fabulous prizes. 

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Parents Confused by Transfer

The Parenting Forum Northern Ireland has issued a strong appeal to the Education Minister, Caitriona Ruane, calling on her to provide more detail on the way forward to enable parents to make informed crucial decisions about their children’s futures ...

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Parents Helpline - Focus on Fathers

Parents Helpline can support fathers to have the confidence and skills to be fully involved and significant in their child’s life ...

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Parents Advice Centre's 30th Anniversary Conference: Speeches

"Every Parent Matters - What lies ahead for Parenting Support?" was a conference to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Parents Advice Centre.  This event was held in the Stormont Hotel, Belfast, on Friday 22nd May 2009 ...

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New Fact Sheets for Fathers

The Men's Project within Parents Advice Centre has collated two new fact sheet for fathers. These provide answers to some of the key questions about "Paternity Leave and Pay" and "Parental Responsibility and Unmarried Fathers" ...

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Men and Babies Mini-Manual

In 2008, The Men's Project within Parents Advice Centre received funding from the Parenting Education and Support element of The Children and Young People's Funding Package (DHSSPS) to produce a ground-breaking mini-manual for all fathers in Northern Ireland who are expecting a baby or have just had a baby. This booklet - "Men and Babies" - seeks to help fathers to fully understand what is happening during the pregnancy period and immediately after the birth, and to recognise the important role that they play in their children's lives ...

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Men in Northern Ireland (MiNI) Factsheets

The Men's Project is pleased to announce that three of their five statistical fact sheets, which look at specific aspects of being male in our community, have been updated. These "Men in Northern Ireland" (MINI) factsheets were prepared by the ARK team within Queen's University Belfast and the University of Ulster. They can be downloaded (in Portable Document Format) at www.mensproject.org/facts 

 

 

 

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