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Coming Events
The Parenting Forum Northern Ireland (PFNI) would like to draw your attention to the following forthcoming events ...
Parents' Week 2010, Monday 18th October to Sunday 24th October - "Knowing Families: how well do you know yours?"
Join in and celebrate!!!
Parents' Week, organised here in NI by the Parenting Forum, is now in its 11th year and is a chance for parenting practitioners and all those working with families to celebrate progress in supporting families. We hope you will join us in making this Parents' Week the biggest yet. Registration for Parents’ Week supporters is now open. Registering couldn’t be simpler – just go to www.familyandparenting.org/pw2010 and follow the instructions. Registering for Parents’ Week will not only ensure that you receive a supporter’s pack with a limited edition Knowing Families book, but will also give you access to event ideas and a media pack as well as other resources to help your Parents’ Week be the most successful yet. If you are planning an event please tell us about it as we’d like to share this information and also help to promote it by advertising it on our website. Last year we had over 180 events across the province so we’re on a mission to build on this success! Send details of your event through to sandra@pachelp.org on or before 8th October. Alternatively,you can join our new Yahoo Group where you can download forms to register your event, register for the PFNI conference, apply for membership or simply pose a question to us or other members of the Group. The Group home page can be found at: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/pfniparentsweek2010
Parenting Forum NI Conference Monday 18th October 2010
This year's Parents' Week theme is “Knowing Families; how well do you know yours?” Speakers will focus on the diversity of and challenges facing families in the modern day to provide delegates with practical information when working with families within their own settings. Further details of the programme will follow. If you would like to register for a place at the conference or would like further information at this stage please contact Pauline on tel 028 9031 0891 or email pauline@pachelp.org To register for a place please download and return a completed Booking Form.
Working with Fathers Presentation Morning - Is your organisation interested in developing work with fathers? If so, then The Parenting Forum NI would like to invite you to a Presentation Morning which will showcase some of the learning arising from the "Kick Start 2010" project - a seven month package of training, support, networking, reflection and practical action for groups that are trying to, or wishing to, engage with fathers.The Kick Start 2010 trainees are now coming to the end of their time on the programme and have organised an event to help others to:
- understand why we need increased engagement with fathers
- get a sense of what Kick Start offers
- hear about the practical experience of a number of trainees
- meet Kick Start participants and find out about the hands-on things involved in running an activity for fathers
This FREE event will take place on Wednesday 22nd September 2010 in NICVA, 61 Duncairn Gardens, Belfast BT15 2GB. For more information, please contact Pauline. To reserve your place, please download, complete and return a Booking Form.
Please visit the News Page on this website to hear about other events, activities, projects, programmes, and latest updates in the field of family work.
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