Work Undertaken

To date, the Parenting Forum Northern Ireland's (PFNI) work has included ...

Coordinating publicity for and activities during "Parents' Week" each year.
Developing a "Parents' Charter of Rights" (PDF)* for Northern Ireland.
Setting-up a Parents' Advisory Group linked to the Children and Young Peoples' Strategy.
Piloting, establishing and maintaining Parent Representation Groups linked to the Childcare Partnerships.
Responding to consultation papers on all major issues affecting parents and children.
Lobbying on behalf of parents.
Publishing a "Handle With Care" pack - a resource for practitioners on legislation relating to the physical punishment of children and materials to support parents to positively manage children's behaviour.
Developing and implementing National Occupational Standards for Working with Parents.

* Please note that this link is to a Portable Document Format (PDF) file and you will need to have PDF Reader software on your computer to open it.