Are You Passionate About Building Strong and Resilient Children?

Building Resilient Families and Children: Empower Yourself and Your Service with the Parents Plus Children’s Programme. Enhance your ability to support families with the evidence-based Parents Plus Children’s Programme Training.The Parents Plus Children’s Programme Training is an evidence-based parenting programme designed to support parents in the effective management of their child’s behaviour and emotional well-being. […]

Rates of anxiety and depression among young people are at unprecedented levels, but there is hope.

The Working Things Out Programme offers Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) training for professionals to equip young people with coping skills, helpful thinking strategies, improved conflict resolution and communication skills, and reduced stress levels. This evidence-based programme builds on young people’s strengths and positive relationships with their families, peers, schools, and communities. The programme can be […]

Parents Plus welcomes The Report on Aligning Disability Services with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Parents Plus welcomes this important report published by the Joint Committee on Disability Matters today. The report shows access to mainstream health services is severely impacted for people with disabilities due to inaccessible services, lack of expertise, therapies, & individualised services as well as a significant cost of disability & a lack of disability awareness […]

25 Years of Impact: Our Commitment to Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Parents Plus is an evidence-based organisation that provides a range of services and professionals in Ireland and around the world. Our goal is to support professionals with the tools to help parents and caregivers in raising resilient, confident, and happy children and young people. At the core of the Parents Plus approach is a commitment […]

A Balancing Act: Navigating Children’s Technology Use in the UK and Ireland

As the world becomes increasingly digitized, children’s use of technology is on the rise. However, this trend raises concerns about the potential impact on children’s development and well-being. According to a report by Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, children aged 5 to 15 spend an average of 2 hours and 11 minutes per day online. […]

Places Are Now Closed For The Parents Plus Early Years Programme

Please Note That Places Are Now Closed For The Parents Plus Early Years Programme We are delighted to share that Parentline is running our Parents Plus Early Years Programme as a 6-week course, running for 2 hours per session.This will be run entirely online, and available to parents across Ireland. This course is suitable for […]

Workshop: ‘Skills in Running Effective Online Programmes’

As we approach the end of January we wanted to help make sure you get the most out of 2023 by inviting you to a FREE online seminar that focuses on running effective online programmes. The benefits of online parent programmes delivery are multiple, the convenience and accessibility for parents, the support offered by interacting with other parents […]

Parents Plus Present to The Joint Committee on Disability Matters

Today our CEO, Cherie Tyner and Ciara Ni Raghallaigh, Parents Plus Disability Programmes Lead had the honour of presenting to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Disability Matters. Cherie and Ciara were supported by Wayne McSweeney, parent and Niamh Kerrigan, parent and Programme Co-Facilitator as all four spoke to the committee about the benefits and impact […]