Entries by Comms

Press Release | Ireland’s Biggest Family Tree to be Created on Sunday 15th May

Press Release Ireland’s Biggest Family Tree to be Created on Sunday 15th May Annual Family Day Festival celebrates family diversity in Ireland today.  Family Day Festival | Sunday 15 May 2016 | www.familyday.ie  (Dublin, Monday 18th April 2016) One Family – Ireland’s organisation for people parenting alone, sharing parenting and separating – celebrates the wonderful […]

Parenting | What to do when your child won’t listen

Many parents say that their child will just not listen to them but the first question to be explored is how well do you listen to your child? As parents we are role models for our children so exploring your style of listening is key to supporting your child going forward. Here are some tips […]

Parenting | Ten Ways to Help Your Child Be Active

Research suggests that children should have 60 minutes of physical exercise per day. We all know the benefits of exercise for ourselves as adults. We know when we get out walking or doing any form or exercise we always feel better afterwards, and it usually supports a healthier environment all round, combined with diet, attitude […]

Policy | FamiliesAndSocieties Third Annual Meeting

One Family acts as a stakeholder within the FamiliesAndSocieties project which aims to investigate the diversity of family forms, relationships, and life courses in Europe; to assess the compatibility of existing policies to family changes; and to contribute to evidence-based policy-making. Stakeholders are an integral part of the project; providing a link between the research outputs […]

Parenting | Communicating with Your Child about Family ‘Secrets’

There can be a lot of ‘secrets’ in some families, such as health or relationship issues, that family members simply do not speak about or refer to. At times children don’t know the content of the secret, they just know it is something they don’t talk or ask about. Do you remember what it was like […]