One Family offers a range of programmes to support people who parent alone or share parenting, or who are experiencing separation. We have worked with and for one-parent families for over 45 years, so we understand the situations that may arise for families. Participating on a programme along with other people in similar situations can add to the experience too, and there is always some time to chat over coffee during the morning break.
We also offer two online courses with optional one-to-one support that cost only €9.99 each, and are booking now on the links below.
If you are interested in taking a course, but not too sure about what the benefits might be, call us to discuss what course can best meet your and your family’s needs on 01 662 9212. You can also read the experiences of some of parents who have participated in One Family programmes here.
Booking Now
1. Family Communications: Coping with Family Life and Communication with Teenagers
Essential for parents of children of all ages but particularly those with teens, teaching clear and direct communication skills to strengthen your family life.
8 weeks in Spring 2018 (dates to be confirmed) | 10am-12pm one morning per week | Dublin | €40 unwaged / €60 waged | Book here now.
Are you looking for ways to create a stronger family unit? Communicate better with your children? This course will also help you to:
- Identify the strengths in your family
- Learn ways to resolve conflict and negotiate
- Practice clear and direct communication for common family dilemmas
2. Positive Parenting
A practical and positive course for parents of 2-12 year olds to build on your existing skills so that you can manage behaviours and development well.
8 weeks in Spring 2018 (dates to be confirmed) | Location TBC | €40 unwaged / €60 waged | Book here now.
During this course you will also explore:
- Parenting after separation
- Shared parenting
- The needs of children in order to understand behaviours.
3. Parenting When Separated
Are you a parent who is separating, separated or divorced? Do you share parenting with your child’s other parent? Do you wish it could be more positive than it currently is?
8 weeks in early 2018 (dates to be confirmed) | 10am-12pm one morning per week | Dublin 7 | €40 unwaged / €60 waged | Book here now.
In the order to address the challenges of parenting when separated, Parents Plus have developed this six week course for parents who are preparing for, going through or have gone through a separation or divorce. Facilitated in One Family by Geraldine Kelly, specifically the Parenting When Separated Programme aims to help parents to:
- Solve co-parenting problems in a positive way that is focused on the needs of children.
- Sope with the emotional impact of separation and learn stress management techniques.
- Help your children cope with the impact of the separation both emotionally and practically.
- Enhance communication with your children and with your children’s other parent.
During this programme you will:
- Explore what shared parenting means.
- Learn how to communicate clearly and directly in order to promote a positive parenting relationship.
- Learn how to deal and manage conflict so that children are kept at the centre of parenting.
4. Parenting Through Stressful Times
This course supports people who are parenting alone or sharing parenting in recognising and positively managing stress in themselves and in children.
8 weeks in early 2018 (dates to be confirmed) | 12pm-2pm one afternoon per week | Dublin 7 | €40 unwaged / €60 waged | Book here now.
Parenting Through Stressful Times has been designed as a eight week course to support parents to understand and recognise stress. It explores very gently with parents the influence stress plays on how we parent and how we manage the challenges that are presented to us daily. The course allows parents the opportunity to explore many tools that can aid and support one to cope with stress, preventing the build up of stress and maintaining a healthy balance. During the course parents look at how children are faced with stress and as parents how you can recognise stress in your child, identify unmet needs and offer your child the tools they need to manage stress as they go through life.
5. Self-care and Personal Growth When Parenting Alone
Facing ongoing challenges can at times cause us to lose our confidence and belief in our abilities and life skills, and struggling to deal with life’s transitions on a daily basis.
8 weeks in early 2018 (dates to be confirmed) | 10am-12pm one morning per week | Dublin 7 | €40 unwaged / €60 waged | Book here now.
The ending of a relationship, parenting alone, or trying to develop the skills to share parenting after separation can present many great challenges.
This eight week course is to support you, as a parent, to explore your self-worth and confidence, helping you to find the answer to the question, “Who am I?” Participants will have an opportunity to develop a sense of self-awareness through learning about the most important relationship of all: the relationship we have with ourselves.
The overall aim of the course is to support you as a parent to be a ‘good enough parent’ by taking time for self-care so that you can be there for your children.
Online Courses
Family Communications | 8 weeks | 2 hours per week approx. | €9.99
Sign up here now for the next course starting January 2018.
An eight week online facilitated course, Family Communications Online has been created from modules of our Family Communications – Coping with Family Life and Communication with Teenagers. The course is suitable for parents in all family forms and can be done from the comfort of your own home at a time that suits you. The eight weekly sessions will be communicated via email from One Family and include reflective exercises and completion of a learning journal.
While self-managed via weekly emails, this course will be supported by individual email support and mentoring around parenting topics from our Director of Children and Parenting Services. This course costs €9.99 which includes ten weekly emails (eight with course content), optional individual support on the parenting topics explored, and optional assessment with issue of a Certificate of Completion. Participants can also join our Facebook Parenting Group for Q&A sessions.
Positive Parenting Online | 8 weeks | 2 hours per week approx. | €9.99
Sign up here now for the next course starting December 2017.
An eight week online facilitated course, Positive Parenting Online has been carefully created from modules of our acclaimed Positive Parenting for Changing Families programme in response to demand from parents around the country and is suitable for parents in all family forms. The eight weekly sessions will be communicated via email from One Family and include reflective exercises and completion of a learning journal, all of which can be done in your own time at your own discretion. While self-managed via weekly emails, this course will be supported by individual email support and mentoring around parenting topics from our Director of Children and Parenting Services. This course costs €9.99 which includes 10 weekly emails (8 with course content), optional individual support on the parenting topics explored, and optional assessment with issue of a Certificate of Completion. Participants can also join our Facebook Parenting Group for Q&A sessions.
Please read One Family’s Cancellation Policy before booking your course.
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