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Cherish CLG t/a One Family
8 Coke Lane, Dublin, D07 EN2Y
CRO: 45364
RCN: 20012212
CHY: 6525
01 662 9212
info@onefamily.ie
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Parenting | 10 Ways to Encourage Healthier Eating Habits
Maintaining healthy eating habits in our family can be difficult. As parents we try to teach our children that eating healthy foods is not only good for our bodies, but for our minds too. Here are some tips to remember when trying to encourage healthier eating habits in your family. Menu: Plan the menu for […]
Parenting | 10 Ways to Establish A Bedtime Routine
Many children find it difficult to settle down at bedtime which can lead to challenges. With the longer evenings of Spring and Summer upon us, it can be hard to maintain consistent bedtime routines, particularly in fine weather. For this week’s ’10 Ways to …’ post offering parenting tips, we look at how to establish […]
Press Release | Marriage Equality Referendum ‘No’ Campaigners: Stop Using and Abusing Lone Parents
Press Release Marriage Equality Referendum ‘No’ Campaigners: Stop Using and Abusing Lone Parents (Dublin, Friday 17 April 2015) One Family – Ireland’s organisation for people parenting alone, sharing parenting and separating – is dismayed by the untruths being promoted by many main ‘No’ campaigners in the lead up to the Marriage Equality Referendum on 22 […]
Parenting | 10 Ways to Parent a Young Adult
Moving from constant active parenting when our children are young to the parenting of a young adult can be difficult. Raising our children dominates our lives for so long that it can be tough to know what to do with ourselves once they grow up and begin to explore their independence and build lives of their own. […]
Parenting | How do you parent your child who is now a young adult?
As parents, we experience many transitions as our children grow. For so many years you may have felt physically exhausted raising your child. When they are a baby, you think it will be easier when they start to walk. When they walked, you realised it was still hard. You think once they go to school […]
In His Own Words | Dean’s Story – When My Parents Separated, Part 3
Dean contacted One Family because he wished to share his personal experience of when his parents separated. In the third and final part of a series, this is Dean’s story in his own words. He is now 16 years old. So, where do we end up after years of arguments, confusion and ambiguity? There are […]
Statement | Clarification of One Family Policy Position in Relation to One-Parent Family Payment Reform
Statement One Family is very disappointed by comments made in relation to our policy work on TV3’s Tonight with Vincent Browne show on Wednesday 1 April 2015. To set the record straight, One Family does not endorse the reforms to the One Parent Family Payment (OFP) as currently being implemented by Government. We have stated […]
Parenting | 10 Ways to Cope When You Feel Like Giving Up
Many parents have really bad days and weeks with children and at times we can question ourselves. We can wonder if we are the right person to parent this child. Would someone else do a better job? Would our child be better off with someone else? Sometimes parents even think about putting children into care as they […]
Parenting | 10 Ways to Deal with Those Awkward Questions
Children are so inquisitive. They love information. They ask constant questions as their minds are continuously processing everything they see and hear in the world around them. Children come to their parents all the time to clarify the things they don’t really understand. As parents, we want to help our children learn and understand yet sometimes when […]
10 Ways to Support Your Children Through Times Of Change
At times we make big changes in our lives and we plan around how we can manage these changes for us as adults. However, it is important also to explore what changes are taking place for your child and to support them through this. At times children don’t react to change immediately but a little […]
In His Own Words | Dean’s Story – When My Parents Separated, Part 2
Dean contacted One Family because he wished to share his personal experience of when his parents separated. In the second of a series, this is Dean’s story in his own words. He is now 16 years old. “But why? But what about? But how?” These questions are always synonymous with any major change in life. […]
In His Own Words | Dean’s Story – When My Parents Separated
Dean contacted One Family because he wished to share his personal experience of when his parents separated. In the first of a series, this is Dean’s story in his own words. He is now 16 years old. When people tend to bring up living in a house with separating parents, it always seems to be […]
10 Ways to Travel On Public Transport With Young Children
Travelling anywhere by any means with young children can be a challenge. These tips are intended to support you when travelling mostly on a bus or by train with young children. Boredom. Try to understand how boring the trip may be for your child. How can you make it less boring? You may feel you […]
International Women’s Day, Make It Happen
On 8 March every year International Women’s Day celebrates the achievements of women while calling for greater equality. This year’s theme is “Make It Happen”. In 1972, led by Maura O’Dea Richards, a small group of mothers who were unmarried set about reaching others in the same situation and founded Cherish, later renamed One Family. Founder […]
Maintenance Downtime Announcement
Owing to essential technical maintenance, One Family will not have telephone, email or internet services this afternoon, Friday 6 March. This scheduled maintenance downtime will continue through Saturday 7 March. All systems are expected to be fully operational by 9am on Monday 9 March. We will respond to voicemails and emails as soon as possible […]
Talking to Your Child About Your Family Situation
2015 is shaping up to be a big year for children’s rights, especially with regard to Family Law. Children are now being placed at the centre of legislation that directly affects them and their parents. Talking about your family situation can be difficult especially if you, as a parent, are struggling to cope yourself. Here […]
Minister Supports One Family on Need for Court Welfare System
Today the Children and Family Relationships Bill moved to another stage in the Dáil as Minister Frances Fitzgerald brought it to the Select Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality for discussion and amendment. Having put much time and effort into representing the needs of diverse families in this legislation, One Family attended the Committee […]
Cuts to Carer’s Allowance for Lone Parents Reversed by Tánaiste – But what about working lone parents?
Press Release Cuts to Carer’s Allowance for Lone Parents Reversed by Tánaiste – But what about working lone parents? (Dublin, Wednesday 4 March 2015) One Family – Ireland’s organisation for people parenting alone, sharing parenting and separating – welcomes Tánaiste Joan Burton’s announcement yesterday regarding people in receipt of the One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) who […]
We’ve only had Divorce for 18 years – is that why we don’t deal with it well?
Press Release We’ve only had Divorce for 18 years – is that why we don’t deal with it well? (Dublin, Friday 27 February 2015) One Family – Ireland’s organisation for people parenting alone, sharing parenting and separating – reflects today on the 18 years since divorce legislation came into effect in Ireland on 27 February […]
10 ways to understanding Children’s Emotions and The Learning Power of Play
Play is an outlet for children to make sense of what they see, think and feel. It allows them the opportunity to express themselves, which is a vital part of their physical, intellectual and emotional development. Children can often struggle with their feelings and this frustration can lead to difficult behaviour, such as tantrums. It is […]