One Family believes in an Ireland where every family is cherished equally, and is enabled to enjoy the social, financial and legal equality to create their own positive futures.
For many parents sharing parenting after separation, one parent is the ‘primary carer’ and the other spends their time with their child at weekends and holidays. Achieving successful shared parenting can feel daunting, but it is achievable. When it happens, it can minimise stress for parents and helps keep the focus on the child/children shared. […]
A relationship ending can mean a huge sense of loss, shock and disbelief, and result in anger, fear and stress. There are many practical issues to be sorted out which can seem overwhelming, particularly in a difficult break-up without both persons cooperating. These practical issues need attention and the sooner separating parents begin resolving them, the sooner the family […]
Today Karen Kiernan, One Family’s CEO and Stuart Duffin, our Director of Policy & Programmes, attended the hearings by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice in relation to the Children & Family Relationships Bill and highlighted our concerns regarding ancillary supports for court, child safety issues and Child Contact Centres. Karen’s presentation is included below and the full […]
Press Release Childcare 101 – Government must Prioritise Childcare Provision as a Downturn-Buster (Dublin, Monday 7 April 2014) One Family – Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families in Ireland today – outlines the three major reasons that provision of affordable, accessible childcare is a necessity if Ireland is to make a full economic recovery soon. A new […]
Would you like to contribute to our Budget 2015 submission? It’s easy – simply take our anonymous 3 question survey. Each short monthly survey has a focus on a different budget submission topic. This month’s survey is on Housing Supports. Take the survey and know that your voice is heard. If you would like to view the […]
One Family launches the Evaluation of the Child Contact Centre pilot services and our Key Learnings document containing Policy Recommendations for Policy Makers today, Friday 28 March in the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin Castle at 9.30am. Speakers include the Hon Mr Justice Michael White of the High Court and Chair of the Courts Family Law Committee; Dr Stephanie Holt of the School of […]
Many children find it difficult to settle down at bedtime which can lead to challenges. For this week’s ’10 Ways to …’ post offering parenting tips, we look at how to establish your child’s bedtime routine. Here are some tips that should help: Adequate Sleep: How much sleep does your child need every day? Use the guide […]
Press Release Courts Need Professionally Conducted Assessments to Ensure Child Safety Child Contact Centre Pilot Services Evaluation Launched by One Family (Dublin, Thursday 27 March 2014) One Family – Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families – launches the Evaluation of the Child Contact Centre pilot services and its Policy Recommendations for Policy Makers document on […]
For our ’10 Ways to …’ feature this week, we explore why play is important. Read on for our ‘10 Ways to Understand the Value of Play’. The importance of play in a child’s life cannot be underestimated. Play is a child’s work and is “serious stuff”. Importance of play: Play fosters a child’s development in every […]
Press Release Childcare Provision Failure is One of Government’s Harshest Blows to One-Parent Families www.onefamily.ie (Dublin, Wednesday 19 March 2014) One Family – Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families in Ireland today – responds to the pending publication of a new report due for release later this month by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and […]
Child Contact Centre services were run on a pilot basis in two locations in north and south Dublin between 2011 and 2013 by Barnardos and One Family in a partnership arrangement. The service offered a range of assessment, contact and family support services to high-conflict families who were frequently in legal disputes in relation to […]
One Family has submitted a Response to the Draft Heads of the Children and Family Relationships Bill to the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality. One Family holds a broad and inclusive view of family life and we work with people who parent alone, people who share parenting of their children as well as families who are […]
Press Release An International Women’s Day Focus – Mother’s Education Level and Impacts on Lone Parenthood and Well-Being of Children (Dublin, Friday 7th February 2014) One Family – Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families in Ireland today – looks forward to acknowledgment of International Women’s Day on Saturday 8th March and calls for a new […]
Parenting Teenagers: Maintaining Communication This can be a challenging time for parents and children to maintain good relations and communication. It’s important that the relationship is maintained and lines of communication are kept open on both sides, so that this new period can be navigated in a healthy, supportive way. Here are some tips to […]
Would you like to contribute to our Budget 2015 submission? It’s easy – simply take our anonymous 3 question survey. Each short monthly survey has a focus on a different budget submission topic. This month’s survey is on changes to the One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) and income disregards introduced on 2nd January 2014. Take the survey […]
As part of our ’10 Ways to …’ series which offers tips for parents on a variety of topics, here are our ‘10 Ways to Healthier Eating‘. Menu: Plan the menu for the week ahead and make a list of the ingredients you will need. When you make a trip to the supermarket, stick to […]
As part of our ’10 Ways to …’ series which offers tips for parents on a variety of topics, here are our ‘10 Ways to Survive Working Outside of the Home and Being a Parent of Young Children’. Be organised: Over organise everything – lunches, dinners, clothes. Cook and freeze: At the weekend, cook some […]
As part of our ’10 Ways to …’ series which offers tips for parents on a variety of topics, here are our ‘10 Ways to Make Reading a Part of Family Life‘. Join the library. The whole family could take a trip to the local library and sign up. It’s free! Find out what’s happening […]
Press Release Children & Family Relationships Bill provides first steps to a modern Family Law system in Ireland – but One Family warns that family law courts need the resources to do their job properly for all children (Dublin, Thursday 30 January 2014) One Family – Ireland’s leading organisation for one-parent families in Ireland today […]
The future of our families. What policies can do for children in vulnerable situations. On 28th January 2014, leading experts from research, policy, and NGOs met in Brussels to discuss the most recent evidence on children in vulnerable situations and the potential scope of policy interventions. Stuart Duffin, our Director of Policy and Programmes, was a […]
We invite you to Step Out with One Family and run/walk in the Mini Marathon as part of Team One Family. As Ireland’s leading organisation for people parenting alone and sharing parenting, and in the year of the 20th anniversary of UN International Year of the Family, we need people more than ever to take […]
Let your voice be heard! One Family is seeking willing participants to engage with our Budget 2015 Panel. The Budget Panel will consist of ten lone parents and/or parents sharing parenting who will collaborate with One Family throughout 2014. Panel members will be encouraged to contribute their own lived experience and personal circumstances in order […]
Many worried parents are calling our askonefamily lo-call helpline regarding the Single Person Child Carer Credit which has replaced the One-Parent Family Credit from 1st January 2014. The Single Person Child Carer Credit (SPCCC) is different from the One-Parent Family Credit (OPFC) as now it is only available to one parent – the parent with whom the child […]
One Family is one of twenty experts and stakeholders from across Europe contributing to Families and Societies, a large-scale integrating project on the factors that define and shape what families will look like in the future, coordinated through Stockholm University. The projects runs until 31 January 2017. Questions being addressed include: Are existing social and family […]
