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Policy | Why Reform of the One Parent Family Payment is Not Working and Our Solutions

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Today we have sent the document below to all Ministers, TDs and Senators to clearly outline why the current process of One-Parent Family Payment reform is failing and to put forward solutions. This document can be downloaded as a PDF here. WHY REFORM OF THE ONE-PARENT FAMILY PAYMENT IS NOT WORKING AND ONE FAMILY’S SOLUTIONS     […]

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Press Release | Stop Catastrophic Cut of One-Parent Family Payment Now

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Press Release Stop Catastrophic Cut of One-Parent Family Payment Now Child and family poverty for one-parent families is increasing under so-called reforms (Dublin, Monday 4 May 2015) One Family – Ireland’s organisation for people parenting alone, sharing parenting and separating – demands again that Government stop the current reform of the One-Parent Family Payment which is […]

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Parenting | 10 Ways to Encourage Healthier Eating Habits

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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 […]

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Parenting | 10 Ways to Parent a Young Adult

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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. […]

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In His Own Words | Dean’s Story – When My Parents Separated, Part 3

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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 […]

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