Parenting When Separated / Parenting Alone
Parenting When Separated Support
Navigating your parenting journey when separated or when parenting alone can be difficult. Find resources below to support you and your children through.
Treoir is the National Specialist Information Service for unmarried parents and their children providing clear and up-to-date information free of charge to parents who are not married to each other and to those involved with them.
One Family is Ireland’s national organisation for one-parent families. We work with all types and all members of one-parent families, respecting the realities of family life, to affect positive change and achieve equality and social inclusion for all one-parent families in Ireland.
Barnardos Booklets for those experiencing separation.
Children thrive in environments of security and stability, with attentive parents and guardians who respond to their needs. When children experience parental separation or divorce, it is important that they receive clear explanations about what is happening and why.
Booklets written for children/teenagers and parents coping with parental separation. If you are going through this in your family now, or if it has happened already, you
probably have lots of questions. The booklet was written
to help give you some answers.
Follow the link below to free Barnardos booklets and publications on parental separation
Search: 3 results found for “separation” – Barnardos Ireland Online Shop
How can we manage our separation to benefit our child?
- Take a shared parenting approach
- Minimise other changes in the child’s life
- Prioritise the child’s needs
- Do not involve your child in conflicts
- Support your child’s relationships with both parents
For more information and support follow the link below to the Barnardos website :Separation – Barnardos
Parents Plus Parenting when Separated Programme
Parents Plus Programmes are designed to support families experiencing parental separation. The programmes are run over a 6 week duration in various local services. Drawing on international long-term evidence, the Parenting when Separated Programme highlights practical steps parents can take to help their children cope and thrive as well as coping successfully themselves
Topics Covered:
- Solving co-parenting problems in a positive way that focus on the needs of children
- Cope 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 their children and with their children’s other parent
The Parents Plus programmes are run by the Trained professionals, in many different settings, such as Family Resource Centres, Primary Care Teams, Disability Teams, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, CAMHS and Primary and Secondary Schools.
If you would like to attend a Parents Plus programme in your area, please contact your local services for children and families to find out if there is a course coming up.
For further information on Parents Plus programmes follow the link Parents Information to Join Parenting Courses – Parents Plus!