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Parents Plus Early Years Programme – Parents Plus

Drawing on well researched ideas about child development and parent-child communication, the Parents Plus 'Early Years' Programme is ideal for parents who want to maximise their children's learning, language and social development, as well as reduce behaviour problems, while ensuring their children grow up happy and emotionally secure. The programme is suitable both for children within the normal range of development as well as children with special needs such as ADHD, speech and language and other development problems.

Contact Details

Organisation:Parents Plus
Contact name(s):Dr. John Sharry, Grainne Hampson & Mary Fanning
Address:Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, James Joyce Street, Dublin 1
Telephone:01 8034793
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Email:[email protected]
Website:www.parentsplus.ie

Programme Details

Target audience:Parents of children 0-5, Parents of Children aged 1-6
Theme/subject matter:General Parenting, Behaviour Management, Special Needs
Method of delivery:Group work, One-to-one work
Programme aims:Drawing on well researched ideas about child development and parent-child communication, the Parents Plus ‘Early Years’ Programme is ideal for parents who want to maximise their children’s learning, language and social development, as well as reduce behaviour problems, while ensuring their children grow up happy and emotionally secure. The programme is suitable both for children within the normal range of development as well as children with special needs such as ADHD, speech and language and other development problems.
Resources used:Parents Plus Early Years: Facilitators Manual, Parent Workbook, Facilitator DVD. Parents Plus Early Years resources developed by Dr. John Sharry, Grainne Hampson & Mary Fanning.

Location & Duration of the Programme

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Number of sessions:6-8 sessions
Frequency of sessions:Weekly
No. of hours per session:2 hours 30 minutes
When is the programme held?Depends on the needs of the participants
Is childcare available?No

Booking the Programme

How do I book a place on the programme?Referred by professional
Total cost incl. materials:€10 for course workbook.

About Barnardos

Barnardos’ mission is to deliver services and work with families, communities, and our partners to transform the lives of vulnerable children who are affected by adverse childhood experiences. Because childhood lasts a lifetime www.barnardos.ie  

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