Information: Parenting Information
Parenting Positively
Two series of Parenting Positively booklets have been published to date. The first looked at parenting children between 6 and 12 years and the second focused on parenting teenagers. Both published by the FSA and Barnardos aim to help families through life’s challenges.
Parenting Positively - children 6 to 12 years
There are 9 booklets focused on supporting parents of children aged six to twelve years old. In addition to a booklet on general parenting skills, aimed at helping parents better understand and support their children’s development, they also deal with some of the more complex life issues facing parents. The free booklets cover themes such as death, separation, domestic abuse and bullying. There are booklets for parents to read themselves and there are illustrated booklets for children, written in a child-friendly language, which parents can read with their children to help them through difficult times.
The goal of the series is to provide information and guidance to parents to help create positive, loving and supportive relationships between them and their children and also help parents to be better equipped to deal with some tough situations by offering tools and support.
Booklets for Parents: These booklets outline childrens's understanding of the particular issue and how you can support them through this difficult time. The first booklet focuses on Parenting Skills.
- Parenting Skills (For Parents) (.pdf)
- Coping with Bullying (For Parents) (.pdf)
- Coping with Death (For Parents) (.pdf)
- Coping with Domestic Abuse (For Parents) (.pdf)
- Coping with Separation (For Parents) (.pdf)
Booklets for Parents to read with their children: These booklets may help your child to better understand what is happening and help you as a parent to answer any questions he or she might have.
- Coping with Bullying (For Children) (.pdf)
- Coping with Death (For Children) (.pdf)
- Coping with Domestic Abuse (For Children) (.pdf)
- Coping with Separation (For Children) (.pdf)
Parenting Positively for Parents of Teenagers
A series of four booklets for parents of teens covers issues such as Teenage Well-Being, Parental Separation, Bereavement and Domestic Abuse.
The booklets for Parents of Teenagers are available to download below:
Parenting Positively for Parents of Teenagers: Teenage Well-Being
Parenting Positively for Parents of Teenagers: Separation
Parenting Positively for Parents of Teenagers: Bereavement
Parenting Positively for Parents of Teenagers: Domestic Abuse
Teenhelp, is a web link on Barnardos website www.barnardos.ie/teenhelp aimed at supporting Teenagers and is similarly focused on well-being, parental separation, bereavement and domestic abuse.
The Parenting Positively series is a collaboration between the Family Support Agency and Barnardos. Click to visit Barnardos website.
