FREE Positive and Practical Courses for Parents 2015
Parents are really important in helping their children develop and grow up as responsible adults. Yet
parenting can sometimes be a difficult job and everyone needs support and help.
Parents Plus Programmes hope to help you in:
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Getting to Know and Connecting with Your Child or Teen.
Communicating Effectively
Managing and Negotiating Rules and Boundaries
The courses do not propose to find magic answers but hopes to help parents and teens to gain the support
of others and to find down-to-earth solutions for difficult situations. The focus of the course is positive
and aims to build on your strengths.
Venue: Fr McGrath Family Resource Centre, St. Josephs Road, Kilkenny. 056- 7751988 Ext 2.
Parenting When Separated
Mondays commencing 14/9/2015. From 11.00 - 1.30 pm for six weeks.
A practical and positive six week course for parents who are preparing for, going through or have gone
through a separation or divorce.
Working Things Out For Adolescents (11 - 16 years)
Commencing autumn 2015
Working things out is delivered to young people and aims to help them build communication and conflict
resolution skills in to order to help them improve their relationships within their families.
Adolescents Programme
Commencing autumn 2015
A practical and positive course on parenting adolescents (aged 11 to 16) focusing on effective
communication, problem solving and building positive relationships.
Agencies / Professionals can refer parents / teens to the Fr.McGrath FRC using their referral form which can be
found on their website www.frmcgrathcentre.ie. Parents can refer themselves using the slip below.
Please note places are limited so make sure to book as soon as possible.
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Name of Parent(s):_______________________________
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Name of Child:_____________________ Date of Birth: _____________ Tel:_____________________
Address:_____________________________________________________________________________
Course(s) I am interested in ____________________________________________________________
Please return the slip to Wendy Taylor, Fr. McGrath Family Resource Centre, St. Josephs Road,
Kilkenny. 056 7751988 Ext. 2.