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If you are interested in......

participating in a group
training as a parent facilitator if your organisation is interested in participating........ or you would just like more information............. Please contact: Deirdre Massey Community Worker Rathmines Pembroke Community Partnership 17a St. Agnes Road Crumlin Dublin 12 Ph: 086-1248557 E: deirdre@rpcp.ie

What parents have to say..... I know it has helped me and my kids It brought out the good qualities I didnt know I had My relationship with my son is like new My kids say they can now come and talk to me and tell me things If one thing doesnt work I try something different, I now know that I always have another option A community based, Would recommend any parent to do it it really helps solution-focused parenting project

What is the Six Steps Together Project?


The Project was developed using Andrew Duggans Six Steps to Successful Parenting Programme and piloted in Tallaght in 2004.

Who are we?

The Programmes aims to.... Focus on parents existing


strengths, resources and expertise

The project is a collaboration between Jobstown Family Centre (Daughters of Charity), Tallaght Youth Service, YMCA PAKT , the HSE Community Work Team and

Build upon what parents are


already doing successfully to manage difficulties Facilitate parents to find their own strategies for managing their childrens behaviour Encourage parents to recognise their childrens strengths Build up networks between parents in the community Promote new and positive links between agencies and parents

Parenting groups are run over six weeks for two hours in different locations throughout the community during the school year.

the West Tallaght Resource Centre. Local Parents play a key role in the delivery of the Programme. A Parent Intern Co-ordinator oversees the delivery of the

The programme is open to parents of children of all ages who want to build on their existing parenting skills and on their relationships with their children.

Programme. The parenting groups are facilitated by workers from the participating agencies and by local parents.

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