Parenting is rewarding yet often challenging. Whatever age your child is and regardless of how experienced you are, all parents benefit from a little advice and support at times. With so much information out there, we have listed some resources to help you navigate your journey through your child’s development. 

Parenting24seven – is an online resource that parents can access from the comfort of their own home.  The tips are broken down into different age categories and include advice in areas such as child safety, nutrition, parenting tips etc.

Parenting24sevenTusla – Child and Family Agency

Parenting Resources Tusla – Child and Family Agency

Booklets for Parents

These booklets outline how children may understand a particular issue and how you can support them through a difficult time. The first booklet focuses on Parenting Skills.

• Parenting Skills (For Parents)
• Coping with Bullying (For Parents)
• Coping with Death (For Parents)
• Coping with Domestic Abuse (For Parents)
• Coping with Separation (For Parents)
• Parents Drug or Alcohol use (For Parents)

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)
• Coping with Death (For Children)
• Coping with Domestic Abuse (For Children)
• Coping with Separation (For Children)
• Coping with a Parents Drug Abuse (For Children)

Parenting Positively – Parenting Teenagers

The booklets for parents of teens cover issues such as Teenage Well-Being, Parental Separation, Bereavement, Domestic Abuse and Parental Alcohol or Drug Use.

The booklets are available to download below:

• Parenting Positively for Parents of Teenagers: Teenage Well-Being
• Parenting Positively for Parents of Teenagers: Teenagers & Bullying 
• Parenting Positively for Parents of Teenagers: Bereavement
• Parenting Positively for Parents of Teenagers: Domestic Abuse
• Parenting Positively for Parents of Teenagers: Separation
• Parenting Positively for Parents of Teenagers: Teenagers & Parents Drug Use

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth – Parenting resource website – gov – Supporting Parents