PIP JAFFA OBE CHIEF EXECUTIVE

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PIP JAFFA OBECHIEF EXECUTIVE
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WHATS HAPPENING WITH PARENTING AT THE MOMENT?

• Key Issues
• Parenting Policy
• What Parents Say
• Priorities for PAC
• Positive Parenting

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PAC SERVICES

• Early Intervention and Prevention
• Innovative
• Needs Led

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KEY AREAS OF WORK

• Parenting Education
• Parents Helpline
• Parenting Forum Northern Ireland
• The Mens Project

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STATISTICS
436,785 Children Spend 287 per child in Northern
Ireland (2006) 402 per child in
England Bullying 40 of primary school
children (2007) 30 of post primary school
children Poverty 170,000 children living in
poverty (2008)
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Persistent Poverty 21 of children compared to
(3 4 years) 9 in Britain Child
Protection 2071 on Child Protection
(2008) Register Suicide/Self Harm 9.7 -
100,000 (2006) Looked After Children 2,500
Looked after children 2 3,000 on brink of
care Teenage Pregnancy 6.2 (under 20s)
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PARENTS PRIMARY INFLUENCE

negative
protective
Depends on quality of parenting
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STRATEGIES

• Our Children and Young People Our Pledge
• Families Matter
• Regional Childrens Services Plans

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OUR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OUR PLEDGE

• Expand provision of Parenting Education
  Programmes
• Positive Parenting
• Alternatives to Physical Punishment

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FAMILIES MATTER

• Importance of quality of parenting
• Shift balance of services early intervention
  and prevention

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CHILDRENS SERVICES PLANS

• Emphasis on early intervention and prevention
• Standards
• Participation
• Inequalities in budget spend on children
• Regional Information System

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WHAT DO PARENTS WANT?
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What Parents Say to PAC

• Available at all times not just at times of
  crisis
• Accessible location
• One stop shop to get information
• Need support to access service e.g. child care

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Key Issues for PAC

• Information
• Participation
• Accessible Help
• Knowledge Skills Support
• Engagement
• Evaluation

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Key Theme

• Positive Parenting
• What is it?
• Who knows about it?
• Whos doing it?

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Positive Parenting

• What parental behaviour is based on
• the best interests of the child
• nurturing
• empowering
• non violent discipline

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• And
• provides recognition and guidance which
  involves setting boundaries to enable the full
  development of the child

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Finally

• Positive images about parents, children and
  young people
• Advocate for parents
• Participation and Consultation
• Support parents in the way they want and need
• Prevention and Early Intervention in balance
  with specialist services
• Evidence based practice

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