Excited to announce that Shannon Parenting Peer support Group has received funding of €5000 to support the work of the group in 2026 from the Department of Children, Disability & Equality. (January 2026). 

what parents say about the parent peer support group

Parenting Peer Support
Workshops & Webinars
Calendar 2026. 

Below are posters outlining the workshops and webinars that will be taking place for parents facilitated by Cathy O Bryrne and Cathal at Shannon Family Resource Centre and online also. 
It promises to be an exciting year ahead full of learning, opportunities to connect with one another and make friends too.
​Funding made available through the Department of Children, Disability & Equality in 2026.

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Workshop (3)-12th May 2026
Managing Child behaviour & Boundaries.  
​Facilitated by Cathy O Byrne
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Another excellent workshop facilitated by Cathy focusing on the understanding childrens behaviour as a way of communicating with parents. Cathy recapped on the importance of self care and parents/caregivers own emotional regulation referring back to the previous workshops before looking in more depth at why children can sometimes act out and behave in a way that parents struggle with when they have big feelings. 
Cathy introduced the ACT MODEL of limit setting BY Garry landreth as a tool for parents to use when supporting their children with their behavioural difficulties. For more information on this moel and how to use it in your parenting role click here
Some images below highlight some of the key points raised and explained by Cathy to our Parenting Peer support Group members. 

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Workshop (2)-21st April 2026
​Emotional Regulation & Co-regulation
between the parent & child. 
​Facilitated by Cathy O Byrne
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Another excellent workshop facilitated by Cathy focusing on the link between regulated ourselves as parents in order to be able to support our children to regulate when they have very big emotions. Some great discussion amongst parents who attended and very interesting presentations by Cathy on the development of a childs brain and how when they are disregulated they can't handle questions, instructions, order etc. 
Some images below highlighting some of the key points raised and explained by Cathy to our Parenting Peer support Group members. 

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Workshop 1
Parenting Self Care Workshop 12th March 2026
Facilitated by Cathy O Byrne
Starting at the bottom of the Pyramid,
Meeting our own Basic needs are vital before we can tackle the higher needs on the scale. 

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​SHANNON FAMILY RESOURCE CENTRE
INVITES YOU TO BE APART OF A
​PARENTING PEER SUPPORT NETWORK. 

Our Family support worker Cathal has met with a lot of parents over the years and the overwhelming sense from parents is that its good to get out of the house and meet other parents and its great to share information with one another to keep informed of what's going on in the community and to share information and resources relevant to supporting children and families with one another. 

The Parenting Peer Support Group was piloted between September and December 2023, funding of €2000 was secured from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth earlier this year to support the establishment of the network in the community. The group which is always open to new members meets on a monthly basis at Shannon family Resource Centre and the workshops, discussions and information shared are decided upon by the parents themselves. 
As the old saying goes "you get out of it what you put in". 

Images from the Pottery making workshop
3rd December 2024 at Ballymorris Pottery Cratloe. 

Parenting Peer Support Group
Clay Workshop (Dec-25). 

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Images from Parenting Peer Support events 2023

Thanks to our funders below.