In this talk, John Sharry offers practical advice on how parents can help themselves and their children cope and thrive after separation. Drawing on extensive research on what helps children cope, the talk will describe how you can learn to:

• communicate and co-parent effectively with your children’s other parent
• maintain the quality of your parenting
• tune into and respond to your child’s needs
• prioritise your own self care as a parent
• minimise post separation challenges and changes

John Sharry is a social worker and family psychotherapist with over 27 years experience as a child and adolescent mental health professional. He is a founder of the Parents Plus Charity, an adjunct Professor at the School of Psychology in University College Dublin, Clinical Director of Silver Cloud Health and Trustee of the Feasta Environmental Charity. He is co-developer of the award winning Parents Plus Programmes, and the best selling author of fourteen positive psychology and self-help book for families including Positive Parenting, and Counselling Children Adolescents and Families. His books have been translated into nine languages including, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic and Japanese. John is the parenting columnist for The Irish Times and a regular contributor to the national media. John is well known for his engaging, inspirational yet informative and practical presentation style. His practice website is www.solutiontalk.ie

The talk is sponsored by the Parents Plus Charity who train professionals to deliver evidence-based parenting and mental health programmes. See www.parentsplus.ie