Parents Workshop Rathmines

Tools, support and skills for parents helping their child through emotional or behavioural struggles, now or in the future.

Suitable for parents of children of any age - from little kids to adult children. When two parents are involved in a child's life, we encourage both to attend together if possible.

EFST is rooted in the belief that parents are the experts in their own children and can be the most important healing force for change for these children. EFST helps parents explore their relationship with their own emotions so they can gain access to the innate expertise they have to help their children with theirs.

This two-day course will help parents develop skills in three main areas

• Emotional Validation
  Parents will gain knowledge and experience in working with emotions, and learn how to validate their child's difficult and painful emotions.

• Boundary Setting
  Parents will become aware of their natural boundary style and how it's working for their child. They will learn ways to adapt their boundaries and limits so they work better for their particular child, whether that means becoming firmer or becoming less rigid.

• Repairing Relationships
  Parents will learn how to repair and heal relationship wounds that may have left their child feeling hurt, scared, alone or self-critical.

EFST is delivered by experienced psychologists over two half-days. The course is interactive and experience-based, with a mix of theory, exercises and individual work. We invite participants to actively engage in the sessions to get the best results. Tickets are for both days, and it is not possible to attend for just one day.