Aoife Lee is a mum of 3 children, an accredited parent coach and Founder of Parent Support. She has been supporting families for the last 20 years, in which Aoife worked for over 12 years with the Health Service Executive (HSE) as part of an Early Intervention Team and children in care, before establishing Parent Support in 2013.

Parent Support educates and empowers parents and caregivers who are struggling, or just need some guidance along their parenting journey by

providing practical Positive Parenting advice, tools and techniques which help families to build a calmer and happier home.

Parent Support supports parents and caregivers of babies, toddlers, primary age, and teenagers across Ireland through 1 to 1 sessions, online workshops, eLearning courses and working directly with companies providing parenting wellness talks for their working parents/caregivers and corporate wellness programmes.

Positive Parenting – Supporting parents & children while returning to the office

As we see and experience society opening back up again, it brings a new lease of life, many parents and caregivers reported that our last lockdown was the toughest, but as our children, young and old adapt to life changing once again there are many children that remain feeling anxious. In this session Aoife helps the audience understand how they can support their children when they are feeling anxious as they continue to adjust to change.  Aoife also gives practical advice about balancing flexible working from home and the return to office and the benefits of managing expectations and boundaries on the day-to day-challenges of parenting.

Positive Parenting – Understanding & Supporting Behaviours

As many families come up against the challenges of managing a work-life balance, when with their parents, children will often test those boundaries.

In this session Aoife explains why children push the boundaries and how to manage these behaviours as well as going through practical ways of the parenting or caregiver taking the lead. Audiences will learn how to build relationships with their children and top tips on how to be more assertive when dealing with a variety of behaviours and situations.

Screen Time, Smartphones & Social Media

Parents more than ever feel overwhelmed by the impact screens and social media have had on their children, in this session Aoife explores

The pros and cons of internet use.  She sheds a light on the effect social media has on our children’s lives including Cyberbullying. This session will help parents and caregivers understand why having guidelines and boundaries on screen time using ‘parental controls’ on devices is so important. Finally, it will help parents and caregivers to empower their children to take responsibility while gaming and phone use through positive communication.