We are currently developing a new edition of the Parents Plus Early Years (PPEY) programme which will be launched on the 18th June 2026 with the first training available in September 2026.
The new facilitator training, manual and materials will integrate the different formats of the PPEY and guide you how to deliver the programme in small groups or to individual families in a variety of setting such as primary care, education, disability and community settings.
The new programme materials have been updated to adopt a neurodiversity- affirming approach and to address the needs of Autistic, ADHD and neurodivergent children whether they have a formal diagnosis or not, as well as making parent self-care an expanded component of each session.
Updates to the programme materials include
- A new look parent book with additional content and illustrated tip sheets for the eight week group delivery.
- An updated parent pack for individual delivery at a parents pace.
- Re-narrated and revised videos with real parents and children illustrating different parent-child interactions.
- New look spiralbound facilitator manual, with comprehensive and detailed background and groupwork information and session plans.
- Updated resources for facilitators in the members area of our website.
New content includes
- Managing big emotions’ and co-regulation with children.
- Parent self-care and self-regulation.
- Tuning in’ to children’s sensory needs.
- Adapting responses to meet the individual needs of children and their parents.
Please register for the launch here
The first facilitator training for the new edition PPEY programme will take place on the 8th, 9th, 16th 17th & 18th September 2026.
For Parents Plus Facilitators who have previously trained in the PPEY we provide an additional 3.5 hour training workshop to update you on the new content. The cost of the workshop is €150 which includes the new parent book and parent pack as well as the facilitators Manual. Anyone who attended the Early Years Programme training after June 2025 can attend this workshop for free. These workshops will be delivered on 3rd September 2026 or 15th September 2026 (9.30am-1pm).
