Rainbows Ireland offers a range of workshops for parents and carers supporting children and young people experiencing parental separation, bereavement, grief and loss.
These workshops provide a safe and supportive space for parents and carers to talk, ask questions and reflect on how separation, family change and bereavement can impact children and young people at different stages of development.
Parental Separation Sessions
Supporting Parents/Carers Supporting Children with Parental Separation – Click here to book.
Age range: 6–17 years
Monday, 5 October 2026
12.30pm–2.00pm
This session offers a safe space for parents and carers to talk, ask questions and reflect on how parental separation can impact their child or young person.
The session will build on the insights and practice knowledge from the work of Rainbows Ireland in supporting children and young people and exploring how they experience parental separation and family change.
Supporting Parents/Carers Supporting Young Children with Parental Separation – Click here to book.
Age range: 0–6 years
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
12.00pm–1.30pm
This session offers a safe space for parents and carers to talk, ask questions and reflect on how parental separation can impact young children.
The session will build on the insights and practice knowledge from the work of Rainbows Ireland in supporting young children and young people and exploring how they experience parental separation and family change.
Supporting Parents Supporting Children/Young People with Parental Separation – Shared Parenting over the Christmas Period – Click here to book.
Age range: 5–17 years
Wednesday, 9 December 2026
7.30pm–9.00pm
This session offers a safe space for parents and carers to talk, ask questions and reflect on how parental separation and shared parenting can impact their child or young person, particularly over the Christmas period.
The session will build on the insights and practice knowledge from the work of Rainbows Ireland in supporting children and young people and exploring how they experience parental separation.
Supporting Parents/Carers Supporting Young Children with Parental Separation – Focus on ‘In-House’ Separation – Click here to book.
Age range: 0–12 years
Monday, 25 January 2027
12.30pm–2.00pm
This session offers a safe space for parents and carers to talk, ask questions and reflect on parental separation.
The focus of this session is on the child and how they experience shared parenting when both parents remain in the family home.
This session will not focus on complex adult issues that may arise following parental separation.
The session will build on the insights and practice knowledge from the work of Rainbows Ireland in supporting young children and young people and exploring how they experience parental separation.
Bereavement Sessions
Supporting Parents/Carers Supporting Young Children with Bereavement – Click here to book.
Age range: 0–6 years
Monday, 12 October 2026
7.30pm–9.00pm
This session offers a safe space for parents and carers to talk, ask questions and reflect on how bereavement can impact their young child.
The session will build on the insights and practice knowledge from the work of Rainbows Ireland in supporting young children and young people and exploring how they experience bereavement.
Supporting Parents Supporting Children/Young People with Bereavement Approaching the Christmas Period – Click here to book.
Age range: 6–17 years
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
7.30pm–9.00pm
This session offers a safe space for parents to talk, ask questions and reflect on how bereavement can impact their child or young person, particularly as the Christmas period approaches.
The session will build on the insights and practice knowledge from the work of Rainbows Ireland in supporting children and young people and exploring how they experience bereavement.
Supporting Parents Supporting Children/Young People with Bereavement as a Result of Suicide
Age range: 5–12 years
Date: To be confirmed – November 2026
Time: 7.30pm–9.00pm
This session offers a safe space for parents and carers to talk, ask questions and reflect on how a significant bereavement is impacting their child or young person.
The session will build on the insights and practice knowledge from the work of Rainbows Ireland in supporting children and young people and exploring how they experience bereavement.
Provisional date: Tuesday, 17 November 2026
Additional Parents’ Workshops – 2027
Further workshops will be planned for the period from January to June 2027.