Dr. Sarah McGuire:

Some parenting programmes operate in some places, although specifically for obesity, for example, there are The Incredible Years and Parents Plus. In some instances, some of the DEIS schools will facilitate that. The take-home message, if there is one, is that these children and their family situations are really complex so it is not necessarily passive parenting. There are so many different elements to it. Something we have also noticed is that these families need access to professionals because giving them the information in and of itself is not always enough to run with.