How We Help Families
Time 4 Us helps improve parent-child and family relationships and also helps children to do better at school
Some families contact Time 4 Us themselves. Others are referred through family support or legal services. Time 4 Us has managed to achieve some very good outcomes in a very short time for those using our service.
An evaluation carried out by NUI Galway found:
- Improved bonding and a better relationship between child and parent.
- Reduced conflict, improved trust and improved communication between them.
- Increased access time: weekend visits often extend to after-school visits during the week.
- Improved behaviour in children and better performance at school.
- The Centre also provides a gateway to services like family support and mediation.
Time 4 Us has found that, due to the provision of the service, fewer family cases are going to court about access. Instead, solicitors representing each parent facilitate an agreement to use Time 4 Us without the necessity of a court case.