THE DAY PROGRAMME

Tina Pearmine, our Relationship Development Lead, reflects on the pressures young people are facing. My heart always sinks when I go shopping. Boys vs girls clothes Shops are still selling sexualised clothing targeted towards toddlers and young children. I recently saw a skimpy bikini in a main street shop available for children as young as 4 years old. You only need to compare the lengths of boy and girl shorts to see that boys are being dressed for comfort and activity; girls are dressed to...

Our Relationship Development Lead, Tina Pearmine, reflects on how boys and young men may use exhaustion as a tactic to control their girlfriend. I have noticed that more and more young people who are subjected to abuse by a boyfriend (or girlfriend) are discussing the tactics and impact of exhaustion subjected to them. The DAY Programme utilises the work of sociologist Albert Biderman, to help young people understand what abusive behaviour looks like. Biderman’s work was focussed on...

Helping Maisy by asking the right questions DAY Programme Relationship Lead Tina Pearmine reflects on her work with a young person. In DAY Programme training, practitioners are briefly equipped to utilise the Power Threat Meaning Framework when supporting young people. We encourage practitioners to utilise THIS resource pack from Irish organisation Jigsaw. I was recently working with a 17-year-old girl, let's call her Maisy, and I was using the DAY programme as a basis for my sessions with...