The Troubled Families programme needs to work with early years practitioners and organisations, says Maureen Longley of Interface Enterprises

Troubled families do not just arrive out of nowhere and can it hardly be a surprise to most of us that many families really do find fitting into the world of socially acceptable behaviour, taking responsibility for their own destiny and positively parenting their children so challenging. Bringing up our children successfully and managing our own lives can be daunting for even the most capable person.   

So the news that funding and resources to work with troubled families are going to be extended  (August 2014) to encompass a wider criteria that includes  younger age children  as well as health issues can only be applauded.

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