{"id":64862,"date":"2018-11-01T00:36:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-01T07:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/?p=64862"},"modified":"2018-11-01T00:36:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-01T07:36:43","slug":"parenting-ni-questionpro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.questionpro.com\/blog\/parenting-ni-questionpro\/","title":{"rendered":"Parenting NI Offers Parents a Platform To Share Feedback on Family Issues That Matter the Most"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Parenting<\/p>\n

Parenting NI<\/span><\/a> is a parenting support charity based in Northern Ireland that provides support via a wide range of services for parents \u00a0as well as working as an advocate of parents to policymakers and stakeholders. The services provided to parents include a freephone helpline which parents can call to get support with any parenting issue. Parents can also attend \u00a0face to face appointments where one can explore family issues and focus on finding realistic, manageable and practical solutions for their families. Parenting NI offers a range of parenting programs on various topics including parenting teenagers, mental health, parenting apart and child to parent violence. Parents can sign up for different classes and meet and support others in similar situations in a safe and healthy environment.<\/span><\/p>\n

Parenting NI\u2019s Objectives: Handling Sensitive Topics with Utmost Care<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Parenting NI wanted to gather the parenting views of a wide range of individuals throughout Northern Ireland that was respectful to the sensitive topic at hand. Instead of asking parents in person or in an email, QuestionPro offered the organization the opportunity to anonymously aggregate feedback and views from people across Northern Ireland on a range of diverse parenting and family topics with complete confidentiality. SSL privacy and security settings gave the organization and respondents peace of mind knowing their data was protected and anonymous at all times. \u00a0Despite the small staff size, QuestionPro enabled Parenting NI to engage with a broader reach of parents across the country and ensure their views and opinions were counted in the topics that were consulting on. <\/span><\/p>\n

Engaging with Parents on Social Media and More<\/strong><\/h3>\n

To get the widest audience possible, Parenting NI used social media tools including \u00a0Facebook and Twitter while internally emailing various parenting group to ensure that every important survey got out in front of as wide a range of people in Northern Ireland \u00a0as it could. On occasion, they would also encourage parents to fill out a quick survey during class and one-on-one parenting sessions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seeing the success of survey responses, Parenting NI also used surveys within the staffing team to gain anonymous employee and volunteer feedback that ensures every participating voice is heard.<\/span><\/p>\n

Depending on the programs and topics covered, most surveys were took an average of two to four weeks for fielding and analysis. Being able to track and view responses in real-time allowed Parenting NI to respond to changes quickly and offer insights to policy makers and stakeholders to ensure they are meeting their mission as an organization.<\/span><\/p>\n

Higher Engagement and Impactful Results Direct From the Source<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Of all the data gathered for the annual report, 12% came from focus groups and 88% came from onIine surveys. With engagement growing well over 101% from the year before, Parenting NI have been able to produce more reliable and valuable statistics that more accurately reflect the realities of parenting in Northern Ireland. This, in turn, has allowed their organization to tailor the services \u00a0provided in order to better support all parents that reach out to Parenting NI.<\/span><\/p>\n

Parental views and feedback were gathered \u00a0survey were sought on the following topics:<\/span><\/p>\n