Pick and mix - new partners, new families, the pleasure and the pain is the intriguing title of a seminar being run by Parentline on Thursday week, March 18th, from 7 to 9 p.m. To facilitate parents, Parentline is now hosting seminars in communities. This seminar will take place in Tallaght, Co Dublin, in the County Library.

The speaker is Donal Hegarty of the Eastern Health Board Family Therapy Unit and admission is free. For further information phone (01) 878 7230. Parentline is a confidential service offering support to parents. The helpline number is (01) 873 3500.