Diary of a Lockdown Dad
It seems like an eternity since we first heard the mention of the Coronavirus in early January. Fast forward nearly 4 months and we are in the middle of a lockdown which has changed the way we [...]
Calming Anxiety through Art
Drawing and painting are good activities for mental health and self care as they can: Help you feel less stressed, help take your mind off things by distracting you, be a good way to express your [...]
Mindfulness
Remembering to be in the present moment noticing the weather, sound of the birds, nature, flowers, sunrise/sunset, or being fully engaged in an activity with your children/adolescents is [...]
Let go of the expectation to be the ‘perfect parent’. This does not exist.
Parents and guardians have such an important role in supporting the mental health of young people. Young people who are isolating at home are interacting with their parents more than ever. So, [...]
Advice from a Primary School Principal
I’m seeing a lot of threads online around managing home-schooling while working from home and other topics on the same general theme, so I wanted to just given a schools perspective on it all and [...]
Self Harm Support
For some people self-harm can be a way of coping with problems. They see it as a way of expressing feelings they can’t seem to put into words. It distracts the person from the source of their [...]
Leaflets
Publications
Cop On: What is it?
The following is a brief excerpt from the book Cop On, what it is and why your child needs it to thrive and survive in today’s world. I hope it offers you a small insight into the theme of the [...]
Week 9: Natural Killers Blood Test
I’m lying in my bed watching an Irish programme about IVF, it’s Tuesday night and my blood test is in the morning so I’m feeling nervous and very tired. Four couples all doing IVF in this [...]
