It\’s been almost 5 weeks since the kids were sent home from School in Ireland, and to say it\’s been a testing time for us Parents, is putting it mildly. No matter if you are trying to work from home, holding down an essential job or just at home with them, it is not easy. […]
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What would you do if you had a few more hours in the day? Would you take some time for yourself? Would you tackle the ever growing to do list? Or would you just get caught up in the usual business of a busy life? The truth is we would probably use up the extra
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Back to School – these 3 little words usually make me feel good. I find the summer can be quite long, after almost 9 weeks off, I am normally quite happy to see the back of my little darlings for a few hours a day, especially nowadays, after running our summer camps – it\’s exhausting
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The Bullying word is thrown around a lot. In recent years schools are helping educate our kids, and have really encouraged kids and teens to identify bullying, and to speak up and tell an adult. The work that I do coaching kids and teens, is more about giving kids the coping skills to deal
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So in the last few days, Momo has come into our lives, and my kids are terrified and not able to go asleep! This is the game that encourages children to self-harm and consider suicide; – firstly what kind of sick people are there in the world that would come up with this? And
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I decided to write a little about CBT as its talked about a lot these days and if you haven\’t heard of it then you\’re probably lucky! It\’s a talk therapy that\’s used to help people of all ages with anxiety, stress, depression; it helps change how we think and therefore how we behave. I
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Body shaming: \’The action or practice of humiliating someone by making mocking or critical comments about their body shape or size\’. The Oxford Dictionary We have had some fabulous summer weather recently and it\’s also holiday season (I\’m just back from mine.) I\’m noticing how easy it is to get into the habit of making
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Who wants happy kids? I know I do. I\’ve recently read 2 books on the topic; Both overlap and include lots of valuable lessons and reminders, so I\’ve decided to summarize them together, so there\’ll be 2 blogs on this topic – this is the first. I should tell you first, that the Danes claim to be the
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Introduction Before we start, what makes me think I can write a worthwhile blog on this topic? Is it worth reading? Am I an expert? Well I have 3 young children, but no, that\’s not why. I was a painfully shy child and very self-conscious teen, but no that\’s not why either. The main reason I
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If you are a mother, and you, and like many woman, suffer from mothers guilt, read on, there is a way to end it. Mothers guilt can occur in many different forms, whether you are at home with your children, or not. It may be that you have to work and hate not being around
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