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Caoimhe’s Radio Interviews
Caoimhe was recently interviewed on LMFM, Near Fm and South East Radio. You can listen to to her interview with Gerry Kelly on LMFM below.
Tips for the Transition Back to School
No matter what age your children are, if they are returning to School in the next few weeks, it may bring some anxiety, upset, and even anger. For many Parents the summer holidays are a break too, if you work outside the home or not, there is less structure in the child’s or teen\’s […]
How to find a routine again
It’s time to get organised and think about school again! Here are a few tips to think about, I hope they help with the transition! 1. Routine, routine, routine – We know how good it is to let the family sleep in or stay up late when they are on holidays from school. But how […]
Managing the Ups and Downs of Family Lockdown
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. […]
Schools closing, Anxiety & Covid 19 – Top Tips
We are living in unprecedented times. And let\’s face it its a bit scary. If like me you\’ve watched some scary videos from China; people falling down and left in the street, and others being dragged from their homes to be quarantined! Not to mention the pictures of the overworked Italian medical staff sleeping anywhere […]
Our child’s inner critic – Top 10 Tips
Our Inner critic – even if you\’d never have heard the term before, most adults know exactly what it means. We all have inner talk in our head – some may call it our thoughts, I like to think of it like a voice. I also like to think that there is another option, that […]
That time of year…
It\’s that time of year isn\’t… when we use that phrase to cover a multitude of things Bad weather Lots of sickness Short dark days Staying inside lots of complaining…. HATE JANUARY? I admit, I used to absolutely hate January (and February too come to think of it). I decided to change my thinking and […]
Stressed Mothers? Not enough time in the day
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 […]
Don\’t tell your kids they\’re clever – The Growth Mindset
When I first heard this a few years ago, I thought – \’Oh great, another thing I\’ve being doing wrong for years!\’ Actually, it makes a lot of sense. This theory has has been proven in many studies over the last number of years but the first to discover it 30 years ago was Carol […]
Back to School.. tiredness, tension and time watching!
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 […]