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Transition to Secondary School
Since I\’ve been life coaching kids and teens, over 7 years ago, there are always a few each year before or after September, that I see who are either A. Worried about moving into Secondary School or B. Have found the transition quite hard and need help to settle in and figure out their friendships […]
How to stop your kids fighting this Summer
I love summer, but the long days and nights can be ruined by one frustrating on-going problem… the kids fighting. It doesn\’t happen all the time, but when it does it\’s enough to make me want to flee the country and get a one way ticket to an unknown island in the tropics! White sand, […]
10 Ways to Keep Our Kids Active this Summer
This week Ciaran Robinson a personal trainer who runs CR Fitness in Salthill, Galway is our guest writer. For school age children, physical activity is almost as important as their daily nutrition. Usually when schools are in session, you are somewhat guaranteed that they at least get some scheduled activity time with P.E. being a […]
How to nourish our kids happiness
One morning this week it was lashing rain, and I decided to drive the kids to school. It\’s that time of year when I find there is so much going on, and its hard to keep up – so we were all tired and a bit cranky from a camping trip. As we were waiting […]
Life Coaching – what\’s it all about?
A number of years ago when I become a qualified Personal and Business Coach, I found myself deep in passionate conversations with people about Life Coaching. I had long since bored my poor husband and close friends and family about it, so I moved onto anyone who would listen. Completing the course in 2012, studying […]
Bullying or Slagging? Teach kids the difference
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 […]
Dreaded Exams – If your Teen is Stressed or Needs to be Motivated…
Exams come and go every year, but if you have a teenager in your house who is in a dreaded exam year – the pressure is on! I heard yesterday, on the news, that the Leaving Cert in Ireland is to be overhauled and made more like the Junior Cert Exam. All I can say […]
Momo Terrors – How to help your child
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 […]
The Power of the Mind – Train your Kids to Visualize
Slow Down! I am all for deep breathing and slowing things down – at least I say I am, in truth my mind, and my life, in general are huge whirlwinds, no, tornado\’s would be more accurate, multiple tornadoes of to do lists, tasks, kids, housework and jobs, I\’m somewhere in the middle juggling everything […]
Fear, Kids and Brexit
Brexit I\’ve always felt the need to write about what\’s going on in my life, (and what\’s going on in my head,) but also make it relevant and help others as much as I can. I feel the need to talk about Brexit (just a little I promise.. please bear with me if you\’re sick […]