Education and training options – your future, your choice
Are you wondering about options for training or further education for yourself or someone in your family? Here is a great new resource from Donegal Local Development Company that has lots of information and ideas to help you. Just click the link:- http://www.dldc.org/2018/05/15/your-future-your-choice/
Promoting positive behaviour in strong-minded toddlers
Promoting Positive Behaviour in toddlers and young children Be aware that challenging behaviour is perfectly normal and healthy in your child during the second year. Try to understand the reason for the behaviour, namely, that your child is probably “testing the limits” in her search for her own individuality and independence. Be aware that if […]
Promoting positive behaviour through constructive criticism
Promoting Positive Behaviour through constructive criticism Unless children are doing something that poses a high risk of disastrous results, sometimes it’s best to let them figure things out on their own and learn through the experience rather than telling them step-by-step what they should or shouldn’t have done or could have done better. Experience is […]
Encouraging good self-esteem in our children
What is self-esteem? The term “self-esteem” refers to the feelings a person has about his/her own value or worth. There are two main components of a person’s self-esteem, how much they feel loved and valued, and how capable they feel. A child with good self-esteem feels loved and important in life whereas a child with […]
On-line gaming: Fortnite – what parents need to know
One of the biggest areas of concern for parents as we found out in a recent survey, is keeping children safe on line. Here is a piece from Zeeko – a Dublin based internet safety company based in UCD – about the game that all the kids are talking about – Fortnite Just click the […]
Tobacco Free Life photography competition
What does a tobacco free life mean to you or to the young people in your life? Members of the Tobacco Free Ireland Partners Group invite you to participate in our Tobacco Free Life Photography Competition as part of World No Tobacco Day. We want to see and hear about what living a tobacco free life […]