While pornography has been around for a long time, with the growth of the internet it became ubiquitous and condoned, even in “polite” society, influencing popular culture and the lives of millions of people. However, more and more...
Read moreThese days learning disabilities, like dyslexia, are more accepted than in the past. Even so, many children struggle with the effects of their disability and sometimes the stigma associated with this. Some adults also struggle with diagnosis and...
Read moreFor today’s rather chilly #ThursdayThoughts blog post, we have a longer post to read while you are hopefully tucked away warmly at home. We consider the reluctance of Irish parents to compliment their children. Owen Connolly shares his...
Read moreSometimes a parent can feel taken for granted, or perhaps that their input isn’t required or necessary, but in today’s #ThursdayThoughts post Owen Connolly gives us some food for thought on the involvement of fathers in encouraging...
Read moreLove is in the air this week, as many people around the world have been celebrating Valentine’s Day. And, of course, various types of love are celebrated, whether it be parental love, sibling love, friendship love or loving your pet! But...
Read moreBringing up children can often be a difficult task with many conflicting opinions and advice being offered to parents trying to do their best by their children. Some things parents do are thoughtful and deliberate, while others become part of...
Read moreToday’s #ThursdayThoughts blog post considers a serious issue that affects many families, sometimes unbeknown to outsiders. The use and misuse of alcohol has been covered in great deal over the years by media in Ireland and much progress...
Read moreLast week we looked at the difficulties faced by people in mixed-culture families – something that is becoming more commonplace in Irish society as we welcome many people from other countries onto our shores. Tying in with this theme, is...
Read moreAs most of our readers would agree, the Ireland of today is quite different to that of 20 or 30 years ago. This is true in so many different aspects of life, and we cannot cover all of them adequately in these blog posts. However, in...
Read moreIn the last two blog posts we have been looking at the behaviour of children and how parents can best discipline their children. Owen Connolly‘s advice, from his book for fathers entitled “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants”...
Read moreHappy new year to all our clients and blog readers. We trust you had a good Christmas. With many people thinking about new beginnings etc. at this time of year, some of our readers may be considering making changes to their parenting approach. So...
Read moreOver the last few weeks we have looked at a number of interlinked issues related to raising children well. These included a mini-series on helping children’s self-esteem through meeting their intimacy needs, what to do about bullying, and...
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