Adoptive Families: Article by Robert Barnett Your 7-year-old is going through a tough time. He's having trouble making friends, isn't sleeping well, and won't tell you what's wrong (if anything). Maybe it's just the growing pains of first grade. But a little voice in the back of your head is asking, “Could this be about adoption? Should I take him to a therapist?” When (and whether) to seek outside help for one's child is such a universal dilemma for parents that we decided t

When: 23rd February 2018 Venue: Westin Hotel Dublin 2 Afternoon: 14.15 to 16.15 Fee: 30 Euro Book ticket : Click Here Website: www.ifcapp.com How can psychoanalysis help us understand the intergenerational transmission of traumatic experiences? In this paper I will draw on my work as a psychoanalyst of adults, children and young families to think about the way in which experiences that have been overwhelming in previous generations are transmitted and carried by the followin

Child Mind Institute, article written by Caroline Miller It will come as no surprise to parents that the most common problem that brings young children to the attention of a psychologist or psychiatrist is emotional outbursts—tantrums and meltdowns. Indeed, tantrums and meltdowns are among the biggest challenges of parenting. They’re hard to understand, hard to prevent, and even harder to respond to effectively when they’re happening. And when they occur with frequency past t

Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 19:59, by Carl O'Brien The Irish Primary Principals’ Network says it has noticed a “disturbing trend” relating to the emotional wellbeing of students. File photograph: Getty Images Increasing anxiety among schoolchildren in primary schools has emerged as one of the biggest problems facing school principals. The Irish Primary Principals’ Network says it has noticed a “disturbing trend” relating to the emotional wellbeing of students. The network has been tra

http://www.readbrightly.com/reading-children-can-help-develop-yes-brain/ “I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship.” —Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Our new book The Yes Brain opens with the above quote as its epigraph. The Alcott line is a great way to think about the job we have as parents as we seek to empower our children to sail their ships through whatever storms they face. We can give our kids experiences that help produce either a “Yes Brain” m

One Family offers a range of programmes to support people who parent alone or share parenting, or who are experiencing separation. We have worked with and for one-parent families for over 45 years, so we understand the situations that may arise for families. Participating on a programme along with other people in similar situations can add to the experience too, and there is always some time to chat over coffee during the morning break. https://onefamily.ie/how-we-support-fam

Article by SomeDaily, When the little girl pointed at the sweets at the checkout, her mother said: ‘No, they’re bad for your teeth.’ So her daughter, who was no more than two, did what small children often do at such times. She threw a tantrum. What happened next horrified me. The embarrassed mother found her iPad in her bag and thrust it into her daughter’s hands. Peace was restored immediately. This incident, which happened three years ago, was the first time I saw a tablet

Article by Vince Gowmon. Did you know that the right brain develops first? It does so by the time children are four years of age. The left brain, on the other hand, doesn’t fully come online until children are approximately seven years old; hence the first seven years being recognized as such a critical period in child development. “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” ~ Albert Einstein The left brain’s functionality is one of language, numer

Beacon House Published on Jan 6, 2018 Beacon House is pleased to share our NEW animation on the Window of Tolerance. Find out how a traumatised child swings from fight/flight to freeze/collapse; and what adults can do to help bring the child back into their window of tolerance so they can be at their personal best. Thank you to Ben at Bensound.com for allowing his track 'Memories' to be used in this way. Full credits can also be found at the end of the animation. Beacon House