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Smoking
Teenagers

Vapes, E-cigarettes & Disposals

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Teenagers

Drugs and Alcohol: A Guide

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Age 5-9 Years

10 golden rules for online safety

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Big Hug
Early Years

The 20 Second Hug

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Early Years

Developmental Milestones, Age 0-2

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Childcare

Additional Child Support (Pre-school)

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Childcare

Concerns about Childcare Service

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Childcare

Thinking about Childcare

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Childcare

Childcare Funding Options

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Childcare

Finding a childcare place

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Pregnancy
Pregnancy

All about pregnancy

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Early Years

Managing Challenging Behaviour

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First Year

Tip sheets for parents

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Everyday connections with your baby
First Year

Everyday connections

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Safety at Home
First Year

Making your home safe

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General Advice

7 Tips for Family Wellbeing

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General Advice

What is a healthy relationship?

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General Advice

Keeping Safe

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General Advice

Managing Stress – Burnout

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Teenagers

Managing Conflict

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Age 9-12 Years

Tips for a Healthy Diet

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Encouraging your child through play
Age 5-9 Years

Encouragement through play

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Refusing to go to school?
Age 5-9 Years

Refusing to go to school?

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Age 5-9 Years

What not to say!

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Family Life

Family Traditions & Heritage

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Family Life

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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Family Life

Managing Anger

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Family Life

Remember Full Night Sleeps?

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Family Life

Managing Stress

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Family Life

Minding our mental health

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Teenagers

Exam Worries

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Age 9-12 Years

Benefits of Board Games.

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Age 5-9 Years

Praising Your Child

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Age 9-12 Years

Counting is FUN!

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Early Years

Rhyming and Reading

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General Advice

Self Care for Parents

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General Advice

Parent Mental Health

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General Advice

HSE Healthy Eating for Parents

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General Advice

Security – Good Enough Parenting

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Family Life

Balancing Blended Families

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Family Life

Shared Parenting: separation & divorce

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Teenagers

Brain Development

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Teenagers

Consent & pornography

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Teenagers

Online safety

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Teenagers

Alcohol & Drugs: A guide

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Teenagers

Support through Exams

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Teenagers

Sexuality and Gender Identity

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Teenagers

Sleep and Mental Health

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Age 9-12 Years

Protecting Children Online

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Age 9-12 Years

Physical activity

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Age 9-12 Years

Sleep hygiene

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Age 9-12 Years

Building Resilience

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Age 9-12 Years

Signs of low Self Esteem

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Age 5-9 Years

Tips for a Healthy Diet

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Age 5-9 Years

Screen Time Advice

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Early Years

New baby- Helping Siblings adjust

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Early Years

Routines and Boundaries pre-school

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Early Years

Developmental milestones 0-5

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Early Years

Learning & Play: Tipsheets

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Early Years

Nutrition for 1-4 year olds

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Early Years

Starting on solid foods

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Early Years

HSE Toilet Training

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First Year

Connecting with your Baby

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First Year

Caring for Pre-Mature Babies

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First Year

Infant Mental Health

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First Year

Feeding a Newborn Baby

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First Year

New Baby: A Guide

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First Year

Bonding with your baby

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First Year

Healthy sleep habits

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Inclusion

Inclusion in the Early Years

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General Advice

Online Safety

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Teenagers

Healthy Relationships

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Teenagers

Puberty

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Family Life

Solving family problems

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Age 5-9 Years

Making friends

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General Advice

Tips for Managing your bills

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Additional Needs

Mental health difficulties among children

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Additional Needs

Anxiety in children

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Everyday connections with your baby
Early Years

Understanding Play in the Early Years

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Teenagers

Talking about Safe Sex

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Teenagers

Communication

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Family Life

Parent Self Care

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Family Life

Good Enough Parenting

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Slide 1
Keep in touch with those closest to you.
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Friends are like life jackets in a stormy sea.
Slide 2
Ask for
HELP
when you need it.
Slide 2.2
Make someone smile everyday, but don't forget YOU are
SOMEONE TOO!
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Write
3 POSITIVE
things you did today.
Slide 3.3
If I asked you to name all the things that you loved, how long would it take to name
YOURSELF?
Slide 4
Take some time
to say what you like or admire about each other.
Slide 4.1
Being told
you're appreciated
is one of the simplest—yet incredibly uplifting—things you can hear.
Slide 5
Take some time away
from Technology.
Slide 5.1
Sometimes you just need to put down the phone and
live in the moment.
Slide 6
Take some time off
to look through old photos together.
Slide 6.1
Memories
are timeless treasures of the heart.
Slide 7
Make Time
to clean and organise your space.
Slide 7.1
Move in the direction of your dreams, even if it's a little step at a time.
Small Steps
are also progress.
Slide 8
Turn up your favourite song and
Dance!
Slide 8.1
Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass—it's about learning to
dance in the rain.
Slide 9
Make sure to say
5 Positive
things about yourself today!
Slide 9.1
Self-Love isn't selfish.
Slide 10
Sleep is so important for
Positive Mental Health

Here are some tips:

1. Go to bed and get up at the same time every day. This helps body clock regulation.

2. Create a sleepy environment.

3. Limit using your devices at night.

4. Develop your own personal wind-down routine by brushing your teeth, changing your clothes and drinking a glass of water.

5. Getting active during the day is especially good for sleep.

Slide 10.1
Let them sleep, for when they awake they will
move mountains.
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“Parenthood can be both exhilarating and challenging.”

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