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Parenting Tips

Nurturing Tomorrow's Future

Welcome to our Parenting Tips page, where you'll find a wealth of guidance and insights to help you navigate the rewarding—and often challenging—journey of parenthood.

Setting up Routines

Self Care for Parents

Communicating with Teens

Managing Childs Anxiety

Little Library Bag

Learn to Talk

Ready for school

Is your little one about to start pre-school?

Learn to move

Vapes, E-cigarettes & Disposals

Drugs and Alcohol: A Guide

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10 golden rules for online safety

The 20 Second Hug

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Developmental Milestones, Age 0-2

Additional Child Support (Pre-school)

Concerns about Childcare Service

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Thinking about Childcare

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Childcare Funding Options

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Finding a childcare place

All about pregnancy

Managing Challenging Behaviour

Tip sheets for parents

Everyday connections with your baby

Everyday connections

Making your home safe

7 Tips for Family Wellbeing

What is a healthy relationship?

Keeping Safe

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Managing Stress – Burnout

managing conflict with adolescents

Managing Conflict

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Tips for a Healthy Diet

Encouraging your child through play

Encouragement through play

Refusing to go to school?

Refusing to go to school?

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What not to say!

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Family Traditions & Heritage

Portrait of playful children laughing

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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Managing Anger

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Remember Full Night Sleeps?

Managing Stress

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Minding our mental health

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Exam Worries

Benefits of Board Games.

A six-year-old boy runs in the countryside. Happy child boy laughing and playing in the summer day.

Praising Your Child

You can count on us. Studio shot of a young kid against a grey background

Counting is FUN!

Rhyming and Reading

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Self Care for Parents

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Parent Mental Health

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HSE Healthy Eating for Parents

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Security – Good Enough Parenting

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Balancing Blended Families

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Shared Parenting: separation & divorce

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Brain Development

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Consent & pornography

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Online safety

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Alcohol & Drugs: A guide

A group of students attentively taking a test in a classroom

Support through Exams

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Sexuality and Gender Identity

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Sleep and Mental Health

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Protecting Children Online

Children have fun playing in the tightrope. with a clear day, a beautiful sky

Physical activity

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Sleep hygiene

Selective focus of multicultural kids playing tug of war in gym

Building Resilience

Portrait Of Multi-Cultural Children Hanging Out With Friends In Countryside Together

Signs of low Self Esteem

Back to school, Kids education knowledge, Child in classroom at school, Kid dressed Science lab coat. Science concept

Tips for a Healthy Diet

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Screen Time Advice

New baby- Helping Siblings adjust

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Routines and Boundaries pre-school

Little girl playing with waldorf montessori rainbow of various colors

Developmental milestones 0-5

Learning & Play: Tipsheets

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Nutrition for 1-4 year olds

Its finger licking good. Shot of a mother feeding her adorable baby boy

Starting on solid foods

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HSE Toilet Training

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Connecting with your Baby

Newborn baby in hospital cot

Caring for Pre-Mature Babies

Happy Family, Mother and Father Care Sleeping Baby in Home

Infant Mental Health

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Feeding a Newborn Baby

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New Baby: A Guide

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Bonding with your baby

Healthy sleep habits

Inclusion in the Early Years

Online Safety

Healthy Relationships

Puberty

Solving family problems

Making friends

Tips for Managing your bills

Additional Needs

Mental health difficulties among children

Additional Needs

Anxiety in children

Everyday connections with your baby

Understanding Play in the Early Years

Talking about Safe Sex

Communication

Parent Self Care

Good Enough Parenting

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Slide 1

Keep in touch with those closest to you.

Slide 1.1

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!

Slide 3

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.

Can Cards

for Parents

“To all the new parents embarking on this incredible journey: remember that you are not alone.

“Parenthood can be both exhilarating and challenging.”

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