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Nurturing Resilience In Children

IRD Duhallow’s Youth and Education Working Group is to the fore in promoting the social, personal and educational wellbeing of young people in Duhallow. In June 2021, IRD Duhallow’s Youth and Education Working Group hosted a very well attended workshop entitled Nurturing Resilience in Children which was facilitated by behaviour specialist Deirdre Holland Hannon. The purpose of this seminar was to enable parents in obtaining practical solutions and strategies in day to day issues which may arise in the parenting of their children.

Topics covered on this occasion included:

-Helping young children with failures and mistakes

-How we react to failures and mistakes -

Coping with self-doubt

-Recognising our own mindset and core beliefs

-Becoming more mindful of our language and what it might be communicating

-Worries and emotions

-Strategies and activities in accepting negative feelings, re-framing and moving on

In September 2022, a further seminar will be planned. This workshop will cover Starting School or Moving on – Supporting our children with Separation, Change and Transitions. Giving guidance on issues such as morning routines, reacting and supporting big emotions, separation and the drop off, this workshop will be of interest to any parents of young children under eight experiencing a period of transition in their young lives. Designed to help parents and guardians cope with difficulties their children may encounter during times of big change, this seminar will provide support and helpful advice. For further information please contact Nollaig Murphy on 029-60633.

The Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) 2018 – 2022 provides funding to tackle poverty and social exclusion through local engagement and partnerships between disadvantaged individuals, community organisations and public sector agencies. Administered by Pobal and funded by the Irish Government through the Department of Rural and Community Development, it also receives funding from the European Social Fund under the Programme for Employability, Inclusion and Learning (PEIL) 2014- 2020.