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How do your children see you?

As a parent, it’s sometimes hard to see what sort of signals we are giving our children. Have you ever wondered how your children see you? Award-winning Irish author, Carmel Harrington got a rare insight into her daughter’s mind when she found out that she was  storytelling, ipad using, inventor [...] Read more »

Whose feeling more stressed about exams? You or your teenager?

How to keep the peace in the midst of exam stress

Are you feeling stressed because your kids are about to sit Leaving Cert exams? Do you feel that you are in the midst of a battle zone with your message to study just not sinking in? Positivity Coach, Ciara Conlon has some great advice for parents on how to settle [...] Read more »

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New practical guide to fertility treatments

As a result of dealing with her own fertility problems, Lyn Sharkey shares her story in a new practical guide entitled, The Baby Wait — Lessons Learned While Trying to become a Mum. Yasmin Maassarani chats to her to find out more… When we meet for coffee Lyn is overwhelmed [...] Read more »

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Simple tips to beat exam stress

With increasing pressure for children to get into their local school and rising University tuition fees with less option for retakes, thousands of teenagers will be battling to deal with exam stress this summer and for many, this could trigger mental health problems.  Here is some helpful advice… Noticing a [...] Read more »

Staying positive

Top 10 tips for staying positive in negative times

Do you find it difficult to stay positive? Ciara Conlon, Productivity Coach and author of Chaos to Control shares her top 10 tips for staying positive in our daily lives… According to Neuroscientist, Tali Sharot in her book the Optimism Bias the human brain is pre-wired for optimism. However, it [...] Read more »