by Sinead Rowe | Apr 27, 2020 | Children and Young People, mental health, parenting, the spark, Tips, young people
Along with happiness and sadness, anger is perhaps one of the most common emotions we experience in everyday life. We all experience anger in different ways but it can often become an easy ‘go-to’ emotion for children and adolescents. By understanding anger and, in...
by Shirley Meade | Apr 8, 2020 | families, mental health, parenting, the spark, Tips
Coping with Coronavirus lockdown is the new normal for the vast majority of us. Combined with social distancing, it is inevitable that our mental health will be tested in the coming weeks. For parents, the challenge of keeping themselves and their children mentally...
by Dee Barker Creggan | Mar 25, 2020 | Children and Young People, families, mental health, parenting, the spark, Tips, young people
As adults attempt to make sense of the Coronavirus pandemic, take a moment to think about how difficult it is for children to get their heads around this new ‘normality’. Knowing how to talk to children about coronavirus has become an urgent and significant parenting...