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09 May 2013 in Featured, Parenting, Research

Free Ebook for Parents on Reading with Your Baby and Child

Are you a parent of a baby, toddler or young child Would you like to find out how you can help with your child's reading skills and educational development Our free 'Your Child's Literacy Skills' ebook has easy to understand tips on fun ways you can enjoy books and language with your child. ...

09 April 2013 in Adoption, Featured, Parenting, Training

Limited places available on course 'The Adopted & Foster Child in School'

Limited places are available on the Barnardos Post Adoption Service Training day 'The adopted and foster child in school'. This training day covers practical strategies to help children with early loss and trauma to learn more easily. Suitable for adoptive and foster parents, teachers, psychologists and other professionals working with school age children. ...

05 March 2013 in Featured, Parenting, Schools

Cyberbullying Advice for Parents - a Graphic from Barnardos

Cyberbullying Advice for Parents - this infographic from Barnardos explains how to identify cyberbullying, and steps you can take to tackle it and protect your children....

20 February 2013 in Featured, Parenting

Help My Kid Learn - great new literacy and numeracy site

“Help My Kid Learn” is a new website from the National Adult Literacy Agency for parents, guardians and childminders of children aged 0 – 12 years. The purpose of the website is to provide fun activities that parents can do with their children, to develop their literacy and numeracy skills. www.helpmykidlearn.ie mixes the old with the new, from card games and hopscotch that help practice mat...

08 February 2013 in Advocacy, Featured, Parenting

Back to School Costs - tell our Government your ideas

A consultation process with Government on bringing down the costs associated with school has just opened, and parents can send in their ideas - contact esp@oireachtas.ie to have your say. ...