Family

Spring is an excellent time of year for reflection and rejuvenation and can help keep you motivated to maintain your New Year’s goals. As the evenings begin to extend before our eyes, there are many ways to enjoy our natural surroundings and get some physical activity in, too. Why not try some of our activity suggestions and spring into action with us.

This Safer Internet Day, take a moment to reflect on your current relationship with technology. It is up to us how much of a hold we let technology take on our lives and how we use it –ethically or unethically. As this year’s theme states “a better internet starts with you”. Together with the team at Laya Healthcare, we have created this guide for you. We hope it will serve to help you reflect on your relationship with technology and provide some advice on common internet concerns.

No parent wants to think of their little one as stressed out, anxious or worried, and while we do our best to provide a happy home, stable environment and endless care and support for our children, we know we can’t protect them from every bump, big or small, that life will throw their way. As a parent, it can be difficult to see our children experience any kind of hiccup, whether it’s stress at school or conflict with friends and while it’s important that we allow our children to navigate their way through their lives as they see best, it’s also important for us to arm them with tools to cope so that they can flourish, thrive and succeed in the big bad world.

Christmas dinner can be a daunting and weighty task, and very often we can get too caught up in preparing the ‘perfect’ traditional trimmings, hoping they’re exactly like (or even better than) last year’s and the years before. This Christmas, why not shake things up and consider exploring some continental Christmas sides to go along with your main dish?

Exams are an endurance test where teenagers can often hit a ‘wall’ mid-way through. In this article, Clinical Psychologist, Dr Malie Coyne, discusses how parents can support their children during exam season.

If you’d like to plan for some indoor family bonding, while teaching your little ones all about nutrition, healthy eating and the importance of a balanced diet, we have some top tips to share with you to get you on your way! 

If your child is starting primary school this year then you might find this article from Dr. Malie Coyne, an experienced Clinical Child Psychologist and Lecturer useful as you prepare them and yourself for the big move!

It's that time of the year to start thinking about summer holidays. I've brainstormed lots of ideas for alternative family holidays to suit all ages –  the toddlers, the teenagers and the big kids! Happy Travels!

What is Sexting? Forensic Psychologist Maureen Griffin explains the phenomenon and what parents need to know.