Dr Maria Leahy Psychology

18/09/2025

Free breastfeeding talk coming to Youghal Library. Check out the library for lots of free activities for children and families this Autumn.

20/08/2025

In this series, we continue to introduce people who are experts in the field of oncology.

07/08/2025

Midleton Family Resource Centre are delighted to be back with the Guest Speaker Series for the Autumn Term.
To kick it all off, we are delighted to invite Rosemary Fox as our September Guest Speaker. Rosemary brings over 15 years of experience in parenting interventions, including work with:
NVR (Non-Violent Resistance) – supporting families experiencing Child to Parent Violence and Abuse (CPVA), which involves a child or young person using coercion, control, or domination within the family.
SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) – offering tools to help parents support children dealing with anxiety.
Rosemary will share practical strategies to support your child as the new school year begins.
Tuesday, 9th September
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Midleton Family Resource Centre
Free event – no registration required

01/08/2025

Fionn's is holding up a mirror to the developmental and intellectual disability service system.

When did we decide that being in services means you’ve got to be a permanent self-improvement project? That your value is tied to a goal sheet? That you’re only as good as your next measurable outcome?

Sure, learning matters. Trying new things matters. But let’s not pretend that always having a goal equals having a life. Support isn’t about ticking boxes. It’s about standing beside someone, not standing over them with a clipboard.

Maybe what matters most isn’t the next goal, but the person who’s already enough, just as they are.
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ID: Fionnn stands in a city center holding a cardboard sign that reads "Stop asking what my goals are."

20/06/2025

Know your circle. ✌️🫂❤️‍🩹🌎

31/05/2025

What a fantastic role model 👏🏻

02/05/2025

Dear Parent, If you find you are frequently getting triggered by something your child does, here is a little exercise that can start you on a more conscious parenting path.

1. Think about the last few times you got hooked or became reactive during an interaction with your child that lead you to what Dr. Dan Siegel calls the low road of parenting--yelling, punishing, rejecting, banishing, shutting down, saying something mean or sarcastic, shunning, shaming, or simply feeling like you might explode, etc.

2. Write down the kernel of each situation that got your goat. For example, I don't like to be talked to every second for hours on end, so the kernel for me is the experience of being badgered.

3. Next to each kernel write what you imagine your child needed right then (food, sleep, safety, abundance, attention) and what was the true instigator of the problem--hunger, tiredness, fear, deprivation, emotional loneliness, etc.

4. Now write what you thought you needed.

5. Now, take one of those hooked situations that you know recurs often and brainstorm ways you can intervene in a proactive, mindful, solution oriented way. That was a lot of work so don't let it go to waste. Go do number six.

6. Commit to working on that one triggering behavior for two weeks straight with proactive, mindful, solution oriented interventions. Be sure you are thinking about your needs and the needs of your child as root causes. That is the place to start.

Love matters, ❤️Ce



Matters Parenting

15/04/2025

15/04/2025

Devastating to hear the impact of some professionals recently talking about ‘over diagnosis’, and the impact of a lack of special school places on families. It breaks my heart to witness what families go through, we need to do better 🇮🇪

02/04/2025

Parents protesting outside Leinster House say they’re fighting every day for basic rights for their children.

As many as 200 people are taking part in a sleepout outside the building, calling for the introduction of appropriate school places for every child with additional needs.

Autism campaigner Adam Harris said parents and their children shouldn’t have to fight for their constitutional right to education.

02/04/2025

13/03/2025

These local Parents have launched a campaign ‘Bridging the Gap’ for a new type of school that bridges the gap for autistic students who might otherwise fall between mainstream and special education settings. Please share to create awareness and give them your support. All at Youghal GAA are behind you.