January 1, 2015
One of the very first things I teach my Hummingbirds is juggling. There are lots of reasons for this, there is the fun factor of course […]
December 11, 2014
Right now, in Primary Schools all over the country, intense practice is going on preparing for the annual Christmas play and great fun being had making […]
December 5, 2014
It may seem counter-intuitive but fidgeting actually helps us focus. Our bodies are designed for movement. Physicists would tell us that we are never still. That […]
November 27, 2014
Both of my boys are in secondary school and as there isn’t one in Adare, they take the bus into the city. Every morning they hoist […]
November 20, 2014
It is said that the person who reads for pleasure lives many lifetimes; the person who doesn’t only lives only one. As a Learning Specialist, I […]
January 4, 2013
Probably Not. Sounds like every adolescent’s worst nightmare – being grounded, but we should be grounding our kids a lot more! Being grounded is one of […]