Leixlip PTA

The PTA are hosting a talk for parents:

Parenting : The Challenges and Rewards

Presented by John Lonergan & Caroline Crotty

On Wednesday 18 th May at 8:00 pm

Scoil Mhuire School Hall

All Welcome, including parents from other schools.

John and Caroline will talk about nurturing happiness and contentment;

how to “mind” ourselves. They will focus on the things we should do and

those which we should avoid. It will be an informal and lighthearted

evening while addressing important issues. They will focus on a number

of important issues facing parents of children of all ages. The main points

will include our relationship with modern technology and social media

and the dangers to our children, accepting our children’s reality from day

one including their ability and basing our expectations on their ability

rather than ours as parents.

John and Caroline together will talk about the whole challenge of

communication between children and parents, the importance of listening

and hearing our children, the communication barriers that we as parents

create and the importance of praise and positivity. The main emphasis

will be on raising awareness for parents by highlighting the simple things

that can make a difference.

The National Parents Council are running Homework surveys to get feedback from both parents and children about homework. These surveys can be completed online and are completely anonymous. The surveys are available to complete until May 22nd 2016.

The parents survey is available by  clicking here

The childrens survey is available by Click here

http://leixlippta.ie/useful-information/curriculum-information/