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Parentline NI - Your Guide to ParentingSupporting Neurodiverse Children Through Life’s Big TransitionsIn this deeply insightful episode of the Parentline podcast, host Kerry McLean is joined by Tanya, a mother of three and counsellor at Jigsaw Community Counselling Centre, and Rebecca McCullough from Eden Consultancy NI. Together, they explore what it’s like to support neurodiverse children—particularly autistic children—through life’s big transitions, including school changes, holidays, family events, and everyday routines.Tanya shares the powerful story of her son Silas, his early signs of autism, the diagnostic journey, and how their family has adapted to meet...2025-04-3043 min
Cork TodayParentline 14 April 2024A letter from a parent was sent in last week, Parentline chats to us on it Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-04-1415 minCork TodayCorkToday 22 January 2025Politicians return to Leinster House tomorrow as the new Government sets to get underway, we have the latest from Kildare Street as the Dail is suspended twice Status Red Weather Warning for Cork this FridayIrish workers may face a year-long wait to receive a British pension top-up - we find out more tomorrow for those who worked in the UK and are entitled to a UK pensionParents turn to the National helpline - Parentline - as child exposure to online adult content rises, Parentline join Patricia on the show tomorrowVinyl is making a comeback - we hear more from a...2025-01-221h 44Parentline NI - Your Guide to ParentingSupporting Parents and Carers in NI: Kerry chats to the Parentline TeamIn this special episode, Kerry chats to three of the Parentline NI team - Kathy, Roisin and Julie. This episode focuses on the core ethos of the Parentline service.They discuss the importance of connection with callers, and the teams' aim to provide a listening ear, and non judgemental support to parents and carers.Callers can use the service for any stage of parenting, from babies and toddlers, teenagers and even older children - we never stop being parents.They discuss issues that come up from parents and carers - mental health, neurodiversity...2024-12-1938 minParentline NI - Your Guide to ParentingManaging Anxiety Based School Avoidance - from the voices of Parents and ProfessionalsAt Parentline, we are experiencing a large number of calls from parents and carers who are struggling with the issue of Anxiety Based School avoidance. Many of these parents feel like they are the only ones going through it, which is so far from the truth. In this very special episode of the Parentline NI Podcast we share some of the stories and experiences from parents, and shine a light on this issue.Our host Kerry McLean chats to Courtney, Lyndsey and Fiona, as well as Elaine from Strive NI in this episode.2024-09-2647 minParentline NI - Your Guide to ParentingEmpowering Parents: Navigating Dyslexia with Confidence and CompassionKate McKeown and Sarah Carvell chat to Kerry McLean about their experiences with dyslexia - they discuss their barriers to support, trusting their own judgements around their childrens' needs, and navigating a path for a better outcome. If you would like to talk to Parentline about dyslexia, or about any other parenting matter, you can call us on 0808 8020 400. 2024-07-2949 minParentline NI - Your Guide to ParentingParenting through...our experiences with ADHDThis episode, Kerry talks to two guests, Bronagh Donnelly and Mary Jordan. Bronagh's son has ADHD, and she also works for an ADHD support service. Mary has ADHD herself, and so do both of her children.Our guests candidly share their stories of parenting children with ADHD and their journey through getting the right support, understanding ADHD and their overall mindset about it. Their stories are uplifting and inspiring as we hear how their children thrived in areas like sport and creative subjects. They discuss navigating the school system, and educational support and perceived le...2024-02-0656 minParentline NI - Your Guide to ParentingRediscovering the Magic of Christmas on a BudgetThis episode, Kerry chats to two local parents, Barbara and Katrina, who share their views on how to rediscover the magic of Christmas, on a budget! They discuss their own, personal family traditions, and revisit what really matters at Christmas. The Cost of Living Crisis is affecting the vast majority of us, so why should we put unnecessarily pressures on ourselves and our family to keep up with everything we see others doing on social media?The 'picture perfect' Christmas may look inviting, but how 'real' is it? Is it worth getting into debt for?2023-12-1237 min
What's Your Story? A podcast series exploring the everyday extraordinary.Laura MacLeod on living with the PALB2 gene and her son's journey with schizophrenia.Laura MacLeod is an Alignment & Mindset Coach, Mental Health Advocate and Host of the “Returning to me” podcast.Laura shares her journey living with the PALB2 gene, and how her son’s journey with schizophrenia has inspired her to be a Mental Health Advocate in her home town of British Columbia, Canada. WEBSITE: www.lauramacleod.caINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/laura_macleod_align/?hl=enLINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-macleod-459387130/If you or someone you know is in distress, please don't suffer in silence...2023-12-1149 minParentline NI - Your Guide to ParentingBreastfeeding - Making it work for you and your babyBreastfeeding counsellor Katy Lynn chats to Kerry about the emotive topic of breastfeeding. They talk about some of the amazing qualities of breastmilk, the joys of breastfeeding and discuss awareness around the difficulties experienced when starting to breastfeed. They key message here is the lack of support for mums who are starting to breastfeed, that can often lead them to stop sooner than planned. We've included some signposting information below. It is advised that the first port of call here in Northern Ireland would be a Community Midwife. Health Visitors should be able to supply information of loc...2023-11-2753 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#50 - Parenting through Vision Impairment and Sight LossKerry talks to Hannah Conroy, mum to Ben, age 9, who has vision impairment. Hannah describes how she navigated getting support in place for Ben, as well as talking about his resilience and positivity! She also describes how much she values the support she gets from RNIB and Angel Eyes, and talks about the challenges of having child with a disability. https://www.rnib.org.uk/https://www.angeleyesni.org/2023-11-0126 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#49 - Parenting through Meningitis and resulting disabilitiesThis episode Kerry talks to Sorina and Cosmin, parents of 8 year old Ezra. Ezra became ill at 14 months and is a below the knee double amputee. He also lost fingers on his right hand. Kerry discusses how Sorina and Cosmin coped, and are still coping, as well as Ezra's resilience and determination in progressing into a very active boy who loves school and lives a full life. 2023-09-0629 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#48 - Parenting through...having a child with a lifelong conditionKerry McLean talks to Chris and Rebecca, who each have a son with a rare genetic condition, called PKU.They courageously discuss how it affects their lives, and the wider family circle. They explain the experience of being told the diagnosis, and how they coped and moved forward from there. This episode focuses on the feelings and challenges around having a child with a lifelong condition, and how the support from those in similar situations can help make things more manageable. We greatly appreciate Chris and Rebecca taking part in the Parentline podcast. ht...2023-07-2735 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#47 - Parenting through Teen PregnancyTeen Pregnancy - somemthing that is usually unplanned and unexpected, by both parents and their teenagers!Katrina, a teen mum with a newborn, and Paula, a former teen mum whose daughter is now in her 20's, chat about their experiences with Kerry McLean. They share challenges and shifts in their lifestyle, as well as what they have gained and their outlook on life. 2023-06-2130 min
Brand New Little PeopleEpisode 5: Infant mental healthIt's Infant Mental Health Awareness Week! But what is infant mental health and what can you do to support strong infant mental health?
In this episode Dr Fallon (PhD, Sleep Practitioner) dives in to the continuum of infant mental health, and explores what it is, the importance of secure caregiver attachment, how to tell if your baby has strong mental health, what you can do to boost infant mental health, and what research says about the link between sleep and mental health during childhood.
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✅ If you’re re...2023-06-1116 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#46 - Parenting through Bereavement and GriefThis episode shares the experience of Michaela, who lost her mother just six weeks after the birth of her first baby, all during the peak of Covid 19. Kerry and Michaela discuss how she coped with this tragic loss, during such a significant and intense period of her life. They share some similar experiences, and the message that despite how difficult life can be, if we reach out, it can make us feel so much less alone. Remember Parentline are here on 0808 8020 400 to listen, offer support or guidance on any parenting issue. 2023-05-3042 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#45 - Parenting through Childcare Costs - with Melted Parents NIThis episode is the second of our 'Parenting through...' series. Kerry talks to Casey and Becca, the recent founders of Melted Parents NI - their aim is to share the human stories behind the childcare crisis and it's impact on our society. They discuss the impact of childcare costs on whether parents (mainly women) are willing and/or able to return to work after having a baby. In addition, they talk about childcare being more than just someone looking after your child, and how nurturing a place nurseries can be. Check out their Instagram after this ep...2023-05-0232 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#44 - Discussing Emotional Literacy - being emotionally aware for our childrenThe thought of our children or our young people going through emotional pain and hurt is horrible. As parents or carers, we want them to have a perfect, stress-free, pain-free life. But of course, that's not possible for anyone. And sometimes that pain and hurt can lead to them having thoughts of self-harm, or worse still, thoughts of suicide.Kerry McLean talks to Connor McCafferty of Zest NI - Healing the Hurt, on how our own emotional literacy can help us provide the right kind of support to our children. http://www.zestni.org/Re...2023-03-2336 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#43 - Parenting through Eating Disorders - Laurence's StoryIn this episode, Pam Nugent, co-founder of The Laurence Trust, tells her story about the loss of her son, Laurence, to an eating disorder. For #eatingdisorderawarenessweek2023, there is a focus on men, and how eating disorders, contrary to popular belief, affect men as well as women.Pam shares the heartbreaking story of Laurence's eating disorder, and her motivation for founding The Laurence Trust; a safe and compassionate space for men and their loved ones to find support, so that tragedies like this one can be avoided. https://www.thelaurencetrust.co.uk/F...2023-02-2836 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#42 - Autism Next Steps - Kerry and Rebecca chat autism pre and post diagnosisIn this episode we were delighted to have Rebecca from Eden Consultancy back with us to chat more about autism. Kerry and Rebecca chat about next steps after diagnosis, as well as discussing stigmas and dated views. Rebecca gives some excellent tried and tested techniques as well as advice for parents and carers to try involving the whole family in using a consistent approach for their children. They also chat about normalising a diagnosis - it does not change your child and is absolutely nothing to be ashamed of. If you would like to talk one of o...2023-01-1446 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#41 - Healing the Wounds of the Past - how Childhood Trauma impacts our Parenting. Kerry McLean chats to Lisa CherryLisa and Kerry chat about the impact of childhood trauma on the person we become, and in turn our own parenting styles. They discuss the vocabulary we need to talk about trauma and it's impact on our mental health. They also discuss self care, and how empathy and compassion can make such a positive difference to those carrying the weight of trauma. Lisa discusses how having those conversations about the legacy of trauma, don't always make things better, but that addressing things can lead to valuable learnings and realisations. Lisa Cherry is an author, researcher and leading...2022-11-0844 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#40 - Bringing Dads together through Parenthood, with Col Bignell of DadBodsThis episode, Kerry talks to Col Bignell, founder of DadBods - a group for dads to get together and connect through what it's like to be a dad!Every Sunday they get together in a new outdoor location for a walk and a chat - and bring their babies and toddlers of course!Col explains what it has done for him as a parent, as he feels he can connect with the other dads about how much of a life changing event parenthood is.If you'd like to get in touch with Col, find him...2022-10-1924 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#39 - How to be a Mindful Parent, with Patrick McIlweePatrick McIlwee, from New Ways NI - Tailored Mindset Coaching, chats to Kerry McLean about ways to use mindfulness in our parenting, both for ourselves and for our children. Resources:https://5lovelanguages.com/https://www.facebook.com/NewWaysNI/2022-09-2246 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#38 - "How Do We Build Resilience In Ourselves And Our Children?" with Ed SiplerEd Sipler, a Health Development Specialist in the South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust, talks to Kerry McLean about building resilience in ourselves and our children. It's been a tough few years for us all, and with the current cost of living challenges, we have all had a lot to cope with and try to overcome. Ed talks about resilience in this episode, and how it's more effective to build our own resilience first, before modelling it to our children. Ed talks about his own family, and his twin granddaughters, giving us an insight on the...2022-08-2325 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#37 - Parenting in a Digital World...Keeping Our Children Safe Online with Wayne DennerThis episode, Kerry chats to Wayne Denner, an online reputation and safety expert, who has spent decades in the digital space teaching people of all ages to protect themselves online, take control of technology and maximise the opportunities it can offer.They discuss safeguarding in the online world; something that is becoming increasingly prevalent in our lives. As parents we know the world is a very different place to the one we grew up in, and our heads can sometimes be filled with questions, worries or fears about how we can keep our children safe online. W...2022-08-0247 minParentline NI - Your Guide to Parenting#36 - Anxiety Based School Avoidance, with Strive NIFollowing our popular workshop delivered together with Elaine McCrisken from Strive NI, Elaine joins us on the podcast to chat about Anxiety Based School Avoidance. Listen in as Kerry chats to Elaine and explores reasons why a child or young person may be finding it difficult to attend school. As well as discussing practical strategies for parents/carers to support children to return more willingly to the school environment.We hope you enjoy the conversation, share with friends and family and let us know what you think.Remember Parentline are here on 0808 8020 400 to listen, o...2022-06-3039 min