The Family Centre
Family Centre Courses - Oct 2009
By Cathal Kearney
8, Oct 2009 - 07:43

Parenting a child with ADHD.

Many children with ADHD have difficulty managing their lives. Parents of these children can benefit from knowing more about how they can provide their children with practical and useful support. Educational Psychologist, Stephanie Fitzgerald, will talk with parents on how to develop practical interventions and strategies that might help their children. The talk is on Thursday Oct. 15^th next at 7.30 p.m. in the Mayo Education Centre, Westport Road, Castlebar. The event is being hosted by the Family Centre and the Education centre.  The presentation is also suitable for teachers. Admission is free. 
 

Rainbows for Children.

The Rainbows programme supports children between the ages of 7 years and 18 years who have experienced loss through a separation within their family or through the death of a loved one. The programme runs for one hour one evening a week over a period of 12 weeks in total. The programme helps children to come to terms with the loss within a small group of children of a similar age to themselves. An information night for parents and guardians will take place in the Family Centre, Chapel St., Castlebar on Wed. 21st Oct. at 8 p.m. The Rainbows programme itself commences on Wednesday 4th Nov. at 7 pm. For more information and enrolment contact the Family Centre, Chapel St., Castlebar at 094 9025900 or log on to their website www.thefamilycentre.com 
 

Therapy group for women who want to lose weight.

If you have had trouble losing weight in the past then this time could be different. A 10 week therapy group for women will run in the Family Centre, Chapel St., Castlebar starting on Monday 19^th Oct. at 10.30 am. The group will focus on developing cognitive skills to help you feel more confident about following your diet more consistently. Those who attend will be empowered to look at how their thinking and behaviour sabotages their commitment to weight control so that they can respond in a different way in future. The group will be kept to a maximum of seven women. It will be facilitated by Mitzie Murphy who has a lot of experience in this area of work. Mitzie has a B.Sc. in Psychotherapy. For further information and booking contact the Family Centre at Chapel St., Castlebar 094 9025900 or log on to  www.thefamilycentre.com