USEFUL RESOURCES

÷ SCHOOLDAYS.IE/ARTICLES/SUMMERCAMPS This schooldays.ie,link, which providesis on thea comprehensiveparenting website list of summersearch for camps camps for by children.area and It activity.allows you Shouldto you beor teenager,looking for thisa summer website campis well for wortha young checking.child ÷ SCHOOLDAYS.IE/ARTICLES/FAMILY-FUNDAYS-OUT-AROUND-IRELAND This link, which is also part of the schooldays. ie website, gives ideas for free days out — and what to do with the kids when it rains. ÷ FAMILYFUN.IE A useful website to check for ideas on family activities over the summer. ÷ KELLOGGSCULCAMPS.GAA.IE This is the website for the GAA Cul Camps. Here you can find the dates that the Cul Camps are running in your area. You can also book a place for your child on the website — as long as you do so by noon on the Friday preceding the week of the camp. You’ll find contact details of the coordinators and supervisors of your local camp on this website too. ÷ ATHLETICSIRELAND.IE This is the website of Athletics Ireland where you can get information on the summer camps run by the organisation. Once on the home page, wait for ‘Summer Camps 2017’ to display as the main picture on the page — and then click the arrow. These camps don’t run in every county so there may not be one in your area. ÷ SUMMERSOCCERSCHOOLS.IE This is the website for the summer camps run by the Football Association of Ireland. ÷ ENTERTAINMENT.IE/FESTIVALS This website provides information on the various festivals happening over the summer and the rest of the year. ÷ EAF.IE This is the website of the Earagail Arts Festival in Donegal which runs from July 4 to July 23. ÷ CITIZENSINFORMATION.IE This is the website of Citizens Information Board. It’s worth checking if you are unsure of your entitlements to parental leave — or how to go about getting parental leave. You’ll find information on parental leave by clicking the ‘After your baby is born’ link in the site’s ‘Family and Relationships’ section. ÷ POSITIVE PARENTING This book, by the child and family psychotherapist John Sharry, gives advice to parents on how to raise emotionally secure, happy children who reach their full potential at home and at school. It’s targeted at children of primary school age. It provides tips on solving behaviour and other childhood problems such as sibling rivalry, bullying, anxiety and low self-esteem. You can find more details on this book, and where to buy it, on solutiontalk.ie — a website founded by Sharry. This website also has articles which offer advice on parenting dilemmas, including how to deal with parental stress and fussy eaters.