addie mcdonald Youngballymun are delighted to announce that we are planning a Dublin training with Circle of Security International in April/May 2024 in the Ashling Hotel in Dublin. All of the details can be found on the Circle of Security website, where you can register your interest …
On Thursday 27th October, Youngballymun held an event to launch the Infant Mental Health Evaluation carried out by Dr Evelyn Gordon and her team in DCU. Dr Suzanne Zeedyk reflected on the findings of Youngballymun’s Infant Mental Health (IMH) evaluation, ‘Building Relational Capacity in Parents …
Join Youngballymun and the community to celebrate the launch of our Infant Mental Health Evaluation by Dr Evelyn Gordon and her team in DCU. We are delighted to say that we will also be joined by Suzanne Zeedyk who will give a keynote address which supports …
It was great to have practitioners from around the country and beyond attend the four day facilitator training for Circle of Security Parenting, held in the INMO headquarters, Richmond Education & Events Centre. On Friday 24th June, a workshop was held in Ballymun which …
The ABC sites came together on June 15th in the NCI to raise awareness and celebrate the work of the ABC’s across the country. This was a well attended event with staff from the ABC’s alongside our partners in the statutory, community and educational sectors. …
Julie-Ann’s article on supporting infants as they transition into foster care, looks at the importance of care givers having some understanding of the child’s background, so that they can respond in a more sensitive way to the baby’s specific needs. Julie-Ann also talks about the …
Organisations in the Ballymun area along with the Primary Principals Network identified the need for one to one / group play therapy for vulnerable children in Primary school. This need has been highlighted further by the disruption of the Covid 19 pandemic. This need was …
Youngballymun are delighted to announce that we are planning a Dublin training with Circle of Security International June 2022 Training opportunity. As with everything these days, there is a plan A and a plan B. All of the details can be found on the Circle …
While we all miss our face to face groups, having story sacks online meant parents and families got the opportunity to have children involved in creation of their story sacks projects, further building on strengthening the relationship between parents and children. Story Sacks ran online …
The Hug Your Book© Programme is a family literacy evidence-based programme for parents developed by Lána McCarthy (lana@youngballymun.org) for Youngballymun. It can be delivered by Adult Literacy Tutors, Speech and Language Therapists, Home School Community Liaison Teachers, Early Years Practitioners, basically anyone with an understanding …
