One Good Adult

Apr 10, 16 One Good Adult

Posted by in Childrens Health

In 2012, Headstrong  and the UCD School of Psychology conducted the My World Survey, a National Study of Youth Mental Health.  The survey showed how different elements and experiences of a young person are related to their mental health. 14,500 young people participated in the study and the main findings suggested that mental...

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Players Pledge

Last week it was the parent’s turn to take the pledge and be a supportive parent. Responsibility also falls on the players to commit to their game, do the best they can possible do and respect the opposition, their fellow players and the officials. “When I grew up, it was children competing against children. Now, more often...

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Take The Pledge, 16 Elements in support of your child’s sport.

Why not start the season and take the pledge to be more encouraging at your kids match. This way you commit to implementing a healthier and sustainable pathway to success, which falls on the shoulders of everyone involved with Kids Sports – especially Parents. TCD wants to insure that Kids Sport can be enjoyed in a safe and...

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Player Welfare (Concussion)

Jul 25, 14 Player Welfare (Concussion)

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Now that the World Cup has some to an end FIFA needs to look at the safety of players before 2018. First on the list: an adequate, medically-informed assessment of its procedures concerning head injuries, and not just those of Christoph Kramer and Álvaro Pereira. This is called accountability. It is a basic human concern, and...

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‘Everything You Need to Know about fitness is wrong’

Jun 26, 14 ‘Everything You Need to Know about fitness is wrong’

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So much going around about strength and conditioning, it’s hard to know what is right or wrong. but ultimately it goes back to 5 key lifting activities. I always wondered how these prisoners got so fit. No specialised equipment, no gimmicks, no late-night infomercial tchotchkes, no gym membership. They don’t even have...

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15 of the best blogs on preventing sports injuries in kids by Summer Nanny.com

Emma sent me this post from summernanny.com it’s certainly relevant to the coming weeks in Irish kids football; looking at some of the fixtures of u11s kids, due to the bad weather we know have a back-log of games. I noticed one team having 5 games this week and I’m talking about 10 and 11 year olds. This will most...

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We must keep kids in sport!

Mar 06, 13 We must keep kids in sport!

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Tonight I attended the Spike Milligan public speaking competition which prompted me to write about some of the things they discussed.     The number of children in Ireland suffering from social dysfunction, withdrawal, depression and other mental health issues has risen because of the recession.    The number of people under...

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