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Bunratty Cratloe FC are hosting a Fun-Day this Saturday 26^th September in Woulfe Park, Bunratty to celebrate the 25 year anniversary of the club.    There will be an underage blitz for the current players and their friends.  We have had u6 and u8 teams this year and are looking for boys and girls u6, u8 and u10 teams for next season.    All are welcome to come along and have a look!

Commencing at 12pm with an Adult Soccer Blitz.  Underage blitz starts at 2pm followed by activities for all the family including Bouncy Castles, Games, Barbeque…….  Contribution of €5 per adult – kids go free.

We would love to see you there.

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Your child in the primary school – tips for parents

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Stand up for primary education

5th class were busy with leaves this week

4th Class were examining colour and tone last week during their art lesson

Overprotecting children and problem-solving for them could contribute to higher suicide risks in later life, an Irish GP and author has warned.

Dr Harry Barry was speaking at the Console World Suicide Prevention Day Conference at the Aviva Stadium today.

Educating our young people from an early age about both mental illness and solving life crisis situations can be the key to significantly reducing the number of suicides, according to mental health practitioner Dr Barry.

“Parents have a massive role to play in not over-protecting children and helping them to problem solve rather than solving problems for them,” he said.

“In later life, children who do not learn to problem solve sometimes lack the resilience to be able to find solutions to life crisis events.

“Research has shown that many people who take their own lives have been under stress for a considerable period of time, as evidenced by the level of stress hormones in their system.

“This is critical, as the more the emotional brain is swamped by trying to deal with the stressor, the higher the stress hormones climb, attacking the logical mind and its ability to solve the problem.

“Eventually the emotional mind can only see the problem and is unable to see any solution other than death as a way of handling the emotional trauma which ensues.

“The key to breaking this deadly cycle of stress and suicide is the ability to adapt and problem solve. We need to teach our children resilience.

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http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/overprotecting-children-may-increase-suicide-risk-gp-warns-695162.html