Sherkin Island had apparently drifted about 2,000 miles to the south. Certainly the weather over the Easter holidays was worthy of the Canaries, with wall to wall sunshine and temperatures up to 18 degrees most days. The odd patch of sea fog or cooling sea breeze was almost a welcome relief from the amazingly unrelenting…

Ciara Ramsbottom reports from the inaugural CEIST Student Leadership Conference

Thomas needed to believe at the level of his own human experience

It was going to be a big, and very emotional, adventure. The older two kids were going to have their first full weekend away on their own without one or other parent with them. They were going to Cork to stay with their nana and grandad for a whole weekend alone. They’re very close to…

All sorts of advice is available to assist parents who are sharing their homes with their grown-up children

Authoritative parenting which is child-centred and responsive is also assertive and demanding