Margaret Gilbert Life & Parent Coaching

24/09/2026

24/09/2026

Please share promoting local businesses. Fantastic training. Invest in you, because you matter. Dylan is a great trainer, very professional and experienced.

22/09/2026

You don’t need to be a math genius to use Excel. You just need to know the basics. 📊

Excel isn't just for Wall Street analysts—it’s for anyone who wants to organize their life, budget their finances, track a side hustle, or manage daily tasks at work without pulling their hair out.

If you’ve always wanted to learn Excel but felt intimidated by all the buttons and grids, our upcoming Excel for Beginners class is for you.What you’ll actually learn (no boring math lectures, we promise):
• Everyday Budgets: How to build trackers that add up your expenses automatically.
• Simple Shortcuts: Magic keyboard tricks that save you from endless clicking.
• Clean Lists: How to organize, sort, and filter names, dates, and numbers instantly.We start from absolute zero.

No experience required, just a willingness to make your life a whole lot easier!

22/09/2026

🚀 BOOM! We are just ONE WEEK away from the ultimate Shannow Lego Club kickoff! 🧱

Calling all master builders in 1st to 6th Class!

Here is the lowdown:
The Mission: 10 weeks of pure Lego creativity
The Launchpad: Wednesdays from 3pm – 4pm
The Countdown: Starting next week on Wednesday, 30th September
The Investment: €70 for the whole 10-week adventure

Bricks are sorted, challenges are set, and spaces are flying out the door
Let’s build something awesome together! 🗺️🏰

Register on
066 71 98018
087 777 4673

21/09/2026

Toxic Parents Don’t Always Look Toxic.

Sometimes they provide food.
Sometimes they pay the bills.
Sometimes they even say “I love you.”

But behind closed doors, they shame, control, belittle, and break the spirit of the very child they are supposed to protect.

A toxic parent doesn’t always leave bruises.
Sometimes the damage is emotional.

A child who grows up constantly criticized learns to doubt themselves.
A child who is never listened to learns their voice doesn’t matter.
A child who is manipulated learns that love comes with pain.

Children deserve more than just survival.
They deserve safety, respect, patience, and kindness.

Parenting is not about power.
It’s about guidance, protection, and love.

If you are raising children today, remember this:

Your words will become their inner voice one day.

So speak with care.
Correct with love.
Discipline with wisdom.
And raise children who feel safe in your presence, not afraid of it.

Because the first home a child knows should never feel like a battlefield.

15/09/2026

Are you looking for a fun and safe space for your little one to play and socialise?

Come along to our weekly meet-ups! We welcome all babies and toddlers from newborns up to 3 years old.

Here is everything you need to know:

🗓️ When and Where
Shannow FRC:
Mondays starting September 28th | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Lixnaw Community Centre:
Tuesdays starting September 29th | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

💶 Cost€3 per child€5 per family

📞 How to BookSpaces are limited,
so please call Shannow FRC to secure your spot:
066 71 98018
087 777 4673

We can't wait to see you and your little ones there! 👶✨

13/09/2026

Privileged and excited to speak at this event next weekend. Supporting families and schools in unprecedented times where dysregulation, insecurity and anxiety prevail..... Session Summary
Challenging behaviour and school avoidance are increasing, and staff are carrying more emotional load than ever. This session introduces Non‑Violent Resistance (NVR) as an alternative lens that enhances — not replaces — existing school practices. NVR brings together what we know about trauma, neurodiversity, young people’s voices, and the lived realities behind school avoidance, offering a fresh way to understand the complexity of behaviour in today’s classrooms.
Rather than providing strategies, this talk offers food for thought: a different avenue to explore in supporting pupils, while also honouring teacher and SNA self‑care. NVR is one of the few programmes that can be worked on both in families and in schools, helping parents and educators move forward together — on the same boat.
A reflective, thought‑provoking session for educators navigating the realities of teaching in a dysregulated, fast‑changing society — with space to consider new possibilities and shared ways forward.































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10/09/2026

Last few places available .....Do you want to understand how to foster emotional intellegence in your children or students? Here is a 6 week course organised by FRC.
Learn how to: Regulate yourself around big emotions, not take personal responsibility for childs emotions, what helsp and what doesn't, learn emotional literacy, many different tools for Emotionally coaching your young person. Use the QR code on post or this booking link to book your place https://changingtracks4life.as.me/?appointmentType=97591070 Kenmare Family Resource Centre

10/09/2026

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