Baby massage involves nurturing touch through a specifically designed series of strokes. These strokes combine Indian and Swedish massage, reflexology, and some gentle yoga stretches. These techniques are demonstrated on a doll, while parents massage their babies during the class.
Leslie’s Tots is a parent and baby group that invites the babies into circle time to sing songs using Lámh. The group targets key vocabulary and signs for weather, animals, colours, families, and body parts in a fun and interactive way. It also provides an ideal opportunity for our new parents to come together, share their experiences and form friendships.
The Special Kids Intervention Programme (SKIP) is an Early Intervention Programme that targets all areas of
the child’s development, such as speech and language, fine and gross motor skills, and social skills. The aim of the programme is to give children the opportunity to congregate, to learn from one another and experience developmental intervention geared towards their specific needs. By offering a supportive space to learn and grow, we encourage children to flourish and reach their full potential.
We offer up to six heavily subsidised counselling sessions for parents with a registered psychotherapist, Jackie Ryan. Jackie brings both professional expertise and personal experience to the table in her practice. Her one-to-one sessions support parents in navigating the unique challenges and emotions that often accompany raising a child with Down syndrome. Jackie's is qualified in Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy and is accredited by the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She is also the mother of a 13-yearold with Down Syndrome.
Jackie’s sessions for parents of children with Down Syndrome address feelings of uncertainty, coping with transition, personal growth, and other approaches to enhancing well-being and resilience. The service typically involves an initial advisory session by phone to determine if psychotherapy is the right fit. If both parties agree to proceed, sessions will take place weekly on selected dates from Tuesday to Thursday mornings in Dundrum.
To book or inquire further, contact Jackie directly via email at jaxryan@gmail.com or by phone on 087 659 3640
Parenting Plus is a valuable 6–12-week evidence-based programme tailored for parents. We offer supportive group sessions which provide a practical and solution-focused approach to challenges and new experiences that emphasises your strengths as a parent. Our therapy team is dedicated to helping you navigate various aspects of parenting, from pre-schoolers to teenagers. Throughout the programme, we'll empower you to:
We understand the challenges of parenting, and our aim is to provide you with the tools and support you need to foster a nurturing and thriving environment for your child's growth and this programme can help you do that and more.
Advice Clinics are run by our SLT and OT and provide parents with the opportunity to address very specific concerns they have about their child’s development and how to support them without the presence of other parents or their child. These are offered in addition to any groups you may be attending such as Leslie’s Tots or SKIP. Advice Clinics are run on the last Friday of every month and are completely free.
A very special art using nurturing touch through a specifically designed series of strokes. These strokes combine Indian and Swedish massage, reflexology, and some gentle yoga stretches.
The Class: These strokes are demonstrated on a doll, while parents massage their babies during the class.
A parent and baby group that invites the babies into circle time to sing songs using Lámh. We sing about the weather, animals, colours, families, our bodies etc all done in a fun and interactive way.
The Class: The class caters for 6mths – 3yr olds and introduces “Lamh”, sign language to encourage communication
and interaction from a very early age.
New Parents: An ideal opportunity for our new parents to come together and share their experiences. We also love to watch new friendships forming.
An Early Intervention Programme that targets all areas of the child’s development, such as speech and language, fine motor skills, gross motor skills and most of all social skills.
Aim: The aim of the programme is to give children the opportunity to congregate, to learn from one another
and experience specific developmental intervention geared towards their specific needs.
Goal: The primary goal is to prepare a child with Down Syndrome for mainstream school by the end of the programme.
We offer up to six heavily subsidised counselling sessions for parents with a registered psychotherapist, Jackie Ryan. Jackie brings both professional expertise and personal experience to the table in her practice. Her one-to-one sessions support parents in navigating the unique challenges and emotions that often accompany raising a child with Down syndrome.
Jackie's is qualified in Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapy and is accredited by the Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She is also the mother of a 13-year-old with Down Syndrome. Jackie’s sessions for parents of children with Down Syndrome address feelings of uncertainty, coping with transition, personal growth, and other approaches to enhancing well-being and resilience. The service typically involves an initial advisory session by phone to determine if psychotherapy is the right fit. If both parties agree to proceed, sessions will take place weekly on selected dates from Tuesday to Thursday mornings in Dundrum.
To book or inquire further, contact Jackie directly via email at jaxryan@gmail.com or by phone on 087 659 3640.
We understand that raising children with additional needs can be challenging so it is essential that parents are given an outlet where they can take some time to themselves. Our self-care evenings provide one such outlet. During these events, you will be provided with an opportunity to talk about what might be going well or not so well in your own life and are guided through a meditation practice to help you feel more centred and recharged. Anything discussed or mentioned during these evenings is completely confidential and there is no pressure to share if you don’t feel comfortable doing so. The most important thing is that you take the time to relax, check in with yourself, and breathe.
Parents Plus is a valuable 6–12-week evidence-based programme tailored for parents. We offer supportive group sessions which provide a practical and solution-focused approach to challenges and new experiences that emphasises your strengths as a parent. Our therapy team is dedicated to helping you navigate various aspects of parenting, from pre-schoolers to teenagers.
Throughout the programme, we'll empower you to:
We understand the challenges of parenting, and our aim is to provide you with the tools and support you need to foster a nurturing and thriving environment for your child's growth and this programme can help you do that and more.
