Louise Lynch SLT

27/05/2025

Support and Advice on toilet training, toileting issues and ensuring your child is school ready.

22/05/2025

BOOK BAG AND SWAP SHOP - The National Day of Creativity for children and young people, Cruinniú na nÓg will this year take place on Saturday 7th June 2025. It empowers children and young people to develop their creative expression by offering opportunities to attend events free of charge in their local area.

We are delighted to host a BOOK SWAP WITH A DIFFERENCE. You bring along some used books to swap - design your own Tote bag and then fill it with new to you books to take home
*To book email emmalou@mdrc.ie PLACES ARE LIMITED!*
Ages 5-12 YEARS
Time 12PM-2PM on the 7th JUNE
The Gallowglass Community Centre,
Milford, F92 CD51

Facilitated by the wonderful ISLA MCGUCKIN who is an award - winning Author of Children's Books - April Garden , her debut picture book was listed by Books Trust ( Best New Books) Reading Agency ( Summer Challenge), White Raven (Notable Books and Empathy Lab (Read for Empathy)
We are asking for Children's Book donations for this too - you can drop them in a box either in the MDRC office or in a box in the kitchen of the Gallowglass Community Centre if you're attending classes - to book a place email - emmalou@mdrc.ie
Thank you!

14/05/2025

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19/03/2025

11/12/2024

A fantastic, free resource with so many beneficial videos😊

  The Early Years   Language and Communication Development Learning to talk video series – HSE Ireland 1. Helping my child to talk – Create talking moments Click to Watch 2. …

18/10/2024

Today is INTERNATIONAL DLD (Developmental Language Disorder) Day.
Around the world, Speech and Language Therapists are creating "Light Up" events, to shine a light on this common, but lesser known, 'lifelong condition/disorder'.
Approx 2 kids in most mainstream school settings will have DLD

03/10/2024

Young children whose parents read them five books a day enter kindergarten having heard about 1.4 million more words than kids who were never read to, a new study found. This “million word gap” could be one key in explaining differences in vocabulary and reading development, said Jessica Logan, ...

01/10/2024

A not to be missed event for parents/guardians of children up to 12 years of age awaiting assessment and diagnosis. Organised by Donegal Parent Support Champions, booking for this free event is essential through Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/supporting-parents-awaiting-assessment-and-diagnosis-tickets-894388448927

25/09/2024

The Parenting Platform - A one stop destination for raising Happy, Healthy Children. Lots of valuable information for parents with more content being added daily. Please use the QR code below to access!

19/04/2024

02/04/2024

This year on World Autism Day, we're delighted to be offering a 1 hour *Free* Autism awareness session online on Monday 15th April from 1p.m. to 2p.m. which is open to all general public. To join, complete the following form https://forms.gle/NoVLtnMRSLtGd81M7 and check your spam folder on the morning to recieve the link.
"Know Better, Do Better"

With having the honour of supporting and learning from many children, young people and adults who are autistic/ have autism over the last decade, the same message always rings true to me on this World Autism Day. If the world was just a little more accepting and a little more understanding, so many of the challenges families face would be minimised.

18/03/2024