An Seomra Ciúin
An Seomra Ciúin offers stories, resources, and reflections for connected parenting.
An Seomra Ciúin is where you will find:
Stories from other families navigating similar paths
Articles, books, and audio that invite curiosity, not expertise
Reflection practices, creative prompts, and seasonal invitations
A place to return to—not to keep up, but to come home
So far we have:
For your head:
* These gentle reflections may help you to slow down and reconnect with your breath, your body, and your child—without pressure, without agenda.
Click here to open Pause for Presence
Click here to open Pause for Compassion
Click here to open Pause to discover insights through the cracks
Use these however feels supportive:
Print it out and tuck it into your notebook, or use the prompts to support your journalling practice.
For your heart:
A conversation with Jen Hogan of The Irish Times and Brendan O’Connor from the Conversations with Parenting series of Podcasts. Brendan has two teenage daughters, Anna and Mary. Mary has Down syndrome and here he speaks ‘how parenting a child with Down Syndrome has changed him.’
“Behind The Chaos - Coffee and Complex Needs” offers a space for real talk about the struggles of parenting, marriage and life with medically complex kids with Claire and Siobhán. Here is episode one