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Tickets go on sale on Monday, 13th January at 9am.Please click here for more information and to purchase tickets for the event.The Parents Council for Milford National School along with the Parents Council for Gaelscoil and the Parents Association for Monaleen National School have come together to secure and organise for David Coleman to speak with parents of our three schools. The title of this event is Building Emotional Resilience in Children and will take place in the Castletroy Park Hotel on Wednesday 5th February at 8pm sharp. Tea & Coffee is available before the talk begins for all attendees.Discussion Topic:Helping your child to Become Emotionally Resilient.All too often parents do their best to shield children from the harsh realities of life. Yet, without some experience of suffering how can children learn that they can not just survive adversity but thrive afterwards? In this talk David shares his knowledge of children and their emotional wellbeing with a view to giving parents the skills and confidence to help their children become emotionally resilient in the face of whatever ups and downs life throws their way. Delivered with David’s usual blend of expertise, humour and a common sense approach to helping children to grow and develop to their full potential, this talk is intended to anyone who lives or works with children.David Coleman is a practicing Clinical Psychologist and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Psychology in UCS. HE also presents television programmes, contributes to the Sean O’Rourke Show on RTE Radio 1, writes a weekly column for the Irish Independent and has authored three books . He also gives lectures and workshops to groups all around the country on topics ranging from parenting to communication.