Dear Parents,
In Children’s Corner we hope to offer you some support in raising your child as a member of a Christian family. Above all, please ENJOY exploring Children’s Corner with your child. Mail your suggestions about ideas for this page at office@carrigalineparish.ie
Safeguarding our children
Our Carrigaline Parish ‘Child Protection Policy’ is available to read and download at the end of every page of our website and we have also provided a link to the information on the Cork and Ross diocesan website below which details the full range of services offered.
Safeguarding Children Service of the Diocese of Cork and Ross can be accessed here.
http://corkandross.org/safeguarding
The Diocese of Cork and Ross invites anyone with a child protection concern to contact the Diocesan Designated Officer, Ms. Cleo Yates on 087-3553024 or email safeguarding@corkandross.org
Where can I find advice on Internet Safety to help me protect my children?
The internet site https://www.webwise.ie/category/parents/advice/ provides a list of helpline and support websites with advice on internet safety available to parents online. More info can be found here for ipad, iphone and mac users https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/protect-your-kids-on-ios-devices-with-parental-controls/
Information for Parents on Cyber Bullying
http://irishcatholic.ie/article/understanding-cyber-bullying
Parents information on ‘Do This in Memory’ Parish Programme
The programme is designed to support the active involvement of parents, parish leaders and the wider parish community in the preparation for First Eucharist.
The celebration of First Eucharist is a sacred and important moment on a long journey of faith development. Together with Baptism and Confirmation, it opens the door to full membership of the Christian community.
Parents involvement:
- To be at Mass regularly with your child and particularly on the Sundays of the programme.
- To foster prayer at home with the children and individually.
- To enhance your participation in the programme and deepen your own understanding of the Mass, that all parents would read the THUMB Resource Book and the Grapevine Newsletter with your child.
- To reflect seriously about the celebration of this Sacrament.
‘Experience tells us that the faith of children is best nourished when home, school and parish work together in partnership. Firstly and most importantly, children learn about faith in the home. Their faith is supported in school by the hard work of teachers and chaplains, and by both priests and people in the wider parish community.’ (Nurturing our Children’s Faith, 2006)
A useful place to find some of the family prayers that you can say with your children are found on the Loyola Press website. You can have a look by following the link: FAMILY PRAYERS
The Vatican has added a site for children.
It is in five languages and is coordinated by the Pontifical Council for the Family. The website includes texts and pictures of all the moments the Popes have shared with the children. Above all, John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Pope Francis.
