As part of our Passage Connect events, we were very grateful when Centre LGBTIQ+ Cigale agreed to help us understand the complex subject of ‘identity’ that is crucial to our relationship with our children and the young people we care for as professionals. This is such an important and complex
Imagine for a moment that you are sitting in a room with your colleagues and you openly have to perform a COVID test in front of everybody daily. A test you may ‘fail’ for no reason, except you happen to test positive, there is nothing that you have done wrong
Back in October I took part in an interview for the RTL radio programme “Conversations with Lisa Burke”. At this time, she asked me to talk about what we could do in our families to boost our happiness levels through the winter months. In response to this we came up
For those families that have children soon to or have just transitioned from primary to secondary school, you would hope that the change would be a seamless one for both the child and parents. However the reality can sometimes be a different story, as life can throw unforeseen obstacles or
This is a wonderful, new and indispensable English-speaking (also available in German) service that has recently arrived in Luxembourg. Libby Kramer, a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist and a proponent of the Grief Recovery Method, is now available to give guidance and counsel, as well as offer specific training workshops that
At our 21st Passage Professionals Network evening we invited Jean-Marie Govaerts from Autisme Luxembourg to celebrate World Autism Day by sharing some insight into his experience of working with young adults diagnosed with ASD in Luxembourg. A diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is given to people who
Have you ever had one of those days when sibling rivalry has turned to war and your partner is picking holes in your attempts at discipline? Voices are getting louder, tempers are rising and everything is spiraling out of control. You find yourself shouting or using ‘your parent voice’ –
I accompanied my daughter for the last time today into the corridors and inner sanctum of the Primary classroom. After today I am strictly forbidden without invitation to these hallowed walls. My baby has gone to Big School. Slightly giddy with the prospect of 30 minutes to myself, at least
There is a message to professionals that I hope to share and the Passage platform seems like a good place to start. So, I write this piece from the perspective of a parent with a child who needs an advocate. The advocate is the person who has the responsibility to
Going back to school after the long Summer break can be a stressful time for parents and children. Parents may still be buying school equipment from confusing lists, and having to label them all up in time, whilst trying to get children to bed before midnight and up again in
