Barnardos Roots of Empathy Programme
Are you the proud parent of a baby aged between 2 to months of age living in Tipperary?
You and your baby could be a Roots of Empathy family with Barnardos.
Roots of Empathy is an award-winning programme for Primary school children. The programmes aim is to increase empathy and help children to learn about a baby’s needs and development in their first year of life.
At the heart of the programme is a local community parent who volunteers their time to visit a class with their baby throughout the school year. A trained Roots of Empathy Instructor supports the children to observe how the baby grows, naming and talking about feelings, and thinking about the feelings of others (Empathy)
Below is a link to a video of what a live Roots of Empathy looks like with a parent and baby:
Information:
From November 24 to June 25.
Based in a local school in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
The parent and baby visits a class 9 times in total over the school year, once every 3 weeks approximately. Each visit is about 30 minutes long.
Contact Details:
Telephone – 086 0218999 or 01- 4032080