About Gem Kids?

Gem Kids is a educational and therapeutic programme designed for children and adolescents aged 4-18 years.

The origins of Gem Kids

Caitríona Henry (B.A., H.Dip.Ed., Dip. Psych.) developed the Gem Kids programme as a result of over 12 years experience working with children. Caitríona has worked with many supposed 'problem' children and she wanted to develop a programme that would build on the child's own innate abilities and gifts, rather than focus on the label of being a problem child. The Gem Kids programme was born from a belief in children and adolescents and an understanding that negative labels only hamper development, not encourage it.

What is Gem Kids?

The Gem Kids programme incorporates educational and psychotherapeutic techniques designed to promote and develop self esteem within your child and to encourage positive behaviour, rather than punish inappropriate expressions of a child. The programme is tailored to the needs of each individual child. Gem Kids works using play, art, stories, games and a firm belief that at the core of every child lies a diamond waiting to be polished.

Who are Gem Kids?

All kids are Gems. But Gem Kids are often the children who are the most energetic and honest. They are the ones who get branded with the many negative labels which seem to pervade all aspects of a childs developement. These labels can often stick to the child and cause even more issues later in life. Gem Kids are children and adolescents with educational challenges. Gem Kids are children and adolescents who have yet to discover the diamond that lies in each of them.