Can neurofeedback help treat ADHD?A new method, pioneered in the US, helps train the brain to be more effectiveTue Mar 29 2016 - 06:00
Calming children’s minds with Zip...and the misty mountain gameChildren can fill up Zip’s “focusmeter” and attract more gems by keeping him calmTue Mar 29 2016 - 06:00
Palliative care: little lives deserve more supportChildren’s palliative care is still in its infancy, but families are beginning to get the help they needTue Mar 22 2016 - 06:00
Siblings’ voices: ‘People don’t like my brother... I know I always will’‘I love having a brother with autism. When I grow up I want to be a footballer and donate my money to an autism charity'Tue Mar 15 2016 - 06:00
‘My sister is like the mermaid from Minecraft – very rare’Holly has uncontrolled epilepsy, low muscle tone and developmental delaysTue Mar 15 2016 - 06:00
Forgotten siblings: living with a sibling with special needsWhen your brother or sister has special needs, home life can be a challengeTue Mar 15 2016 - 06:00
Fitness in pregnancy: good workouts for you and your bumpPhysiolates, yoga and Pilates are great ways to keep fit, but there are exercises you should avoidTue Mar 01 2016 - 08:55
Don’t let the bump get in the way of keeping activeStudy shows pregnant women think rest more important than exercise, despite the benefitsTue Mar 01 2016 - 05:00
Fitness instructor Steph Sinnott: Bring your bump to the gym‘Once a GP has cleared you for exercise, there is still a lot you can do in the gym’Tue Mar 01 2016 - 05:00
Should your children keep secrets from you?Keeping confidences is key to relationships and is a skill that has to be learnedTue Feb 23 2016 - 06:00
Parents need to be open to teenagers’ need for secrecyTeens like to operate on a ‘need-to-know’ basis with parents. But how to define ‘need’?Tue Feb 23 2016 - 01:00
How surrogacy works – or doesn’t – in IrelandFamilies Through Surrogacy conference aims to bring information and advice to couplesTue Feb 16 2016 - 06:00
‘This woman will nurture our baby for nine months . . . we will be forever grateful’One woman explains her choice to use a surrogate mother in the UkraineTue Feb 16 2016 - 06:00
Seeing a way back after maternity leaveThere is lots to think about when returning to work, but preparation will make the transition easierTue Feb 09 2016 - 06:00
‘You lose control and lose your life when you become a mother’Marianne Marcote uses dramatherapy to help women cope with motherhoodTue Feb 02 2016 - 08:00
Pregnancy anxiety can mess with your head as well as your bodyWhen do natural pregnancy and baby worries become clinically significant symptoms?Tue Feb 02 2016 - 03:00
‘My son has no voice in the school yard’Parents of children with special educational needs face a tiring labyrinth of twists and turnsTue Jan 26 2016 - 06:00
‘No one in school knows there is anything wrong with Charlie anymore’Charlie could eat only three grams of normal protein due to PKU. Now he can eat 15Tue Jan 19 2016 - 18:00
Meet the children who can't eat a plate of chipsLiving with PKU: Families call for genetic disorder drug that is available in UK as highly restricted diet to hard to followTue Jan 19 2016 - 02:00
Can a marriage survive an affair?The fall-out from the festive season can leave couples picking up the pieces in JanuaryTue Jan 12 2016 - 01:00
‘His lust or love for her was too much and he walked out’Louise confided in just one person – her sister – about her husband’s affairTue Jan 12 2016 - 01:00
Almost 25% of children in 1st class have interacted with a stranger onlineDigital trend report looks at online experiences of 2,300 children aged under 12Tue Jan 05 2016 - 10:00
Parents need to be educated to keep children safe onlineChildren that aren’t allowed online are at increased risk because they lack digital skillsTue Jan 05 2016 - 02:00
Holiday survival guide: Is it beginning to look a lot like cabin fever?Things to do with the children before they go back to schoolTue Dec 29 2015 - 02:00
Magical festive time: ’Twas the night before Christmas...Christmas Eve family traditions: ‘We leave out coins for Santa to pay the M50 toll’Tue Dec 22 2015 - 01:00
Are you guilty of ‘oversharenting’?Has the child given consent for any of their information to be shared on social media?Tue Dec 15 2015 - 16:00
Capturing the moment . . . can ruin the momentIs it time to have the Christmas play unplugged?Tue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
Twin delights after seven years and six rounds of IVFNew embryo screening process helps to beat the odds for couples who have had multiple failuresTue Dec 08 2015 - 06:00
Seed or soil: Cork’s pre-implantation genetic screeningGenetic screening in the US is almost a routine part of IVF; in Europe ‘we feel it is over the top’Tue Dec 08 2015 - 05:00
‘How do I want my child to grow up and to whose care will the child be best suited?’What if you both die in a car crash? Or one of you is killed and the other incapacitated? What happens to your children then?Tue Dec 01 2015 - 18:00
‘Forgotten carers’ who step into dead parents’ shoesWhat supports are there for guardians, like this Galway couple who are caring for four bereaved nieces?Tue Dec 01 2015 - 01:00
Let baby lead the way to weaningBaby-led feeding builds a good relationship with food from the startTue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00
The when, what and why of baby weaningContradictory information leaves parents confused about the best time to introduce solid food to infantsTue Nov 24 2015 - 01:00
Mainstream schools need vision for their blind pupilsDo blind students leave mainstream schools with all the skills they need?Tue Nov 17 2015 - 01:00
How to host a child’s party without breaking the bank or your kitchenInvitations for all? Must we have goody bags? And what do we put in them? A guide to party etiquetteTue Nov 10 2015 - 06:00
Pause to breathe joy into parentingHow programmes devised for and with Irish parents work in a variety of situationsTue Nov 03 2015 - 01:00
Mothers’ ruin: the glass ceiling, the blame game and the selfieThe power of the personal illuminated global issues at women’s summitTue Oct 27 2015 - 06:00
Ghouls, gore and ghostly moans: How scary is too scary for Halloween?What’s thrilling for some children is terrifying for others. Read on for a selection of family-friendly eventsTue Oct 20 2015 - 01:00
Early learning helps lives thrive in Dublin docklandsLocal home visitors work with children under three, and their parents, to boost future opportunitiesTue Oct 13 2015 - 06:00
‘I don’t have a single piece of reliable information about who I am’Barnardos course for adopted adults explores the complex emotions on all sidesTue Oct 06 2015 - 01:00
Baby boom: How to keep it simple with newborn multiplesWhen babies arrive in pairs, or more, parenting gets a lot more complicated. Lorraine McCarthy of the Irish Multiple Births Association, a mother of five-year-old twin girls, offers some tipsTue Sept 29 2015 - 18:00
'All your baby needs is you': back to basics for new parentsNew ‘back to basics’ HSE booklets aim to empower and reassure new parentsTue Sept 29 2015 - 06:00
Preparing for caring for our ageing relativesNew research highlights urgent need for legislation to ensure safety and stop exploitationTue Sept 22 2015 - 01:00
Get set for senior cycle: Lay off the nagging but lay on the healthy foodStudents in fifth and sixth year need the right support from their parentsTue Sept 15 2015 - 01:00
Reading between the liesA conference in Dublin this weekend will debate the merits of lies and truth in children’s fictionTue Sept 08 2015 - 01:00
