Parents are being ‘eradicated from the lives of their children for no good reason’There is no policy in Ireland to define, detect or resolve parental alienationThu Jul 18 2019 - 06:01
A teenager’s adoption story: ‘I always thought this is all my fault’A teenager struggled for years searching for answers to the ‘puzzle’ of her adoptionTue Jul 09 2019 - 17:01
Baby talk: learning to understand newborn behaviourParents understanding how babies can communicate from day one is key to good infant mental healthTue Jul 02 2019 - 07:01
School-age childcare – who foots the bill?Ireland spends five times less on childcare than the UNICEF target of 1% GDPTue Jun 18 2019 - 06:01
New study reveals ‘killjoy’ impact of progressing through secondary schoolResilience building is essential, and a tutor is key in talking through coping mechanisms with students for difficult scenariosTue Jun 11 2019 - 06:01
Afternoon angst: is homework really necessary?Forcing primary school children to do set homework does not improve academic outcomes and causes stress to both children and their parents, say educatorsThu Jun 06 2019 - 06:01
Helping children to cope with separation and griefThe Children’s Grief Centre helps young minds come to terms with loss, through death or parental separationWed May 29 2019 - 07:01
‘I rang them and said, my daughter is not dying, you’ve got the wrong child’After a brain tumour, Madeleine Chivers comes full circle with BarretstownTue May 21 2019 - 06:01
How families of Ireland’s sickest children can fall into a financial black holeOn top of grieving for the loss of a normal future for their seriously unwell child comes the financial pressureTue May 14 2019 - 06:01
‘After so many blanks, we had three children under one’‘We were desperate for a child – that’s what we wanted’Tue May 07 2019 - 05:01
Child homelessness: The worst thing I’ve ever seenThree frontline professionals give a glimpse of what they’re witnessingSat May 04 2019 - 06:00
How an Irish project to get kids more active is proving a hit abroadActive School Week celebrates moving for fun, and now schools abroad want a piece of the actionMon Apr 29 2019 - 06:01
Meningitis: ‘We lost her so quickly – in six hours she was gone’The parents of Aoibhe Carroll are campaigning to combat meningitis misconceptionsWed Apr 24 2019 - 17:30
Choc tactics: the link between scoffing Easter eggs and nest eggsA child’s self-control, or lack of it, has a life-long effect on their future health, wealth and happiness, new research findsTue Apr 16 2019 - 17:01
Clubs where teenagers discover ways to help themselvesForóige groups create powerful projects around eating disorders and mental healthThu Apr 04 2019 - 06:01
Mother-in-laws: can’t live with them, can’t . . .Mother-in-law bashing is a popular sport but she can be a huge support in a couple’s lifeWed Mar 27 2019 - 06:01
The ‘bad kid’ bares her soul to help teen girlsTammy Darcy’s life fell apart when she was 14. Now she’s passionate about supporting today’s ‘struggling’ teenage girls.Tue Mar 19 2019 - 17:01
Students learning that entrepreneurship is about more than businessJunior Achievement Ireland is one programme going into schools to teach life skillsWed Mar 13 2019 - 17:01
Change in behaviour behind ‘dramatic’ decline in child deaths on roadsFocus needed on specific measures to reduce number further after 80% drop in 20 yearsTue Mar 05 2019 - 07:01
Life after a brain tumour: ‘You think you will get back to normal – and you don’t’Michael Cronin’s family didn’t quite recognise him after his life-saving surgery at the age of 15Fri Mar 01 2019 - 06:10
After the trauma: ‘Don’t save me and leave me’Rehab is about empowering people; care is about doing for peopleFri Mar 01 2019 - 06:01
Mind your language: the benefits of bilingualismMany foreign-born parents living in Ireland are determined their children will grow up proficient in their mother tongueFri Feb 22 2019 - 06:01
‘For better or worse, we all carry our childhood with us’Barnardos chief Suzanne Connolly on the the impact of what happens behind closed doorsTue Feb 12 2019 - 11:40
Self-care key to well-being for new mothersCaring for yourself ranges from knowing when to seek help to just giving yourself a breakFri Feb 08 2019 - 06:01
Chinese in Ireland: Raising children away from ‘tiger parenting’Chinese families here have found new alternatives to traditional, strict upbringingsTue Jan 29 2019 - 02:01
You’ve survived childhood cancer, but who cares now?The aftermath of survival includes medical, psycho-social, fertility and financial issuesWed Jan 23 2019 - 07:01
Make small changes for a healthier family life, and don’t give up when things go wrongPark runs aren’t just for Christmas – they’re for throughout the year and for all agesMon Jan 14 2019 - 07:01
A voice for parents too tired to shoutThe new chief executive of Jack and Jill on how its nurses both support and speak out for vulnerable familiesThu Jan 10 2019 - 06:01
The fun guide to becoming a good parentPsychologist shares ‘effective parenting’ tips for a happy homeTue Dec 18 2018 - 06:01
Lavinia Kerwick: 'My life in my 20s and 30s was absolutely destroyed, taken away'The 1991 rape survivor on the long-term effects of the attack and why it is time to speak outSat Dec 15 2018 - 06:01
Christmas cheer: sobering news for parentsAs the alcohol flows over the festive season, adults should be aware that their drinking has a big influence on children presentThu Dec 13 2018 - 17:01
Do doctors make better parents, or parents make better doctors?Shift work as a hospital doctor can help you for the sleep deprivation of early parenthoodMon Dec 03 2018 - 17:01
Worth the weight: the tough battle against childhood obesityMeet the parents fighting back against pushers of junk food to childrenThu Nov 29 2018 - 17:01
Early-years childcare survey exposes shortage of placesBiggest mismatch between supply and demand is for children under threeThu Nov 29 2018 - 05:00
How much are you paying for childcare? Fees of more than €308 per week revealedAverage price of full-time daycare is up by 2.2 per cent, or almost €4 a week, report findsThu Nov 29 2018 - 05:00
Computer coding: the generation gameWhy leave the parents at home? New family coding workshops make learning an all-age affairWed Nov 21 2018 - 07:01
‘There is an awful lot of “Mum guilt” towards the toddler’Sandra and Ross Towning’s son Ryan was only 20 months when Aaran came alongFri Nov 16 2018 - 06:30
Dealing with a jealous toddler when a new baby comes alongThe transition from one-child family to two-child family is a very big deal indeed - for parents and childFri Nov 16 2018 - 06:01
‘It shouldn’t be only if you have money or health insurance that you have a choice’A grateful beneficiary of new-style heart surgery is determined to help make it available to public as well as private patientsTue Nov 13 2018 - 07:01
Growing Up in Ireland: what we've learned from a decade of researchExtensive study on 19,000 children will play key role in influencing future State policiesWed Nov 07 2018 - 07:01
Separating parents need to look after themselves, as well as their childrenFor many, separation can be a devastating experience. Here are seven ways to move onWed Oct 31 2018 - 17:01
‘Being a weekend father is a hard pill to swallow’Two fathers give accounts of what they went through when their relationships endedWed Oct 31 2018 - 17:01
‘I would just hand the baby over, lock myself away in a room’ – and she’d drinkParenting Under Pressure at Ireland’s only child residential addiction treatment centreWed Oct 24 2018 - 07:01
‘If we had 10 more babies, we would still miss Aidan and Donnacha’Shane Ó Foghlú and Ellie Curran went on to have two more children after losing premature twinsTue Oct 16 2018 - 07:01
Music proves to be food of love for the generationsComposer and consultant strike the right note with Tallaght and Tipperary schoolsWed Oct 10 2018 - 17:01
Childcare costs a fortune, staff earn little. How can it be fixed?How can we sort out Ireland’s ‘glorified babysitter’ industry?Sat Oct 06 2018 - 06:00
Does shouting damage children? WELL? DOES IT?Yelling at children says more about us than them. But is it really 'the new slapping'?Tue Oct 02 2018 - 06:00
From inner-city flat to 5k: ‘I feel we have a lot more energy’Training for a park run has changed the lives of disadvantaged teenagers, both physically and mentally, for the betterTue Sept 25 2018 - 06:01
‘My mummy didn’t wake up this morning’When a parent has mental illness, who’s looking out for the children? A new research project aims to help health services do a better jobTue Sept 18 2018 - 08:01
Children's palliative care: ‘This is a long, long road these families are on’Orla O’Brien has great ambitions for the LauraLynn Children’s Hospice – to reach more familiesTue Sept 11 2018 - 06:01
