A 9-5 work schedule operates on the assumption someone else is looking after your house and kids all day
Childcare in Ireland: Data-driven approach needed if Government is ever to find a balance that supports families and caregivers
The Juggle
A selection of the best reporting, interviews, opinion and lifestyle features for parents of young children with busy lives
Ireland has 10th smallest gender equality gap in the world
Global parity is 123 years away at the current pace of improvement
Smooth Company’s Áine Kennedy: ‘My screen time is outrageous. I don’t have a work-life balance at the moment’
Dublin-based entrepreneur on the bootstrapping of her TikTok sensation company and learning to back yourself against bigger fish
Childcare in Ireland: ‘Even as well-paid professionals, it was an exhausting struggle. The numbers never added up’
Despite ECCE and National Childcare Scheme supports, high costs remain a barrier to women working outside the home
An ode to the group chat, a lifeline for new mums
We mourn the loss of the ‘village’ in modern times, but I think the village begins elsewhere these days
Why most families can’t afford to take paternity leave
Even though parental leave has personal, family and social benefits, only half of fathers take their two-week entitlement
Parenting a toddler is the ultimate crash course in embarrassment
They may appear small and cute, but their complete lack of filter or fear of embarrassment is nothing short of liberating
Regretting being a stay-at-home parent: ‘You’re sitting at home doing housework and you’re bored out of your tree’
Parenting Taboos: Admitting that you feel bored, unfulfilled, or even regret your choice to stay at home with your children is difficult but not uncommon
Greater emphasis on Irish words in updated curriculum for babies and toddlers
Early years educators and parents encouraged to boost children’s confidence in national language
Only mothers who find recognition in professional life seem to be guilty of ‘having it all’
Society considers mums suspected of working by choice to be playing a zero-sum game where career ambition comes at the cost of motherly love
My daughter’s creche wasn’t working for her or us - but there wasn’t much we could do
As anyone using childcare amid a dire shortage of places knows, if your creche place disappears suddenly, your job might too
What toddlers can teach the rest of us about wellbeing
We should stop calling this phase of life the ‘terrible twos’, as many toddlers’ traits are a formula for grown-up happiness
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices