Q&A: What is asthma and how is it diagnosed in children?Cause of disorder in children seems to be a combination of genetics and environmentTue May 11 2021 - 06:01
‘It wasn’t “just asthma” – it was fatal asthma in the end’Eleven-year-old Conor Callaghan had coped with the disorder, and it seemed to be under controlTue May 11 2021 - 06:01
Ireland’s midwives: ‘It is scary. The pandemic is not the nicest time to be having a baby’On International Day of the Midwife, we get a glimpse of what it has been like during lockdownWed May 05 2021 - 06:01
Professional and personal lives collide in pandemic pregnancySarah O’Callaghan has been on both the giving and the receiving ends of lockdown maternity careWed May 05 2021 - 06:01
Deaf children ‘lose out’ in disability services geared towards a hearing worldAdditional needs are not being heardWed Apr 28 2021 - 06:01
New generation of children benefiting from newborn hearing screeningNicole Rooney (4) was diagnosed with a permanent hearing impairment at birthWed Apr 28 2021 - 06:01
If the vaccine clot risk is tiny, why is it scaring people?We face a far higher risk from Covid-19 than from very rare clots after vaccinationSat Apr 24 2021 - 06:00
Irish hospital doctors on long Covid: Athletic people are ‘inordinately affected’‘They really find it hard that they were sick and it’s going to take time to get better’Tue Apr 13 2021 - 06:01
Maria Walsh MEP on long Covid: ‘Extremely tired, fierce migraines, blurry eyes’The 33-year-old's post-Covid-19 syndrome fits a pattern of higher risk for young womenMon Apr 12 2021 - 06:01
‘To see my painting in a gallery was unbelievable’: An incognito charity fundraiserIdentities of artists taking part in Jack & Jill sale not revealed until afterwardsTue Apr 06 2021 - 06:01
‘Everything was wiped and it was like taking a different child home’Extra year of Jack & Jill home nursing care a huge relief for familiesTue Apr 06 2021 - 06:01
Children ‘should have right’ to know donor parents from age of 12Domestic surrogacy should be ‘incentivised’ over foreign, Government advisedWed Mar 31 2021 - 14:27
The controlling parent is having a good CovidLockdown is tough on teens and those in their early 20s; they’re wilting as we speakWed Mar 31 2021 - 06:01
Trading adolescents’ autonomy for safety is an exchange that needs balanceAlthough boundaries constrain freedom, involving teens in negotiation of those boundaries helps to give them a sense of autonomyWed Mar 31 2021 - 06:01
Speech acquisition: Key development stages for childrenMonitor your child as they start to talk as hearing and other difficulties may be foundWed Mar 24 2021 - 06:01
Child development checks in a time of pandemicCancellation and delay of benchmark tests a source of worry for locked-down parentsWed Mar 24 2021 - 06:01
‘Cancer was once a death sentence but thankfully not any more’Mary Tobin from Lucan, Dublin, has been diagnosed with cancer six times since 1994Tue Mar 16 2021 - 06:01
‘Maybe it’s the optimist in me. Dying never came into my mind’Cancer patients share their stories to raise awareness ahead of Daffodil DayTue Mar 16 2021 - 06:01
Lifestyle risk factors can significantly increase likelihood of dementia, research showsHalf of dementia cases could be prevented by improving lifestyleFri Mar 12 2021 - 06:01
‘Do I have to do everything around here?’ Irish women and the ‘invisible job’It’s not often you read a book and think: only a woman could have written this. I just didMon Mar 08 2021 - 06:01
Suicide is selfish, and nine other myths and misconceptionsMisunderstandings still surround the issues of when and why people take their own livesWed Mar 03 2021 - 06:01
Meet Pádraig, former J1 student, whose robotic exoskeleton has given him new hopeAn Saol Foundation’s pilot project is giving brain-injury survivors the prospect of better livesThu Feb 25 2021 - 06:01
Family of brain injury survivor Des Vallely still waiting to get him home‘We are all ready to take him’ – says Tara DaltonSun Feb 21 2021 - 06:01
‘There is such a backlog’: A paediatric surgeon on the battle to see children with scoliosis‘It takes nine months’ rehabilitation to get a child back up once they have gone down’Tue Feb 16 2021 - 06:01
Seeds of hope for children in the planting season aheadSocial enterprise GIY’s schools-based event The Big Grow is in its 10th yearWed Feb 10 2021 - 06:01
Locked down and vulnerable: ‘It’s the kids we don’t know about. That is the worry’How has Tusla been coping with looking after the State’s children during the past year?Wed Feb 03 2021 - 06:01
Pandemic parenting: Lockdown’s pressure-cooker effect on Irish familiesDemand has been soaring for help to cope with child-to-parent violenceWed Jan 27 2021 - 06:01
Adoption ‘is for children, not for people who wish to be parents’CEO of Adoption Authority of Ireland makes no apologies for time-consuming rigour of systemMon Jan 18 2021 - 06:01
Homeschooling: How not to mess it up this time aroundParents and teachers have learned lessons about educating at home since last yearMon Jan 11 2021 - 06:00
Exercise for wellness: ‘Everybody here is flying on one wing’Just what the doctor ordered for a healthier life with long-term illnessTue Jan 05 2021 - 06:01
Looking after your health, with a little help from Covid-19The pandemic should transform how we think about our health in 2021 and beyondSat Jan 02 2021 - 06:00
How do you cope when your family doubles in size overnight?Irish ‘kinship carers’ say they have long struggled to get the back-up offered to foster parentsTue Dec 22 2020 - 06:01
Helping children – and adults – to explore and understand griefSol is the story of a boy trying to find light in the darkness after the death of his grandmotherWed Dec 16 2020 - 06:01
So you want your child to be kind . . . 13 things to considerPlan acts of kindness, lead by positive example, start early and be consistentTue Dec 08 2020 - 06:01
There’s nothing ‘soft’ about being kind – it boosts a child’s wellbeing for lifeSchools around Ireland are teaching kindness and the results are positiveTue Dec 08 2020 - 06:01
‘Game changer’: Could a €300 voucher transform Irish children’s lives?Coming out of Covid-19, after-school activities could give a huge boost to six- to 18-year-oldsMon Nov 30 2020 - 06:01
‘I can’t live with the thought of being locked down with him’Nearly 3,500 women contacted a domestic violence service for the first time during the initial lockdown; is this lockdown any better?Thu Nov 26 2020 - 06:01
Cycling brain injury: ‘I can’t put my 51-year-old husband in a nursing home. I think he’d die’A cycling accident left father of two Des Vallely with significant brain damage, now his family just wants to bring him homeTue Nov 17 2020 - 06:15
Life as a school nurse: ‘You never know what’s going to come in the door next’Their role is more important than ever due to heightened anxiety and Covid-19Wed Nov 11 2020 - 06:01
Delayed autism diagnosis an enormous problem for girlsGender bias and lack of understanding are some of the key issuesTue Nov 03 2020 - 06:01
The eight hidden costs of hospital care for childrenTravel, parking, accommodation and other non-medical expenses put much stress on parents at a time when they are already worried about their childTue Oct 27 2020 - 06:01
Parents spend up to €150 extra per day when child needs hospital care – reportHidden costs of having a child in hospital add financial pressures to the emotional upsetTue Oct 27 2020 - 06:01
Children missing out on after-school activities during Covid restrictionsYoung dancers and performers unable to ‘do their thing’ during Covid restrictionsTue Oct 20 2020 - 06:01
13 essential things parents need to tell their 13-year-old childrenListen to yourself, don’t compare yourself to others, and if you’re in pain – don’t ignore itThu Oct 15 2020 - 06:15
How to impart wisdom when talking to 13-year-olds who might not want to listen‘They won’t listen’: Advice for parents on speaking to young teenagersThu Oct 15 2020 - 06:01
Ask questions, then shut up and listen: Advice for parents of teens‘Teenagers crave autonomy and to be respected – just like we all do’Thu Oct 15 2020 - 06:01
When special needs and adolescence collideFirst in the world programme that helps parents to support each otherTue Oct 06 2020 - 06:01
Missing your grandchildren during lockdown: ‘The pain is physical’For many older people, the worst part of the pandemic was not seeing the grandkidsTue Sept 29 2020 - 06:01
Motherhood can be motivation and inspiration for setting up a businessThese three women, through having children, successfully identified gaps in the marketWed Sept 23 2020 - 06:01
Maternity services: ‘Nobody has seen Covid and flu together yet – that’s the scary part’This year the Rotunda is looking at the possibility of making flu vaccine available at ante-natal visitsTue Sept 15 2020 - 06:01
