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My son asks: ‘What’s the worst thing to ever happen to you?’ ‘You getting leukaemia,’ I say
Gratitude rushes up in ordinary moments where my brain is screaming ‘thank you for letting my child live.’ Or maybe it’s ‘please’
If Tusla were a flesh and blood parent, its children would be taken away
The terrible recent events left us reeling. But what about all the kids shifted from one placement to another, in Carlow one day and Cork the next, because those are the only beds available?
Eczema season guide: What is the skin condition and how to support your child
Autumn doesn’t have to mean a surge in sore skin. With a clear plan, eczema need not shape your child’s school life
Ben Stiller: ‘To have a real relationship with my children now, I feel very fortunate ... because it took me a while’
Stiller, who has devised some of pop culture’s stickiest cinematic moments, honours his comedian parents in a new film which is almost painfully personal
How do I best help my son who has been diagnosed with dyslexia?
Ask the Expert: While there are common patterns, each dyslexic child is unique and has their own learning profile
I’m not really religious but I still pray to St Anthony when something is lost
This might just be an ingrained echo of a Catholic upbringing but I also find it comforting
How do I spot if my baby has tongue tie and what happens next?
You may notice your baby’s tongue not lifting, but persistent feeding problems are more likely to alert you to a potential issue
‘Silent sidelines’ at children’s matches: How utterly depressing that this is where we are
Jen Hogan: Adults’ behaviour is having a detrimental effect on children playing a game. Just let that sink in
‘I am worried about the racist and misogynist accounts my 17-year-old son is viewing online’
Ask the Expert: ‘He had a girlfriend over the summer in scouts, but then something happened and it ended badly’
Our long-time friend has become a judgmental gossip. Should we confront her?
Her comments are making us wonder if she is worth the bother
‘I would have loved to have been a stay-at-home dad’: Fintan O’Toole on fatherhood
Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan
The Irish parents using social media to earn a living and how it affects family life
‘It’s up and down all the time, which is not very stable compared to somebody that’s on a salary’
Some wisdom learned from a half a life (and counting) spent parenting
Conversations with Parents podcast is back with a brand new season starting on September 30th
Seán Moncrieff: The wifi went. It was raining. How would our daughter cope?
I tried to think of a problem more first-world than the temporary loss of the internet
It’s a jungle out there: Sorcha Pollak on growing up fast while working in the Amazon at 18
Social media and smart phones had not yet taken over our lives
Woman forced to give up baby an hour after birth wins appeal in Denmark
Ivana Bronlund’s case has become the latest flashpoint between Denmark and Greenland
A woman gave birth in Denmark but an hour later the government took her baby
A Danish parental competency test has been criticised as a harsh overreach into family life, with Greenlanders more likely to lose their children, another sore spot in Denmark’s difficult relationship with its former colony
How did Offaly become one of the top breastfeeding counties in Ireland?
Breastfeeding rates for three-month-old babies in Offaly have moved from being one of the lowest in the country to one of the highest
‘My son (3) gets very upset and anxious as we approach preschool’
Ask the Expert: ‘The first day seemed to go fine, but now he says he does not want to go in’
How to talk to children about the sudden death of a child
The image of Daniel Aruebose is everywhere, and children are not immune to stories of tragedy, they will have questions too
Workplaces must adapt to needs of employees who are single parents by choice through IVF
Almost all who have had the fertility treatment say it affected their emotional wellbeing at work
This was the moment I’d been dreading since the landlord gave me notice
Home wasn’t something I’d ever had to create before. I’d lived in 22 places since leaving home in my troubled teens
The pressure to get a smartphone for my teen daughter was immense. We found a compromise
Parents face a dilemma: do they avoid giving kids any devices or just give in and wing it?
Family feuds: ‘I have to see my aunt in secret . . . Mam keeps asking me to choose sides’
Fallouts are not uncommon but they can damage the mental health of those caught in the middle. Here’s what psychologists recommend
What do the President, Kim Kardashian and I have in common?
Jen Hogan: I never anticipated that one day, Kim Kardashian and I might take a similar stance on educational issues
We’re married with three kids and have had sex once in the past year
Ask Roe: I’ve tried talking about us finding some middle ground, but my wife avoids the conversation
Why do parents still view a trade as a consolation career prize for their kids?
I worry about my daughter. Our education system is preparing students for a world that may disappear
My daughter and her friend describe a fella as ‘a bit chopped’. That’s bad, right?
Neuroscientific studies show there is a pleasure centre in the brain that responds to words like it does to music. It tickles me
‘My eight-year-old gets into a panic when I leave the house’
Ask the Expert: ‘Last week, when I had an important appointment, my daughter had a full-blown panic. It was really upsetting for everyone’
Next time you are organising a party, why not borrow a party kit?
While governments talk about reducing plastics and lobbyists lobby them not to, communities are taking action
Dr Suzanne Crowe on losing her baby daughter: ‘We held Beatrice together until her heartbeat faded away’
The president of the Irish Medical Council explains how the way she sees life and death has been changed by the patients she has encountered - and the loss of her own child
Months went by, the message in a bottle slipped our minds, until a couple of weeks ago
While AI will no doubt continue to embed itself into our lives, it’s never going to replace that indefinable magic that makes us so special
Children increasingly interacting with chatbots, survey finds
Research also casts doubt on the efficacy of age verification systems in place to help prevent under-age children from accessing social media services
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