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Parenting
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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
Jen Hogan: There are probably few more vilified groups, in society, than teenage boys
Jen Hogan: Everyone is talking about Adolescence on Netflix, but we should also be talking about how to look after our boys
‘Mother’ and ‘Mammy’ were words that meant only loss etched on a headstone - until they applied to me
Becoming a mother having lost a mother added a layer of complexity I didn’t expect until the baby was in my arms, and I felt something inside me crack open
‘I was 34 and all my friends were having kids... I was like: what am I waiting for?’
From going it alone to fostering, and exhaustive rounds of IVF, women share their unusual journeys in motherhood
Adolescence in teenagers’ own words: ‘Parents have absolutely no idea’
Young people are familiar with social media terms and concepts mentioned in the Netflix drama, and know misogyny is rife online. Their parents? Not so much
‘Our daughter is almost 40 and moving out soon, but she has told her son that he can stay with us’
Tell Me About It: ‘We think she does not want the responsibility of having him around’
‘I am worried teachers won’t look beyond test results to see the potential in my 10-year-old’
Ask the Expert: The good news is that there is a lot you can do as a parent to support your child’s executive function
Adolescence: Five truths about our teenage boys we need to address urgently
In Ireland, masculinity is at a crossroads. We are in the process of rejecting the harmful ideas of the past but are feeling our way slowly and uncertainly forward
Jen Hogan: Let’s take an extra day to think of all the reasons we’re grateful to be Irish
Once I was near dragged away from this Emerald Isle
Give me a crash course in ... autism rates in Ireland
Autism prevalence rates in schoolchildren are rising. Most experts believe this is down to increased awareness, better diagnosis and a broadening of assessment boundaries
‘I am struggling with potty training my three-year-old daughter’
Ask the Expert: ‘I get the impression the nurse thinks she might be autistic’
‘My son is in his 20s, but still lives like a teenager – staying in his room playing video games’
Tell Me About It: When he finished college, he told me he was earning enough money from gaming-related activity, but now he is asking me for loans more often
My kids and I put a message in a bottle. What happened next restored my faith in humanity
No one is more full of hope than young children who don’t see the caveats and catastrophes of real life
Should parents be checking their teenagers’ phones?
Our children will do their best to find ways around our rules, whether we like it or not
Life without children: ‘I’d want the investment my mother had, but I don’t have it in me. I don’t have the grá for it’
Women who choose not to have children still find themselves existing in a society that undermines them - but the tide is turning
‘She chose drugs over me’: Mother pleads guilty to ill-treatment of children
Woman’s daughter says she began to self-harm at the age of eight and later attempted suicide
‘My partner can be a fun, kind, loving father, or a raging bully who hurts my son’
Ask the Expert: No child should be physically harmed by their parent
Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix is a cautionary tale: Nature is not always good
The influence of nature-worship is especially potent in corners of media directed at mothers
Phones off: 20 simple ways to cut your family’s screentime
What’s the best way to help parents and kids navigate phones in the always-on age of the internet?
Four signs your cortisol levels are out of control – and what to do about it
The naturally occurring ‘stress hormone’ helps to regulate our stress responses and our sleep-wake cycle
If you’ve never been to this magical children’s music event, there’s still time
No matter how many times you go to the Peace Proms, it never fails to take your breath away. Rhythm is a Dancer indeed
Competitive parenting in China: ‘School starts at 7.30am and I pick him up at 9.30 in the evening. We usually arrive home around 10pm. Then he studies again’
Fierce competition for places at top secondary schools drives some parents to push their youngsters to succeed, believing they owe it to their children to give them the best start in life
Should adult children living at home pay rent? Our readers respond
The average age for moving out of the family home is 28. What kind of financial contribution, if any, should people make in the meantime?
Regretting working outside the home: ‘We’re told to parent like we don’t work. And work like we don’t parent’
Parenting Taboos: The creche was the same as our mortgage. When I look at it now I think, ‘Jesus, how did we buy into it?’
Should I charge my homebird adult children rent?
Extra mouths to accommodate and feed cost money, but parents adopt very different approaches ... and then there are tax issues too
How do I deal with a highly capable 17-year-old girl who does not want to go to school?
Ask the Expert: She seems to be suffering from very high anxiety levels and is stressed about many aspects of school
WhatsApp groups are like Hotel California ... You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave
‘I don’t know how I’m supposed to deal with these WhatsApp groups when menopause hits!'
Becoming a mother at 49: ‘If I didn’t try… I would have lived with regret until the end of my days’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
U2′s Larry Mullen: ‘I knew my son was dyslexic, but I really didn’t understand him’
Drummer discusses raising son with dyslexia during appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show
Storm Éowyn red warning: A survival guide for parents working from home during the bad weather
Our six top tips to help you navigate your children at home for the day while you are remote working
I’ve seen all sorts of kids’ coaches – the good, the bad and the downright he’s-lost-the-plot
Jen Hogan: I convinced myself, for no good reason, that the request for help in a WhatsApp group was really only meant for the dads
My daughter’s new phone number will stay with her for life. It’s like we’ve given her an invisible, digital tattoo
When I sent on the number to Herself she got a bit weepy, in an our-little-girl-is-growing-up way
Have your say: Have childcare costs impacted your employment?
Dublin Chamber of Commerce has warned that the high cost of childcare has damaged the ability of companies to recruit staff and is driving employees, especially women, out of the workforce
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