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# Parenting

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What's the most embarrassing thing your child has done in a supermarket?
Opinion: An apology on Father’s Day (or oops! I did it again!)
WATCH: Here's what Irish dads mean to their children
Opinion: I'm not genetically linked to my son or daughter but, honestly, it just doesn't matter
Jack and Emily remain top dogs but celebrity babies make their mark
7 ways your parents TOTALLY ruined your teenage life
15 amazingly innovative parenting tips you never knew you needed
Column: Is there really a glass ceiling for women in the workplace – or is it just for mothers?
Poll: Are parents today too protective of their children?
Tired dad captures every parent's agony in weekend video diary
Column: OK, I confess – I was a terrible mother
13 things that Irish mammies know are complete notions
7 moments when the Irish Mammy is worth her salt
Column: Motherhood, guilt and the fantasy of 'choice'
Column: Outnumbered ... how many kids is too many?
Column: The 'Mammy Wars' – do we judge each others' choices?
Column: Bye, Bye Babycinno – why I'm ditching my child's favourite treat
Column: Playground etiquette and other mysteries
Column: Parenting and the Seven Deadly Sins
Column: Would you correct another person’s child?
Column: Motherhood, feminism and the big decision
Column: Think playdates are all fun and games? Think again.
Three-quarters of Irish people don't believe slapping children works
Column: Should I intervene if a child is having a tantrum?
Column: How to care for your relationship once you have a baby
Column: Yes, I leave work on time – that doesn't mean I don't work hard
The characteristics of the Parental Sex Talk
8 amazing Vines to celebrate the app's first birthday
WATCH: How the child of a lesbian couple sums up Ireland's family laws
These parental techniques betray the true differences between dogs and cats
Column: Five things I swore I'd never do if I had kids...
Shared parenting "penalised" as single parents receive 2014 tax credit certs
Parents suffer broken bones in violent attacks by their children
Column: Having ‘the’ chat with your children… how to talk about sex and puberty
Parents adorably recreate movie scenes using their baby and some cardboard
Irish boy contracts potentially fatal tetanus infection
Artist colours in his children's drawings with magical results
Growing up in Ireland: How stress and depression can impact on parenting
14 families who have totally nailed dressing up for Halloween
Adorable dad freaks out over son's good maths grade