# parents - Wednesday 16 August, 2017
# Hip Hip Hurray
# Hip Hip Hurray
All he wants is a cake but I know other parents will expect more, writes Chrissie Russell.
# parents - Friday 4 August, 2017
# Childcare
# Childcare
The review will take 10 months to complete and will inform Minister Katherine Zappone’s future budget decisions.
# parents - Wednesday 26 July, 2017
# Childcare
# Childcare
Family childcare comes at a price that can be difficult to define, writes Chrissie Russell.
# parents - Tuesday 27 June, 2017
# Child Safety
# Child Safety
Snapchat has introduced a map feature that allows users to track other people’s location.
# parents - Thursday 15 June, 2017
# Child Safety
# Child Safety
Children and technology expert Andy Phippen gives his advice to parents on the issue of sexting.
# parents - Thursday 20 April, 2017
# Family Court
# Family Court
The family court heard that the family had living arrangements “unsuitable for a young child”.
# parents - Sunday 16 April, 2017
# Egg On Your Face
From The Daily Edge
# Egg On Your Face
The burning question of the day.
# parents - Wednesday 29 March, 2017
# Added Pressure
# Added Pressure
According to Retail Excellence, all kinds of shops – from electronics to garden centres – are reporting higher rates of children shoplifting.
# parents - Monday 13 March, 2017
# You're Next
From The Daily Edge
# You're Next
Social media crimes 101.
# parents - Friday 3 March, 2017
# Newborns
# Newborns
The initiative allows fathers to take two weeks off work to help care for their babies, if they have enough PRSI contributions.
# parents - Friday 17 February, 2017
# Background
From The42
# Background
The 35-year-old Wicklow native, whose real name is Fergal Devitt, has forged a successful career in wrestling.
# parents - Monday 13 February, 2017
# Family Supports
# Family Supports
Evidence shows that fathers who have positive relationships with their children are six times less likely to reoffend.
# parents - Thursday 5 January, 2017
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
Changes have been made to the One-Parent Family Payment and the Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment.
# parents - Wednesday 28 December, 2016
# Foster Care
# Foster Care
In May, TheJournal.ie exclusively reported about the case where grandparents were told they were too old to be the foster carers of their grandchild.
# parents - Thursday 17 November, 2016
# Mobility Grant
# Mobility Grant
The mother of a boy with severe cerebral palsy will meet with the Minister for Disability Issues today.
# parents - Thursday 10 November, 2016
# parents - Wednesday 2 November, 2016
# Childcare
# Childcare
The study looked at 9,000 children under the age of 5 in Ireland.
# parents - Sunday 30 October, 2016
# Responsibility
# Responsibility
The chief executive of Tusla said the agency wants families to share more power and responsibility, and to “own their problems”.
# parents - Monday 17 October, 2016
# Courts
# Courts
The boy’s father was jailed for 14 years last week for raping the child.
# parents - Tuesday 11 October, 2016
# You Raise Them Up
# You Raise Them Up
Subsidised childcare, increased benefits for single parents and tax cuts will all benefit families.
# parents - Tuesday 4 October, 2016
# Parenting
From The Daily Edge
# Parenting
ENDLESS QUESTIONS.
# parents - Thursday 29 September, 2016
A national study has found that children who spend more time online and watching TV are scoring worse.
# parents - Wednesday 28 September, 2016
# Kinderleavings
From The Daily Edge
# Kinderleavings
“I had some yogurt I licked off my fingers after cleaning my son up.”
# parents - Saturday 17 September, 2016
# Mammy Dinners
From The Daily Edge
# Mammy Dinners
So many “When will you be home?” texts. So many.
# parents - Tuesday 16 August, 2016
# Good F**king Luck
From The Daily Edge
# Good F**king Luck
“Dearest husband, I wanted to go over a few things with you before you embark on this weekend alone.”
# parents - Wednesday 10 August, 2016
# Pregnancy Loss
# Pregnancy Loss
The HSE launched its national standards for bereavement care following pregnancy loss today.
# parents - Tuesday 2 August, 2016
# Enrolment Policies
# Enrolment Policies
‘Baptise your child just to get into a school or don’t baptise but then fear your child may be ostracised from their class group?’
# parents - Monday 18 July, 2016
# Come Upstairs
From The Daily Edge
# Come Upstairs
Lies make baby Pikachu cry.
# parents - Thursday 7 July, 2016
# Demon Drink
# Demon Drink
A new Oireachtas grouping is targeting the harm done to children by their parents’ alcohol abuse.
# parents - Saturday 2 July, 2016
# Curfew
From The Daily Edge
# Curfew
“As long as you’re living under my roof…”
# parents - Monday 20 June, 2016
# Big Spenders
# Big Spenders
Some children are making more than €800.
# parents - Wednesday 15 June, 2016
# Disney Resort
# Disney Resort
The family were on holiday when the incident happened.
# parents - Saturday 11 June, 2016
# Baby Time
# Baby Time
Two separate schemes are being rolled out.
# parents - Monday 23 May, 2016
# Courts
# Courts
“He is our pride and joy” – couple in their 60s devastated by Tusla decision.
# parents - Tuesday 17 May, 2016
# Preparing For Life
# Preparing For Life
That’s according to the results of a major early childhood intervention programme that was trialled in north Dublin.
# parents - Monday 16 May, 2016
# News Fix
# News Fix
Problems for non-religious parents, Finian McGrath’s smoking comments and the suspension of the Luas sick pay scheme…
# parents - Wednesday 11 May, 2016
# Radio Waves
# Radio Waves
Parents say the proposed mast is a ‘risk they’re not willing to take’.
# parents - Wednesday 27 April, 2016
# Intestate
# Intestate
Immediate decisions must be made about his business interests.
# parents - Monday 28 March, 2016
# Summer Grant
# Summer Grant
Summer Grant’s parents have released a statement about her death.
# parents - Sunday 20 March, 2016
# Needlework
# Needlework
We spoke to the author, Deirdre Sullivan.
