Family
“I didn’t want to like him. I’d a negative stereotype of footballers as being materialistic” - Elaine Harris on finding love with Damien Duff and the challenges of being a player’s wife
Priory Hall: ‘Fiachra’s death was down to the stress of trying to remedy what we couldn’t fix’
Chrissie Russell: No one would say ‘good for her’ if someone became a mum at 83 but the rules are different for men like Al Pacino
‘I have so much life ahead of me’ – meet the women embracing being ‘empty nesters’ and making the most of midlife
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Five fun and informative books to help you teach your toddler about emotions
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Is your child being bullied? Here are some tools you can give them to help them respond to all types of bullying
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Bill Linnane: Food has become so expensive, I’m spending like Elton John every time I go out to get a pint of milk
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‘The notion of looking at yourself down below was an absolute mortal sin. It was revolutionary at the time’
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‘It upsets me that people think autistic children are not affectionate – my three boys are the most loving young men’
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Ellen Coyne: Breastfeeding isn’t an option for many women so excluding formula from supermarket discounts is unfair
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Bill Linnane: Why is answering the phone an anxiety-provoking nightmare for my teenagers?
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Dr David Coleman: What can parents do to help a child that is being bullied?
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Parenting through a split or divorce? Here are some expert tips to help you put the children first
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Alison Curtis: ‘When I let my daughter join Snapchat, I didn’t realise I was opening Pandora’s box’
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Most Read | ‘I asked my mum if she ever loved me and she said, ‘Of course... I just loved gear more’’
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The cost of Communions: some families are willing to spend up to €2700 for the ‘perfect’ day but say it’s worth it for the memories
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Bill Linnane: There is no easy way to introduce your child to the reality of death — but pizza helps
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Dr David Coleman: Is your child struggling to make friends? Here’s what you can do to help
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From Octonauts to Fia’s Fairies: Seven of the best kids’ TV shows streaming right now
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‘Three of our four children are trans or non-binary’: Carrie and David Grant on raising gender-fluid, neurodivergent kids
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Author Naoise Dolan on vulnerability: ‘Success is more palatable to the status quo when served with a side of schmaltz’
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Julia Molony: Do you ever secretly wish you’d never had children? You’re not alone
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‘My nine-year-old won’t look me in the eye after walking in on me and my husband having sex’
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Bill Linnane: ‘I don’t enjoy the tedious Marvel movies I have to sit through, but I do love cinema time with my kids’
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How to be there for your kids in the final few weeks before the Leaving Cert exams
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‘I’m a baby sleep expert and this is what I want parents to know about sleep issues, bed time and naps’
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What word do you use as short for mother – mam, mum or mom?
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‘Looking back now, he had Alzheimer’s. He wrote me a note about forgetting and how much he loves me, but he forgets to tell me’
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Bill Linnane: ‘I took my teenage son clothes shopping and it made me feel very, very old’
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Postnatal depression: How finding little moments of connection with my son helped me to start enjoying motherhood
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10 of the best children’s books celebrating LGBTQ+ families and friendships
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Ever heard of a ‘street angel house devil’? Here’s how to deal with kids that behave very differently at home
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Fidelma Healy Eames: Could you say to your children, ‘We’re lucky to have adopted you, your birth mothers chose life, but I voted for abortion’
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There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ baby timeline, so please stop asking people when they plan to have kids
Enoch Burke fines to tip over €60,000 as sacked teacher continues to turn up at school
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Dr David Coleman: Why allowing your kids to take risks is key to building their resilience
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‘A trip to the dead zoo coincides with Joe Biden’s visit — what could possibly go wrong?’
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The ‘teen whisperer’ on what your teenager is really trying to tell you
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“I had a difficult birth, and that healing connection to water helped me in hospital’ – Champion surfer Easkey Britton opens up about life as a new mum to twins
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Modern Morals: ‘My mother-in-law is driving me crazy calling about our new baby’
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‘My child was already doing that at their age’ – What not to say to new parents
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‘Bad Touching’ author hopes book will educate children on how to protect themselves from sexual abuse
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No mum left behind: Why so many mothers rely on online parenting groups for support and community
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‘Children all sleeping alone in their own room is a fanciful ideal rather than reality’: Why parents should reconsider co-sleeping if it works for them
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Five of the best books for under-5s about the human body and where babies come from
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The ‘mummy binary’ – we categorise women with kids as complete, while the childless are seen as tragic or selfish
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Happy or sad? How to help your kids to regulate their emotions
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‘I thought I was the worst mother in the world for feeling it’ – the truth about maternal rage
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Funny, honest and comforting: 6 of the best parenting podcasts to listen to
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‘Why I’ve threatened to breathalyse my 15-year-old son’
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This is why I’m keeping my newborn off all social media
Memories of war: How a painting with echoes of a painful past finally found its way home
‘Hostile parenting’ increases risk of lasting mental health problems in children, study finds
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Is it a bad idea to ban my boy from hanging around with the class troublemaker?