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Parenting

working parents

Parenting: Affordable childcare? For lone-parent families? You're having a laugh...

Margaret Lynch

21 Jun

6.7k

child free cafes

Opinion: Should we have child-free zones? It's complicated...

Gwen Loughman

12 Jun

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parenting groups

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Anonymous Dad

31 May

31.6k

friendships

Parenting: Using the Facebook 'like' button is lazy, but I can't discuss your life in person

Margaret Lynch

24 May

7.5k

Cost of Living

From Communion to college: It now costs €15k per year to raise a child, survey finds

13 May

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column

Parenting: Your child doing Junior or Leaving Cert? Sending thoughts and prayers...

Margaret Lynch

10 May

8.5k

TikTok trends

Parenting: Bed rotting — is it any wonder people want to 'take to the bed'?

Margaret Lynch

24 Apr

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SCHOOL MEALS

Parenting: The pearl clutching over hot school lunches is a bit much — at least they're eating

Margaret Lynch

8 Apr

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Parenting

A dad's perspective: I watched Adolescence with my teenage son... here's what I learned

Derek Walsh

5 Apr

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nature of motherhood

Mother’s Day: It's not gratitude that's needed, it's an honest conversation about motherhood

Dr Fiona Murphy

30 Mar

9.8k

we need a break

The Motherload: What mums really want for Mother’s Day (hint, it’s not a foot spa)

Niamh O'Reilly

29 Mar

14.5k

little feckers

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Niamh O'Reilly

27 Mar

11.5k

have we dosed yet?

Parenting: Buckle up, this is going to get itchy... we're talking threadworms

Margaret Lynch

22 Mar

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netflix drama

How fragile we are: Why Netflix drama Adolescence is essential viewing for everyone

Debbie Ging

Updated 20 Mar

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becoming a parent

Parenting: When I became a mother, I didn't know it would turn me into a total softie

Margaret Lynch

Updated 8 Mar

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column

Parenting teens: 'I don’t 'let' her date, just like you don’t ‘let’ a newborn wake up 16 times'

Margaret Lynch

22 Feb

32.8k

adult adhd

We need to talk about the daily struggle of parenting with ADHD

Karen Beckett

17 Feb

13.2k

no sleep til dawn

Parenting and sleepovers: 'I know too much about what happens to let my kids go on them'

Margaret Lynch

Updated 9 Feb

58.1k

PHONE ADDICTION

Opinion: 'Why are we giving nine-year-olds smartphones?', she asks, holding her smartphone

Niamh O'Reilly

1 Feb

11.3k

letting children down

Parenting: Why are we letting parents off the hook for failure to pay child maintenance?

Margaret Lynch

Updated 27 Jan

13.1k

Parenting

Opinion: Why are we surprised that parents' value is underestimated?

Niamh O'Reilly

18 Jan

9.5k

frazzled parents

Parenting: Looking forward to Christmas? No, me neither

Margaret Lynch

9 Dec 2024

16.5k

Christmas Shopping

Parenting: Social media is teaching kids how to live unattainable, high-end lives

Margaret Lynch

25 Nov 2024

9.0k

column

Parenting: Fire up the chopper, I think I'm a helicopter parent

Margaret Lynch

9 Nov 2024

15.2k

fire and brimstone

Niamh O'Reilly: Why do I bring my children to mass to hear how unworthy they are?

Niamh O'Reilly

21 Oct 2024

28.0k

136

Teenagers

Parenting: 'My daughter was bullied and we didn't feel supported by the school'

Margaret Lynch

Updated 14 Oct 2024

16.3k

Parenting: We're only just in the door at school and now the bugs have hit

Margaret Lynch

Updated 30 Sep 2024

16.3k

productivity

Parenting: Caught in an endless cycle of failed productivity? Me too

Margaret Lynch

Updated 15 Sep 2024

17.2k

burnt out parents

Niamh O'Reilly: Parents are under more pressure now than they've ever been

Niamh O'Reilly

3 Sep 2024

12.5k

childhood

Parenting: Supernanny is right about 'sharenting', child influencers and school routines online

Margaret Lynch

31 Aug 2024

17.2k

Back To School

Parenting: You might miss the early years, but it's also great when the kids grow up a little

Margaret Lynch

24 Aug 2024

15.4k

School

Therapist: Feeling burnt out as a parent this summer? Some tips for self care

Bethan O’Riordan

17 Aug 2024

8.2k

beauty industry

Parenting: Kids should not be concerned about wrinkles before they even hit puberty

Margaret Lynch

3 Aug 2024

9.8k

Children

Parenting: Policing my teen's outfits — how did I get here?

Margaret Lynch

Updated 7 Jul 2024

22.1k

Leaving Cert

Parenting: 'I can still vividly remember the stress, tears and dread of my Leaving Cert'

Margaret Lynch

8 Jun 2024

9.9k

school holidays

Parenting: 'Our sex ed class was delivered by a local church member — she was a disaster'

Margaret Lynch

25 May 2024

23.3k

Teenagers

Parenting: Raising older kids can be lonely — and we haven't even reached the teenage years

Margaret Lynch

11 May 2024

28.3k

house buying

Parenting: After years of hardship and sacrifice, we finally have a home of our own

Margaret Lynch

27 Apr 2024

24.1k

column

Parenting: A message for the new Taoiseach - please get a handle on housing

Margaret Lynch

13 Apr 2024

15.5k

Workplace Relations

Opinion: No one should have to choose between career and family

Tracy Gunn

4 Apr 2024

10.2k

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