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Put down your smartphones if you want to help your children, ESRI tells parents
Parenting
Speak badly about your ex in front of your child? You’re doing more harm than you realise
Parenting
Being honest about breastfeeding: ‘Women can feel grief, devastation and guilt when it doesn’t work out’
Parenting
The importance of family mealtimes: 7 tips to get everyone to sit down at the table together

Bill Linnane: Like lots of working parents, I’m panic booking the kids into summer camps to fill their time over the school holidays
Tue 17 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Kirsty Blake Knox: Karen Millen is wrong – breastfeeding isn’t ‘weird’ and cheap TV debates don’t help mums one bit
Mon 16 Jun 2025 at 17:45
‘Sophia will do Irish dancing or football but afterwards it’s like her feet are burning’ – parents of ‘butterfly skin’ sufferer tell of brave daughter’s struggle
Fri 13 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Is it ever OK for parents to argue in front of their children? The answer might surprise you
Thu 12 Jun 2025 at 03:30
What’s it like becoming a father after 50? Eurovision winner Paul Harrington on being a later life dad
Thu 12 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Unexplained infertility: ‘One round of IVF can cost €5,000 – so we waited patiently to get state funding for a free cycle’
Wed 11 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Criminals need just 20 images of your child to produce a deep fake version of them – here’s how to keep their data safe
Wed 11 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Letters: We got housing right in the mid-20th century, long before ideology took over
Wed 11 Jun 2025 at 03:30
Bill Linnane: Puke everywhere and a ‘shifting’ wall – why did I say yes to my teenage son’s house party?
Tue 10 Jun 2025 at 13:26
School transport overhaul will see a further 100,000 pupil spaces open up
Tue 10 Jun 2025 at 03:30

Parenting

Put down your smartphones if you want to help your children, ESRI tells parents

Speak badly about your ex in front of your child? You’re doing more harm than you realise

Being honest about breastfeeding: ‘Women can feel grief, devastation and guilt when it doesn’t work out’

The importance of family mealtimes: 7 tips to get everyone to sit down at the table together

Bill Linnane: Like lots of working parents, I’m panic booking the kids into summer camps to fill their time over the school holidays

Kirsty Blake Knox: Karen Millen is wrong – breastfeeding isn’t ‘weird’ and cheap TV debates don’t help mums one bit

‘Sophia will do Irish dancing or football but afterwards it’s like her feet are burning’ – parents of ‘butterfly skin’ sufferer tell of brave daughter’s struggle

Is it ever OK for parents to argue in front of their children? The answer might surprise you

What’s it like becoming a father after 50? Eurovision winner Paul Harrington on being a later life dad

Unexplained infertility: ‘One round of IVF can cost €5,000 – so we waited patiently to get state funding for a free cycle’

Criminals need just 20 images of your child to produce a deep fake version of them – here’s how to keep their data safe

Letters: We got housing right in the mid-20th century, long before ideology took over

Bill Linnane: Puke everywhere and a ‘shifting’ wall – why did I say yes to my teenage son’s house party?

School transport overhaul will see a further 100,000 pupil spaces open up

Ciara Kelly: As a veteran of Magaluf 2018 and Ios 2021, here are the three dangers I’ll be warning my child about before this year’s Leaving Cert holiday

My 12-year-old boy cries a lot and I’m worried he’ll get bullied in secondary school

Bill Linnane: Maybe I’m a pushover, but I let my son skip school when he doesn’t feel up to it

‘Fair City’ star Gerard Jordan on being a dad to eight kids – ‘I put them first before anything I do’

How to help your teenager through exam stress without making it worse

‘Even when I got cancer, as a school secretary I was entitled to just three days’ paid leave’ – how key workers have so few protections

The Irish Independent’s View: Pupils, your work is done – now it’s about trust in your ability

Catherine Prasifka: If I told you the latest online threat to children was a ballerina with a cappuccino as a head, you might laugh – but it’s serious

‘It’s about competitiveness’ – Government ‘considering’ ChatGPT rollout to schools

Why I stopped calling myself ‘Silly Mummy’ in front of my daughter

How do I rebuild my child’s confidence after bullying?

‘It’s so disheartening to have to turn parents away’: Ireland’s strung out creches

Bill Linnane: 30 years on and Larry Clark’s controversial movie ‘Kids’ doesn’t resonate with the teenagers of today

Champions League glory with Katie McCabe was bittersweet for my family – but it has helped us in our grief

Podcast host Kylie Kelce has sparked a new ‘tough love’ parenting trend – but it comes with a warning

My child is finding it hard to accept my new partner. How do I help my kid warm to them?

Bill Linnane: We’re that Irish family in the sun – raw-red skin, hayfever and heat-induced meltdowns

‘We just wanted a dog to be friendly with the kids – and that’s exactly what we got with our rescue pup’

Should I worry that my child constantly lies – how can I get them to be honest and tell the truth?

Five things you should never give kids as a present – from a mum who knows

‘There was never a boyfriend I saw myself having kids with, so I did it on my own’ – a single mum’s IVF journey

The €500 childcare gap: huge funds needed to fulfil Government’s promise of more affordable fees

Mary Regan: Government has ruled out cost-of-living help – no surprise, given there is no election to win

Bill Linnane: Why can’t we have a nice family day out in the sun without packing the car full of screens

Bill Linnane: The real reason I took my wedding ring off after 20 years of marriage

How do I get my messy teenage daughter to clean her room without starting an argument?

‘Remind them of how beautiful and unique they are’ – parents of red-haired children on bullying, envy and to dye or not to dye

With Ireland’s largest ball pit and an inflatable forest Dublin’s new Dream Point Experience is much-hyped – but is it worth the entry fee?

‘I cannot tell you how upsetting it is’ – Irish same-sex couple share struggle with surrogacy legislation

Modern Morals: My husband is clueless with our baby and I’m afraid to leave her alone with him

RSV shot linked to a dramatic decline in babies falling seriously ill with virus

The worst part of being a parent is figuring out what to make for dinner every night

Parents putting their children in danger by hiring untested and unregulated bouncy castles

My toddler has started using bad language –what can I do to stop them swearing?

Navigating the terrible twos: ‘If we understood the chemistry of what’s going on in toddlers’ brains, we would have such empathy for them’

‘It’s a world away from dating in my 20s but it can be fun’ – getting back out there as a single mum

Bill Linnane: Pizza was exotic in 1980s Ireland – now kids are spoilt for choice when it comes to food

My child says I love their sibling more than them – how do I prove I don’t?

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