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Positive Parenting: Helping teenagers handle peer pressure

The urge for children to conform to their peers is a normal stage in their pre-teenager and teenager years. At this stage, children start looking to their peers to help them figure out what may feel like everything - from what clothes to wear to how ...

17 Sept 2021 at 16:42

Local News

Availing of Parent’s Benefit has increased almost five-fold in last year

The number of parents availing of Parent’s Benefit has increased almost five-fold compared to the same period last year. And the Department of Social Protection has issued Parent’s Benefit payments valued at €14 million in the four month period ...

18 Aug 2021 at 07:25

National News

Positive Parenting: Encouragement v Praise

In most parenting literature today, you will find the words ‘encouragement’ and ‘praise’ together, as if they were the same thing. Rudolf Dreikurs, a pioneer of democratic parenting, says they are not. It is an area of parenting that is worth ...

08 Oct 2021 at 13:10

National News

DANGER: Baby swaddle sleep bag bought by Irish parents could cause sudden infant death

A major safety concern has prompted a recall of various infant swaddle bags sold on the Amazon platform. According to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC), parents are urged to discontinue use of the iFCOW, Yumech, ...

01 Feb 2024 at 17:20

National News

Positive Parenting: Children and grief

Death is an unavoidable part of life and not something that we can protect children from. However, we can help children understand the concept of death, their reactions to grief and how as the adults in their lives we can help them ...

12 Nov 2021 at 16:00

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Waterford families invited to attend park event this week

Waterford families are invited to attend a park event this coming week. Play in the Park will take place at Ballybricken Green on Tuesday September 5 between 3.30pm and 5.30pm. With activities from Ready Steady Play, Healthy ...

03 Sept 2023 at 09:00

Around Waterford

Leaving Cert helpline open today

The National Parents Council Post Primary Leaving Cert Helpline 1800 265 165 will operate from Friday September 3 to Friday 10. The NPCPP Leaving Cert Helpline is a free phone service provided to Leaving Cert students and ...

03 Sept 2021 at 16:29

Local News

Fraud expert warns of fake messages circulating in Waterford

A fraud expert at a major bank is warning of a recent pick-up in fake “Hi mum” and “Hi dad” messages – with some involving a twist where people are asked to transfer money to a friend or family member before it is then ...

04 Aug 2022 at 10:59

National News

REVEALED: Only half of Irish fathers avail of paternity leave

Only half of fathers avail of paternity leave and a quarter of men take parent’s leave compared with two-thirds of mothers, research has revealed. The report from the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) ...

04 Apr 2025 at 07:57

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Irish parents are rejecting traditional baby names, says survey

Irish parents are rejecting baby names considered most traditional. That's according to a recent survey by My Nametags, of which 75% of respondents agreed there has been a shift away from traditional names in favour ...

29 Sept 2021 at 15:47

Features

Positive Parenting: Pressing the pause button

Do you ever find yourself on the way to collect the children from school or driving home from work with the endless tick, tick, tick of your endless to do list churning through your mind - what you need to do, what ...

02 Feb 2022 at 12:25

National News

Only half of fathers avail of paternity leave – report

04 Apr 2025 at 00:01

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