Jen Hogan: There are probably few more vilified groups, in society, than teenage boys
Jen Hogan: Everyone is talking about Adolescence on Netflix, but we should also be talking about how to look after our boys
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‘Mother’ and ‘Mammy’ were words that meant only loss etched on a headstone - until they applied to me
Becoming a mother having lost a mother added a layer of complexity I didn’t expect until the baby was in my arms, and I felt something inside me crack open
‘I was 34 and all my friends were having kids... I was like: what am I waiting for?’
From going it alone to fostering, and exhaustive rounds of IVF, women share their unusual journeys in motherhood
Adolescence in teenagers’ own words: ‘Parents have absolutely no idea’
Young people are familiar with social media terms and concepts mentioned in the Netflix drama, and know misogyny is rife online. Their parents? Not so much
‘Our daughter is almost 40 and moving out soon, but she has told her son that he can stay with us’
Tell Me About It: ‘We think she does not want the responsibility of having him around’
‘I am worried teachers won’t look beyond test results to see the potential in my 10-year-old’
Ask the Expert: The good news is that there is a lot you can do as a parent to support your child’s executive function
Adolescence: Five truths about our teenage boys we need to address urgently
In Ireland, masculinity is at a crossroads. We are in the process of rejecting the harmful ideas of the past but are feeling our way slowly and uncertainly forward
Jen Hogan: Let’s take an extra day to think of all the reasons we’re grateful to be Irish
Once I was near dragged away from this Emerald Isle
Give me a crash course in ... autism rates in Ireland
Autism prevalence rates in schoolchildren are rising. Most experts believe this is down to increased awareness, better diagnosis and a broadening of assessment boundaries
‘I am struggling with potty training my three-year-old daughter’
Ask the Expert: ‘I get the impression the nurse thinks she might be autistic’
‘My son is in his 20s, but still lives like a teenager – staying in his room playing video games’
Tell Me About It: When he finished college, he told me he was earning enough money from gaming-related activity, but now he is asking me for loans more often
My kids and I put a message in a bottle. What happened next restored my faith in humanity
No one is more full of hope than young children who don’t see the caveats and catastrophes of real life
Should parents be checking their teenagers’ phones?
Our children will do their best to find ways around our rules, whether we like it or not
Life without children: ‘I’d want the investment my mother had, but I don’t have it in me. I don’t have the grá for it’
Women who choose not to have children still find themselves existing in a society that undermines them - but the tide is turning
‘She chose drugs over me’: Mother pleads guilty to ill-treatment of children
Woman’s daughter says she began to self-harm at the age of eight and later attempted suicide
‘My partner can be a fun, kind, loving father, or a raging bully who hurts my son’
Ask the Expert: No child should be physically harmed by their parent
Apple Cider Vinegar on Netflix is a cautionary tale: Nature is not always good
The influence of nature-worship is especially potent in corners of media directed at mothers
Phones off: 20 simple ways to cut your family’s screentime
What’s the best way to help parents and kids navigate phones in the always-on age of the internet?
Four signs your cortisol levels are out of control – and what to do about it
The naturally occurring ‘stress hormone’ helps to regulate our stress responses and our sleep-wake cycle
If you’ve never been to this magical children’s music event, there’s still time
No matter how many times you go to the Peace Proms, it never fails to take your breath away. Rhythm is a Dancer indeed
Competitive parenting in China: ‘School starts at 7.30am and I pick him up at 9.30 in the evening. We usually arrive home around 10pm. Then he studies again’
Fierce competition for places at top secondary schools drives some parents to push their youngsters to succeed, believing they owe it to their children to give them the best start in life
Should adult children living at home pay rent? Our readers respond
The average age for moving out of the family home is 28. What kind of financial contribution, if any, should people make in the meantime?
Regretting working outside the home: ‘We’re told to parent like we don’t work. And work like we don’t parent’
Parenting Taboos: The creche was the same as our mortgage. When I look at it now I think, ‘Jesus, how did we buy into it?’
Should I charge my homebird adult children rent?
Extra mouths to accommodate and feed cost money, but parents adopt very different approaches ... and then there are tax issues too
How do I deal with a highly capable 17-year-old girl who does not want to go to school?
Ask the Expert: She seems to be suffering from very high anxiety levels and is stressed about many aspects of school
WhatsApp groups are like Hotel California ... You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave
‘I don’t know how I’m supposed to deal with these WhatsApp groups when menopause hits!'
Becoming a mother at 49: ‘If I didn’t try… I would have lived with regret until the end of my days’
The Women’s Podcast with Róisín Ingle
U2′s Larry Mullen: ‘I knew my son was dyslexic, but I really didn’t understand him’
Drummer discusses raising son with dyslexia during appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show
Storm Éowyn red warning: A survival guide for parents working from home during the bad weather
Our six top tips to help you navigate your children at home for the day while you are remote working
I’ve seen all sorts of kids’ coaches – the good, the bad and the downright he’s-lost-the-plot
Jen Hogan: I convinced myself, for no good reason, that the request for help in a WhatsApp group was really only meant for the dads
My daughter’s new phone number will stay with her for life. It’s like we’ve given her an invisible, digital tattoo
When I sent on the number to Herself she got a bit weepy, in an our-little-girl-is-growing-up way
Have your say: Have childcare costs impacted your employment?
Dublin Chamber of Commerce has warned that the high cost of childcare has damaged the ability of companies to recruit staff and is driving employees, especially women, out of the workforce
‘My 17-year-old says the panic just takes him over and sometimes he can’t go into school’
We want to support him as best as we can, but we also want him to stay in school
Have your say: Are hot school meals too ultra-processed or a nutritious boost for children?
Ruth Hegarty says much of the food being delivered through the scheme is loaded with ultra-processed foods (UPFs)
Young parents: ‘A lot of them would suffer social anxiety and isolation’
The Teen Parents Support Programme helps young people through pregnancy and with the practicalities of caring for their babies, often while continuing in education or finding suitable accommodation
Homeless fathers ‘not seen as fathers’ by services, pushing them farther from children - report
Many men categorised as ‘single adults without dependents’ are fathers may or may not share custody of children
‘Here I am, a grown adult, who struggles to keep my tears at bay’
Jen Hogan: No way to keep the tears in check but maybe I’ll outgrow it, yet
Rosanna Davison: I annoy myself with how organised I am. I wish I could be less efficient
The model, author and former Miss World on being a ‘guinea pig’ first-born and the challenges of getting her own young children out the door
Regretting being a stay-at-home parent: ‘You’re sitting at home doing housework and you’re bored out of your tree’
Parenting Taboos: Admitting that you feel bored, unfulfilled, or even regret your choice to stay at home with your children is difficult but not uncommon
‘My ex-wife is tracking my daughter’s mobile phone location when she is with me’
Ask the Expert: It feels like I am under surveillance about my parenting. What should I do? What are my rights about this?
Dublin school to review ethos statement over message telling parents students must attend all religious ceremonies
Lobby group Education Equality says school's instruction breached children’s constitutional rights
Iceland in a camper van, with a toddler: the first problem was getting the rental company to part with a vehicle
Travelling via camper van in the winter months in Iceland is a challenging but rewarding experience
‘I woke up one morning to 2,000 comments. I’ve had death threats’: How schools deal with social media fallout
Online hatred and toxicity can be hugely damaging, but are digital literacy classes really enough to tackle it?
‘Trust me, I’m a family Christmas expert and these are the rules to live by’
Create time for yourself to enjoy the magic of the season, and take as much of Christmas Eve off as possible
‘It’s given me the motivation to say, I’m not just a mam stuck at home with a disability who can’t do stuff’: Social enterprise Town Scientist
Sessions developed by engineer, scientist, writer and performer Dr Niamh Shaw inspire parents to start new conversations around the kitchen table
Look out ladies. Elon Musk has plans for your womb
The pronatalist movement has roots in creepy tradwife visions, but does that matter if it leads to financial supports for families?
‘There could be two cars, but the fridge is empty’: Hidden poverty in middle-class Ireland
A day spent in the Vincent de Paul southeast region office reveals the large number of requests from vulnerable seeking help with everything from food and utility bills to rent arrears and broken toilets
Is there such a thing as too much parental leave?
The economic benefits of maternity leave do appear to have a limit in terms of mothers returning to work and promotion
Séamas O’Reilly: ‘My little boy is the same age now as I was when my mother died’
Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan
What do children know or understand of life and political issues?
Quite a lot, if only they had the chance to be heard – and reducing the voting age to 16 would give them that voice
‘The hardest thing about being a parent is being unavailable to my kids because I have to work so hard to feed and clothe them’
Our recent article on the topic of regretting parenthood sparked numerous responses. Below, we share a selection of the views we received
‘I believe my nephew may have ADHD or autism, but his parents won’t discuss it’
Ask the Expert: When we do rarely meet up, nobody is allowed to discuss my brother’s son for fear the family will never return to visit us. How to approach this?
How technology created a ‘recipe for loneliness’
The rise of smartphones and social networking apps has forever changed social norms around how we communicate
The Care Dilemma by David Goodhart: A book about the vital unpaid care work that makes society tick will antagonise many readers
Despite the best of intentions and some strong ideas, Goodhart seems to underestimate the extent to which he pushes readers’ buttons
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