Children’s health

Childline

SELF

This is what it’s like to work for Childline on Christmas Day

Childline is a voluntary service which works 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. We asked volunteer…

By Edaein OConnell

HEALTH & WELLNESS, PARENTHOOD

‘It’s a constant battle. My kids have needs. I’m their voice. It needs to be done’

Wexford mum Rita Dempsey gets up at 5am every day, seven days a week. That's just her life caring…

By Amanda Cassidy

alternative asthma treatments

EDITORIAL

Three alternative asthma treatments to try this hayfever season

Approximately 80% of people with asthma also suffer from hayfever, which can make summer days a nightmare. These…

By Grace McGettigan

sunburn

SELF

Feeling hot, hot, hot: Here’s how to properly treat your sunburn

With the country getting a bit of sunshine, there's no doubt some people will fall victim to sunburn.…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

HPV and the HPV vaccine: the facts (and myths) you need to know

Despite decades of research into the connections between HPV and cervical cancers, as well as the HPV vaccine,…

By Lauren Heskin

AGENDA

Study finds autistic girls diagnosed later than boys because they’re adept at “camouflaging” autistic traits

A number of studies have found that autistic girls are better at camouflaging autistic traits than boys in…

By Lauren Heskin

SELF, EDITORIAL

GPs and crèches are turning children without negative Covid-19 tests away. Parents are in for a long and challenging winter

Every year, when children go back to preschool and school, sniffles, sore throats and coughs are abundant. Before…

By Dominique McMullan

LIVING, SELF

This is what happens when you stop eating sugar

Want more energy, better skin and to feel less sluggish? You'll have to pay the ultimate price... banishing…

By Amanda Cassidy

EDITORIAL

Seven Irish children are being investigated for an inflammatory disease possibly linked to Covid-19

The cases of seven Irish children are being investigated for a Kawasaki-like inflammatory disease that has possible links…

By Edaein OConnell

EDITORIAL

As a parent, this is what I want the ‘New Norm’ to look like

Alex is a mother to two children under six, and living in Barcelona.  As current predictions stand, we…

By IMAGE

Roald Dahl anti-vaxxers letter to anti-vaxxers

EDITORIAL

‘In 12 hours she was dead’: Roald Dahl’s letter to anti-vaxxers following his daughter’s death

A letter by late children's author, Roald Dahl, has resurfaced in which he describes his daughter Olivia's death.…

By Grace McGettigan

EDITORIAL

‘They were crying with us’: #BravelikeEmmeline appeal reaches over €350,000

A GoFundMe page set up by Munster rugby player Billy Holland and his wife Lanlih to raise funds…

By Jennifer McShane