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Column: Changing the law on abortion is dangerous and unjust
There is no evidence to show that abortion treats suicide ideation – this means that any legislation based on the grounds of suicidal ideation is irredeemably damaged, writes Cora Sherlock.
# children - Saturday 18 May, 2013
Kids have serious ‘pester power’ on family food purchases
The breakfast cereal in a family’s cupboard is often dictated by the children.
# children - Friday 17 May, 2013
Poll: Should vaccinations be compulsory for children?
A court has ruled that a 5-year-old boy must get his booster shots, but should vaccinations for children be compulsory across the board?
All the kids dancing in their car-seats your Friday morning needs
The kid singing Barry Manilow is our fave.
800,000 calls to Childline in 2012 – but 34 per cent unanswered
The ISPCC said that the issues of child abuse and welfare are still a serious concern in Ireland, with almost 14 per cent of contacts relating to these.
# children - Monday 13 May, 2013
Just one in ten parents seek GP help about child’s bedwetting
New research has also shown that children are missing out on summer activities because they wet the bed.
# children - Friday 10 May, 2013
The Evening Fix… now with added ways to leave your job
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
16 kids who look like the coolest attendees at the world’s coolest music festival
Ladies, set your ovaries to high resistance mode.
Column: The Ohio kidnappings bring the issue of ‘missing persons’ into sharp focus
About 4,000 people go missing for a time in Ireland each year – and the emotional impact on their loved ones, who live with ongoing uncertainty and questions, is immense. They must be given proper support, writes, Dermot Browne.
# children - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Quinn proposes using child benefit funds for free preschool education
The Minister is currently debating the issue with fellow ministers Joan Burton and Frances Fitzgerald.
# children - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Column: We need to produce a generation of independent thinkers – history is the key
TV shows like ‘The Tudors’ and ‘Rome’ show that history is more popular than ever – yet, under proposed changes to the Junior Certificate, history could become an optional subject or short course. It makes no sense, writes teacher Christian O’Connor.
Children in care more likely to be ‘suspended, excluded and leave school early’
“Given that there are currently 6,300 children in the care of the State – a relatively small number”, Emily Logan believes more should be done to support them.
# children - Monday 6 May, 2013
‘A child can die within 50 seconds of becoming entangled in a window blind cord’
In the past four years, three children in Ireland and 12 in the UK have died as a result of window blind cords.
# children - Sunday 5 May, 2013
Column: It’s fanciful to think a wealth tax would make the rich leave Ireland
A former IMF head of the mission for Ireland has said an entire reliance on austerity was not the right move – yet we’re still following that road. David Cronin asks why.
# children - Wednesday 1 May, 2013
10 reasons you should always read notes from kids carefully
There’s a lot we can learn.
Column: Hunger and the horsemeat scandal, both the consequences of inequality
We produce enough food for 10 times our population, but the horsemeat scandal shows just how inequality has forced people to low-price, low-quality food, writes Richard Manton.
# children - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Four-year-old Indian girl dies two weeks after brutal rape attack
The girl was found unconscious by her parents on 18 April after being dumped at a farm.
# children - Sunday 28 April, 2013
11 of the world’s most embarrassing parents
Barack Obama is preparing to join their ranks.
Column: Young people should leave school financially literate
How pensions work, how to read a payslip, dealing with personal taxes, how to choose and take out a loan (and how to pay it back), these should all be taught in school, writes Sinead Doherty.
# children - Friday 26 April, 2013
Poll: Should paid parental leave cover a child’s first year?
That proposal has been made in a submission to the National Early Years Strategy – but what do you think?
# children - Monday 22 April, 2013
Students protest over delayed opening of €2.7m Kildare school
St Anne’s national school in Ardclough, Kildare was “completed” in December 2011 but remains vacant because minor problems uncovered during an inspection remain unfixed.
# children - Sunday 21 April, 2013
Column: The same-sex marriage debate shows ‘non-traditional’ families aren’t really accepted
As a single parent family, I realise we’ve only been tolerated as opposed to accepted as a proper family unit and because of the absence of the traditional set up we are somehow ‘less than’, writes Carol Redmond, who says same-sex unions are being treated in the same way.
‘She’s a totally different child’: Mother hails success of now suspended obesity service
The Up4it! obesity project, which provided support for children and parents, was funded by the HSE up until last month.
“Against all the odds, I survived”: Bethany Home survivors tell their stories
Two men who spent time in the Bethany Home as children spoke to TheJournal.ie about the neglect they say they experienced there.
# children - Monday 15 April, 2013
13 things that utterly terrified you as a kid
And maybe still do a little bit.
# children - Saturday 13 April, 2013
Poll: Should primary schools spend less time on religious instruction?
A recent survey showed that the majority of schools spend more than their allocated time on religious instruction.
Some of the most amazing playhomes for children ever
A retired architect from Texas now puts his skills to use by building incredible playhouses for his friends’ children.
# children - Friday 12 April, 2013
Mortgage holders in arrears are older and more likely to have children – report
A survey conducted by MABS indicated that over 36 per cent of mortgage clients were unemployed.
# children - Wednesday 10 April, 2013
The 5 at 5: Wednesday
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
Ireland is the 10th best place in the world to be a child
But UNICEF warns childhood must be protected during economic downturn.
# children - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
Measles outbreak in Swansea spreads to 620 people
Over the weekend some 1,700 jabs were given at vaccination clinics across the county.
Column: Decisions in the family courts will be open to scrutiny now the veil has been lifted
Until now, family court proceedings have been heard ‘in camera’ but new legislation will bring more transparency – and more confidence – to the system, writes solicitor Emma Heron.
# children - Sunday 7 April, 2013
Column: Ireland’s educational system is the most unjust structure in our society today
The fundamental role the educational system plays today is determining a young person’s future life choices, so if there is to be equal opportunity, then we need to tackle equal access for all, writes Fr Peter McVerry.
How parents are trying to raise €2 million on the internet to build a school in Clare
The parents at the Mol an Óige national school in Clare were hoping to get the money from the Department of Education – but instead they’ve turned to the internet.
# children - Saturday 6 April, 2013
Why do children end up in care in Ireland?
A new website looks at cases from Irish courts where children ended up in care. Here are some of the stories.
# children - Friday 5 April, 2013
Interview: For children to eat healthily we must teach them about food
From an early age it’s important for children to learn the basics about the food they eat; helping them to ‘grow their own’ can do this, says chef Donal Skehan.
# children - Thursday 4 April, 2013
Almost 60 per cent of special needs assistants assaulted – survey
An IMPACT survey says that the SNAs were assaulted by the children they work with, with 18 per cent saying it’s a daily occurrence.
Call for industry to tackle dangers of detergent to children
Labour TD Ciara Conway said she is examining what can be done to ensure children are not at risk of danger from these pods.
# children - Wednesday 3 April, 2013
Moving teens to Direct Provision causes “uncertainty and fear”
The report from UCD, which was commissioned by the HSE and Barnardos shows that there is a big need to recruit foster carers, especially in Dublin.
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