Intergenerational learning: When the wisdom of age meets the wonder of childhood
An innovative pedagogic move brings the young and old together in a win-win for everyone
Where comic books meet healthcare: ‘We recognise that we need to communicate in different ways’
A conference in Athlone will highlight how comics can be a powerful way to explain and understand illness and cure
How to spot if your child has a tick bite and what to do
Most tick bites cause nothing more than skin irritation, but small percentage carry bacteria that can cause Lyme disease
After headaches, fatigue, brain fog, insomnia and sore throat, ‘it dawned on me – could it be the tick?’
When Ann Marie Elliott’s son first fell ill, she presumed it was the flu. She recounts the ‘hard road’ she faced in getting him diagnosed with Lyme disease
Divorce in Ireland: ‘We did all our fighting at the separation stage’
Whether hostile or amicable, rapid or attritional, divorce in Ireland has become complicated by the financial realities of the housing crisis
Eleven ways to let teenagers take healthy, positive risks this summer
From encouraging them to use public transport to sending them on errands, here is what experts advise
‘How do we grow if we don’t take chances?’: Letting children take risks is terrifying but beneficial
Summer holidays are an ideal opportunity to let tweens and teens test themselves, experts say
Patricia Carey: ‘I’ve had good experiences of being adopted, but that does not mean that adoption is not difficult’
The newly appointed special advocate for survivors of institutional abuse brings an unshowy sense of determination to her mission
How Ireland drinks now: Teetotallers, wine-o’clockers and ex-drinkers
More people in Ireland are consuming alcohol at home, fewer are drinking in pubs and many aren’t drinking at all
‘It’s great to be able to do kidney dialysis in my sleep . . . I can live my life with this’
Home treatment delivers distinct benefits for both patients and the health service
‘I bet you didn’t worry about your bills because all you cared about was whether you were safe’
Women with Altitude encourages participants to challenge themselves in hiking and climbing
Twelve points to consider if your child seems to be academically or socially out of step
Move away from the stereotypes of learning difficulties, says author who has both personal and professional experience of them
‘Major vulnerabilities’ in Temple Street neonatal critical care, doctors warn management
Dublin hospital is ‘failing to meet the specific needs’ of newborns requiring intensive care, doctors say
Neonatal project allowed ‘to slip into abeyance . . . not by an active decision but through neglect and apathy’
Dr Ann Hickey this month told management of Children’s Health Ireland she could no longer continue as neonatology lead due to inaction on outdated systems of care
What toddlers can teach the rest of us about wellbeing
We should stop calling this phase of life the ‘terrible twos’, as many toddlers’ traits are a formula for grown-up happiness