How much praise is too much praise for children? 'There's a great danger that excessive praise becomes a normal thing' Parenting • 10 Jan
Why childminders are so hard to find in Ireland While many childminders provide great childcare and family support, the official system simply does not allow them to register Childcare • 15 Dec 21
What's the psychological impact on children of wearing masks? We know masks are an effective anti-Covid measure, but we know much less about their psychological impact on wearers, especially children Psychology • 10 Dec 21
What we know so far about Covid vaccines for children 'You can't get away from the fact that they are an unvaccinated cohort and the case numbers in children are so high' Health • 26 Nov 21
The legal issues around international parental child abductions Over 1,400 parental child abductions occur annually in Europe and can be very stressful and difficult to deal with for all involved law • 01 Sep 21
Irish kids & housework: boys will be boys and girls do the dishes While most children do very little housework, research has found that it's mostly girls who pick up the slack Children • 20 Jul 21
Why are birth rates falling in Ireland? 'The average number of children born to a woman aged 15 to 44 has dropped from four in 1965 down to 1.75 in 2018' Society • 03 Jun 21
Why getting kids involved with cooking is a good idea Learning to cook at a young age has huge advantages in terms of diet and health Children • 18 May 21
What we know so far about long Covid in children There's growing evidence that up to 15% of children with Covid-19 have symptoms that last for more than five weeks Health • 26 Mar 21
Why schools need resources to support traumatised children The pandemic has increased the economic, social and psychological pressures on children Children • 09 Mar 21
Why healthcare by video is a great idea for children The pandemic has seen a massive growth in telehealth services, which allow medical staff to remotely screen and monitor patients Health • 12 Jan 21
Why are Irish kids the most worried in Europe about school? Irish children are more concerned about poor school grades due to Covid-19 than kids in any other European country Children • 18 Nov 20
Have reopened creches and schools impacted on Covid-19 rates? Our data analysis shows an increase in child cases, especially females, but low numbers admitted to hospitals Coronavirus • 05 Oct 20
How remote court hearings present challenges for young people Care should be taken to ensure remote hearings do not dilute the legal rights children are entitled to under Irish and international law law • 31 Aug 20
Born too soon? Why children born preterm might struggle in school Many preterm born children may not receive additional support in school as some of their difficulties may not be picked up Children • 28 Aug 20
Does what we eat as children affect our future health? As the kids return to school, we look at the long-term implications of what they're eating Podcast • 27 Aug 20
Why sugar should be banned from schools You can't argue with the health, dental and obesity advantages of a diet that is low in simple sugars Brainstorm • 26 Aug 20
What's going on inside a child's brain? How the infant brain has a huge influence on the rest of his or her life Podcast • 20 Aug 20
'Every day feels like a Friday': family life during lockdown Many families don't want to return to the pre-Covid slog of long commutes and 10 hour work days with no time to spend with kids Parenting • 14 Aug 20
Are children going out of fashion? Low birth rates have created major new challenges for countries around the world Society • 05 Aug 20
How has Covid-19 affected children with special needs? New research looks at how children and their parents have coped with social distancing and other restrictions Health • 23 Jun 20
What are voluntary care agreements? A new study later this year will provide long overdue scrutiny of the system for voluntary care agreements in Ireland Children • 29 May 20
How to talk to a child about sexual abuse Children who are not in contact with their abusers during lockdown may well be displaying surprising changes in behaviour Children • 22 May 20
How to reopen schools in a child-friendly way When it comes to returning to education settings, young children's needs are much different to those of older children and adults Children • 21 May 20
How much screen time is too much for young children? Other factors than time are important when assessing the impact of screens on development in early childhood Screen time • 18 May 20
