5+ hour, 54+ min ago   (226+ words) Both styles promise that if you do the right thing now, you can shape the grown-up later. That promise is seductive because parenting involves decisions whose consequences we can’t know for years, if ever. When my son was six weeks…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (588+ words) Nothing says “ambitious parent” more than banging on about the need for children to be bored. Guilty as charged. “Boredom means you develop your own interior life,” the American theatre critic Hilton Als once said. I was so taken by…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (894+ words) The Irish Times Coming from Ireland I initially thought the French way of parenting was selfish Ça va aller became my way of referring to what I felt was the self-absorbed French style. But one evening I wondered if…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (783+ words) Séamas O’Reilly: One of those days that makes you realise parenting is properly hard The Irish Times A skin infection, rejection from nursery, a bit of light shoplifting and, to top the day off, a not-entirely-glowing review of my new…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (408+ words) The brother of a woman murdered by her husband has welcomed plans by the Minister for Justice to introduce legislation to withdraw guardianship rights from a parent who has killed their spouse. David French told RTÉ radio’s Morning Ireland he…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1803+ words) Family finances can be challenging at the best of times but, for separated parents navigating co-parenting, it can be a source of tension. From back-to-school expenses to birthday parties, the question of who pays for what can spark conflict if…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (287+ words) What’s refreshing about the series is that Seoige doesn’t pretend to have all the answers. She isn’t a glamorous A-lister living her best life. She’s muddling through like the rest of us in a country that can feel as if…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (71+ words) I believe that children are the future. As Marx said, we need to teach them well and let them lead the way, show them all the beauty they possess inside. Maybe it was Hayek who said that. One way or…...