My Childhood with Mary Kennedy: ‘We had no money but we had fabulous times’
Mary Kennedy has three siblings yet considers herself one of seven. That’s because the TV presenter grew up…
Aoife Hearne: My Leaving Cert child is picking at his food and not eating meals
My eldest is sitting his Leaving Cert soon and seems to have lost his appetite, with the stress…
Joanna Fortune: My teenage daughter is obsessed with her fitness tracker
My teenage daughter got a fitness tracker as a birthday gift, and watching her stats has become an…
My childhood with Laura Fox: ‘I didn’t have an ounce of shyness in me growing up’
LAURA Fox spoke to the Irish Examiner just days after marrying her husband Brian Moran in an intimate…
Dr Phil Kieran: Should we manage our son’s Leaving Cert anxiety with medication?
My son is sitting the Leaving Cert next month, and his anxiety is rising by the day. It’s…
Dad was my best friend, counsellor and confidant
LOTTIE RYAN believes her weekly podcast with her sister, Bonnie, has brought them closer. “She’s in Brooklyn, and…
My parents ran one of those houses where the door was always open
Jacqui Hurley is grateful to her parents for opening her eyes to the world and all its opportunities.…
‘I succeeded because I had mam and dad in my corner’
Carl Mullan’s earliest memory is of being woken in the middle of the night by his grandmother. His…
‘My father always said no son of his would fight for America’
Sports commentator and television presenter Marty Morrissey may have spent his first 10 years of life in America,…
Silence around menstruation leaves girls quietly isolated
After 25 years of working with teenage girls, especially girls with eating disorders, I’ve had more conversations about…
How do I talk to my teen about her weight gain and snacking habits?
My teenager has put on quite a bit of weight in the past year. She snacks a lot…
Tell your children — life is an open book
If you really want to hear about it, the first thing you’ll probably want to know is where…