We’ve locked ourselves and our children down. We’ve retreated to our homes, isolating our households from those of our friends’ and families’. In doing so we have successfully slowed the spread of Covid-19. The lockdown has been an effective public health measure for...
We have a new baby and an 18-month-old girl. The 18-month-old is slapping the baby whenever we let her come close to him. We talk to her about what we are doing and say, “be gentle” and we stroke the baby softly to show her what we mean, but our toddler will quickly...
In my family we have a 3 year old boy and a 20 month old girl. When things don’t go my daughter’s way she gets into a very bad temper. She will either lie on the floor banging her head against the floor, bang her head against the door or wall or she will bite her own...
It can be very hard to know what to say to children about Covid-19. Often this is because we ourselves may be confused or anxious about the spread of the virus and the likely risk that our family may face. So, before you even think about talking to your children about...
I will soon be hospitalised in Dublin for at least 12 weeks, but maybe longer, due to pregnancy-related complications. I live about two hours away and already have a little 2-year-old boy. This means I could be apart from him for several months. I am hoping you might...
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