Parents Notice – School Age Childcare Childcare services for school-age children must now register with Tusla, the Child and Family Agency. School-age childcare services have not, to date, been subject to registration, so this is a significant step forward in ensuring quality school-age childcare. Services must register their service if their primary purpose is to…
The article below is the third in a series of articles in the Healthy Families Series from John Sharry of The Irish Times. How to make time for your family over food and dealing with ‘fussy eaters’ Nowadays people are spending less time preparing food and less time eating together with loved ones in their family.…
The article below is the second in a series of articles in the Healthy Families Series from John Sharry of The Irish Times. Next week’s article will look at how taking time for family mealtimes can transform family life. All six articles in the series will appear together over time on irishtimes.com/health. With a little…
Please see the following article from John Sharry in the Irish Times. Healthy families: Bringing up happy and healthy children By taking small steps, we can dramatically improve our own and our children’s health and well-being Despite more widespread access to health information than ever before, our nation’s health is much poorer than a generation…
Please see the following interesting article about the use of screen time for children from the Daily Mail. CHILDREN should avoid screen time for at least an hour before bedtime and parents should lead by example, according to new guidelines. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) says parents must ensure youngsters are…
Free books throughout a child’s life and new initiatives for children’s early learning will form part of a campaign to boost family supports. Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone will announce the measures later this month as part of a 10-year plan for the development, education and well-being of children. Parents and families will receive a book…
National Breastfeeding Week Please see the information below for a list of events organised for National Breastfeeding Week. EVENT Organised by Date Time Location Contact 1. LUH Coffee Morning LUH / DMA Tuesday 2nd 11.00 – 12.30 Donegal Medical Academy, LUH Geraldine Hanley…
National Breastfeeding Awareness Week 2018 Donegal Breastfeeding Forum – Photo & Slogan Competition Donegal Breastfeeding Forum is holding a breastfeeding photo and slogan competition. Enter the competition with a photo of you feeding your baby and a slogan that promotes breastfeeding to be in with a chance of winning. Please see the information below for further…
An interesting read from the Irish Independent Ciotóg, claw hand, wrong hand – historically left-handedness was seen as a curse. The word “left” has long been associated with wrongness or deviance –as leftness derives from the Latin word “sinister”, meaning on the left-hand side. The fear of leftness has its roots in the Bible as…
Please see the following article from the Independent.ie New mothers and fathers will each get two extra weeks off work to spend with their baby as part of reforms in Budget 2019. The extra parental leave, which will be paid for the first time, is expected to run along the same lines as maternity benefit,…