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How to help your child when making friends

December 12, 2011

However sociable your child seems to be, helping them make friends from toddlerhood onwards will require a whole new set of parenting skills. HILARY PEREIRA shows you how to acquire these skills in six easy steps. Your child may be used to being handed around to friends and family, and may coo and gurgle along [...]

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The future looks bright

July 1, 2011
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A recent study on family life in Ireland found that, despite the economic gloom, the future is bright for children growing up in Ireland. ARLENE HARRIS reports on the key findings. Being a parent in modern Ireland can be stressful, but despite the anxiety caused by financial problems, lack of social life and trying to [...]

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Story time

April 7, 2011
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Taking ten minutes to read a story can have a significant impact on your relationship with your child. Reading to them will help to build listening skills, increase their attention span and help to foster creativity and curiosity,writes Eleanor Fitzsimons. Modern life is busy and often very demanding. At the end of a long and [...]

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