Would you like to be a homeless child’s secret Santa? Here’s how you can
While for most of us Christmas is a time of joy and celebration, for others it can be a tough time of the year. The housing crisis in Ireland means that hundreds will spend this Christmas in emergency accommodation, many of these children. One Irish company has thought of a way to brighten up the […]
8 years ago
Today Is Universal Children’s Day But One In NINE Children Live In Poverty Here
Today marks UN Universal Children’s Day but what is being done to lift Ireland’s poorest children out of poverty? One Family – Ireland’s organisation for people parenting alone, sharing parenting, and separating – have voiced their concerns on the inequality that exists in Irish society for the one in nine (11 percent) children who live in consistent […]
10 years ago
Cerebral Palsy: One Mum’s Journey With Her Little Girl
Eight-year-old Ava McHugh from Tallaght, Co Dublin was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy in 2010 when her parents realised she wasn’t meeting her developmental milestones. Ava and her family would not be able to get by without the incredible support and services provided by Enable Ireland for much-needed therapy every week. She, along with nine year old Kyle […]
11 years ago
Ikea release range of soft toys designed by children
Who knows better what kids will love than kids themselves? This is what IKEA figured too, when they enlisted the help of children around the world and invited them to draw their “dream soft toy” for a good cause. The drawings, done by children from 40 different countries all over the globe, were reviewed last […]
11 years ago
The AMAZING thing one town did for a little girl battling cancer
Six-year-old Mable from Canada was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2013. While undergoing treatment for the disease, she developed a love of Spider-Man comics. On Monday, her dream of being a superhero came true when the Children’s Wish Foundation and the city of Edmonton in Alberta came together to help transform Mable into Spider-Mable, […]
11 years ago
10 ways to teach your child how to have a voice
From the moment children are born, they make it pretty clear they have a voice and wish to use it. And the best place for them to find and develop that voice is, you guessed it, at home. As a parent, you are your child’s most important advocate until they are old enough and cultured enough to speak […]
11 years ago