How to help kids resolve rows by themselves
Get out the notepad and pen, folks Childhood scraps and scrapes are a natural part of growing up. But there are times when even the most silver-tongued negotiator would be hard pressed to keep the peace in rows between friends and family. Whether it’s in the home between siblings or on the playground between peers, […]
5 years ago
How To Raise Resilient Kids: 10 Tips To Help Them Bounce Back
“Resilience is the ability to bounce back after adversity”
10 years ago
How to stop dwelling on problems… and solve them instead
Are you one of those calm, collected types who lets life’s problems float on by? Or, are you – like the majority of Irish people – a bit of a stress ball? If so, the chances are you’ve a tendency to ‘ruminate’ and dwell on worries and problems a bit more than you should. Rumination, […]
11 years ago
‘Working at home was supposed to be temporary’ – How the recession has put Irish women on the back foot
Fiona McGarry discovers gender equality has become a victim of the recession
11 years ago
Do YOU remember these ‘naughty’ novels growing up?
The death of Australian author Colleen McCullough , this year sparked a wave of nostalgia for her best-selling outback tale of forbidden love, The Thorn Birds. Fiona McGarry looks at five of the best in that most maligned of literary genres, the ‘bonkbuster’. The Thorn Birds (1977) – Colleen McCullough Controversy over an obituary in […]
11 years ago
8 Disney Princesses that are brilliant role models (honest)
These radiant royals are also bold, brave and kind
12 years ago