Movie night with your teenager?: 9 of the best coming of age movies
These are classics. There’s nothing like a good family movie night, but as our kids get older they’re less interested in watching Frozen and Toy Story. Entering into their formative years they want to watch something a little bit more relatable and in fairness so did we as teenagers. There’s so many great coming of […]
4 years ago
Parents warned ‘fake’ TikTok vaping accounts followed by half a million users
Does your teenager use TikTok? While vaping rates among under-18s remain relatively low, with retailers regulating the sale of products, popular vaping brands are advertised and made available via fake social media sellers. Retailers have cautioned that this could also lead to counterfeit and potentially dangerous products. Parents are being urged to educate their children […]
4 years ago
Google.org provides €250k grant to support Spunout for Irish Young People
Fantastic! Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has announced it will support spunout to establish a peer led empathy education programme over the next two years with a €250k grant. In developing the platform, spunout is building on its work in the areas of digital citizenship, mental health and social-emotional learning to help build a […]
4 years ago
Gardaí looking into alleged assault of 17 year old girl in Kilkenny
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses. Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding an alleged assault of a teenage girl in north Kilkenny earlier this afternoon. The incident took place outside Johnstown after midday when a 17 year old girl sustained an injury and was rushed to hospital. Gardaí in Kilkenny are hoping to speak with the […]
4 years ago
Teens: Great starter beauty products for teenagers for their first makeup bag
I can still remember the items I had in my first makeup bag. A fair few things I picked up free from magazines including my black eyeliner pencil and red and pink lip-glosses. Like any true 2000s teen I had my Dream Matte Mousse foundation and a pink and purple eyeshadow and mascara from Boots […]
5 years ago
Mum says that she reads her child’s text messages and she’s glad she does
Do you read your child’s text messages? As a parent it can be sometimes hard to know where to draw the line when it comes to giving our children privacy. We want to allow them independence but we also want to make sure we keep them safe from bullies or online predators. In this day […]
7 years ago