Advertisement

We need your help now

Support from readers like you keeps The Journal open.

You are visiting us because we have something you value. Independent, unbiased news that tells the truth. Advertising revenue goes some way to support our mission, but this year it has not been enough.

If you've seen value in our reporting, please contribute what you can, so we can continue to produce accurate and meaningful journalism. For everyone who needs it.

# Children

All time
'A scandal': Almost 8,000 children waiting over a year for eye treatments
The department of play: How Irish hospitals help children feel calm and safe during their stays
Social media sites should find new ways to verify children's ages - report
Social workers have to develop skills to deal with allegations of historical abuse 'on the hoof'
Tusla will underspend its 2017 budget by €11.4m - here's why
Some fidget spinners can cause serious injuries to children - EU report
How to talk to children about the Eighth Amendment referendum
‘Of course she has time, she has no children for God’s sake’: What women who aren't mothers deal with
UK government looking into imposing 'time limits' on children using social media
The new project helping parents develop their kids' emotional resilience
Allergy treatment to prevent severe reactions to peanut could be on the way
Poll: At what age should children be allowed to have smartphones?
66% of parents don't want children under 14 to have smartphones
McDonald's US to cut chocolate milk and cheeseburgers from Happy Meal menu
Temple Street asks parents to keep children away from emergency department as 14 left on trolleys
Government will not oppose Bill that will extend unpaid parental leave to six months
With 'vulnerable' children contacting strangers, government launches 'internet safety resource' for schools
Varadkar says children need to be protected from predators online
Ombudsman receives 97 complaints from Direct Provision residents
Ward of court system is 'inadequate, archaic and has no place in the 21st Century'
These parents have been learning the best way to read bedtime stories to their children
'It's a wake-up call': 73 children on trolleys in emergency depts so far this year
'People don't realise how dangerous it is for kids': Students develop alarm to stop hot car deaths
Tech giant Samsung sued in France over alleged child labour in its Chinese factories
'Stephanie, don’t leave us': Inquest hears baby swallowed tiny plastic perspex before her death
'We've come so far': Orkambi campaigners hail next step as children can now get 'life-changing' drug
Proposals to give parents a tax credit for directly employing childminders in their own home
Danish mother says she's still stung by 1997 arrest for leaving baby outside New York restaurant
Children suffered a shocking scale of violence in conflict zones in 2017, Unicef warns
Childline received over 1,000 calls and messages from children on Christmas Day
'They were hell on earth': Global efforts to get kids out of orphanages are paying off
'There's no problem too small to call about': Childline expecting over 1,000 calls today
Almost 30,000 fathers have taken paternity benefit since it was introduced
Irish building apprentices deliver handmade toys to children's charities
Over 2,000 children waiting over a year for a psychology appointment in Ireland
Almost 2,000 teddy bears left as tributes to Manchester bomb victims to be given to charities
Hawe children were stabbed to death in their beds while mum Clodagh died in sitting room
Murder investigation launched after 3 children die in house fire
Warning issued about window blinds to help prevent tragic accidents
Tragic suicide of young girl shines light on issue of self-harm in children