# growing-up-in-ireland - Monday 31 May, 2021
# Young People
# Young People
The ESRI found that around four in ten young people surveyed experienced at least one spell of poverty between 2007 and 2017.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 11 March, 2021
# ESRI
# ESRI
Autonomy-granting was a protective factor against depressed mood for both boys and girls.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 30 July, 2020
# Growing Up In Ireland
# Growing Up In Ireland
20% of 17 and 18 year olds surveyed were found likely to be depressed.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Tuesday 23 June, 2020
# Growing Up In Ireland
# Growing Up In Ireland
The findings formed part of a study by the Economic and Social Research Institute.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 21 November, 2019
# Growing Up In Ireland
# Growing Up In Ireland
Financial security and a good job were their priorities for the next 10 years, according to the Growing Up In Ireland report.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 8 November, 2018
# Families
# Families
One quarter reported being physically active for at least 60 minutes every day.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 17 October, 2018
# Growing Up In Ireland
# Growing Up In Ireland
A new report published today noted similar findings among parents of obese children.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Tuesday 7 November, 2017
# Growing Up In Ireland
# Growing Up In Ireland
A study has also found that boys are more likely than girls to find school difficult.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 19 October, 2017
# Growing Up In Ireland
# Growing Up In Ireland
A new report looks at how children experiencing transitioning between school levels.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Sunday 1 January, 2017
# Pints In Tully's
From The Daily Edge
# Pints In Tully's
You can’t beat an east coast man …
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 3 November, 2016
# Teenage Kicks
# Teenage Kicks
Family and health the most important to teens while religion and politics are largely ignored.
# Growing Up In Ireland
# Growing Up In Ireland
The finding is contained in the latest round of research from the Growing Up in Ireland study.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 12 October, 2016
# Inequalities
# Inequalities
Low birth weights were found to have a possible lasting impact on a child’s growth and development.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Friday 1 January, 2016
# Irish Siblings
From The Daily Edge
# Irish Siblings
You can’t beat em.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 9 December, 2015
# Accidents
# Accidents
Boys are more likely to get injured than girls.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 15 July, 2015
# Growing Up In Ireland
# Growing Up In Ireland
A new study assesses how children feel about living in Ireland.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 15 January, 2015
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 26 November, 2014
# Families
# Families
Almost 20,000 children are surveyed as part of the research.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Sunday 18 May, 2014
# Growing Pains
From The Daily Edge
# Growing Pains
It’s NOT FAIR. I didn’t ASK to be born.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 27 November, 2013
# Growing Pains
# Growing Pains
Their parents like them, they’re adjusting well to school, but 20 per cent are overweight.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Monday 4 November, 2013
# Parenting
# Parenting
The latest report from the Growing Up in Ireland study has examined the role of parenting on infant development.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Saturday 21 September, 2013
# In Numbers
# In Numbers
Plus: how much money is the Government hoping to get from the sale of Bord Gais Energy?
# growing-up-in-ireland - Friday 20 September, 2013
# Obesity
# Obesity
Frances Fitzgerald said she was concerned about figures in a report published today which found “examples of three-year-olds eating hamburgers and crisps”.
# New Findings
# New Findings
The latest findings of the large-scale Growing Up In Ireland study are out today. As well as detailing the health and wellbeing of 11,000 Irish three-year-olds, they also show the huge effect of the recession on Irish families.
# Growing Up In Ireland
# Growing Up In Ireland
The long-term study focusing on childhood found a significant increase in the number of parents going through financial problems between 2008 and 2011.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
# Need To Know
# Need To Know
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
# Growing Up In Ireland
# Growing Up In Ireland
An ESRI conference heard boys are more likely than girls to be absent from school and less likely to do homework.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 29 November, 2012
# Teenagers
# Teenagers
Here’s what it’s like to be a young teenager living in Ireland.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Wednesday 2 May, 2012
# Breastfeeding
# Breastfeeding
New research shows that babies who are breastfed for six months or more have their chances of obesity by nine years cut by more than half.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 19 April, 2012
# Childhood Obesity
# Childhood Obesity
The Committee will hear proposals on how to tackle childhood obesity following the major report highlighting that one in four three-year-olds in Ireland today is overweight.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Friday 27 January, 2012
# After School
# After School
A study by the ESRI on nine-year-old children showed that there are many benefits to after-school activities for children – except when they have too many.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Friday 2 December, 2011
# Obesity
# Obesity
Latest figures showed children from disadvantaged backgrounds were more likely to have weight problems.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Thursday 10 November, 2011
# Obesity
# Obesity
The Government is considering restrictions on takeaways, after a report revealed one in four Irish children is overweight.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Friday 23 September, 2011
# Growing Up
# Growing Up
A new study about growing up in Ireland has revealed children’s hope and worries about the future – and showed how they feel about family life, school and friends.
# growing-up-in-ireland - Monday 29 November, 2010
# Pregnancy
# Pregnancy
A study into childhood development breaks down the drinking and smoking habits of pregnant women in Ireland.
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