One fifth of pregnant women smoke or drink
A study into childhood development breaks down the drinking and smoking habits of pregnant women in Ireland.
View ArticleWorking strains relationships between children and parents
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.
View ArticleFast-food outlets could be banned near schools
The Government is considering restrictions on takeaways, after a report revealed one in four Irish children is overweight.
View ArticleOne in four three-year-olds are overweight, study shows
Latest figures showed children from disadvantaged backgrounds were more likely to have weight problems.
View ArticleAfter-school activities (but not too many) benefit children
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.
View ArticleHealth Committee to discuss ways of tackling childhood obesity through sport
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.
View ArticleBreastfeeding could cut chances of childhood obesity by 50 per cent
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.
View ArticleRevealed: the life of a 13-year-old growing up in Ireland
Here’s what it’s like to be a young teenager living in Ireland.
View ArticleBoys ditch homework and mitch school (but still better at maths than girls)
An ESRI conference heard boys are more likely than girls to be absent from school and less likely to do homework.
View ArticleThe Evening Fix... now with added awkward text messages
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
View ArticleGrowing up in Ireland: Latest study findings show huge impact of recession on...
The long-term study focusing on childhood found a significant increase in the number of parents going through financial problems between 2008 and 2011.
View ArticleIn full: Life as a 3-year-old Growing Up In Ireland
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...
View ArticleMinister: The number of obese three-year-olds in Ireland is frightening
Frances Fitzgerald said she was concerned about figures in a report published today which found “examples of three-year-olds eating hamburgers and crisps”.
View ArticleRyanair, female bishops and obese kids: The week in numbers
Plus: how much money is the Government hoping to get from the sale of Bord Gais Energy?
View ArticleGrowing up in Ireland: How stress and depression can impact on parenting
The latest report from the Growing Up in Ireland study has examined the role of parenting on infant development.
View ArticleThis is what it is like to be a five-year-old in Ireland
Their parents like them, they’re adjusting well to school, but 20 per cent are overweight.
View Article7 ways your parents TOTALLY ruined your teenage life
It’s NOT FAIR. I didn’t ASK to be born.
View ArticleGrowing Up In Ireland: How children are being badly affected by the recession
Almost 20,000 children are surveyed as part of the research.
View ArticleWomen smoke to 'deal with stress of pregnancy'
And it makes children weigh less at birth.
View ArticleGrowing up in Ireland: The recession made kids more badly-behaved
A new study assesses how children feel about living in Ireland.
View ArticleOne in six three-year-olds have had injuries that needed hospital attention
Boys are more likely to get injured than girls.
View Article'Children in one-parent families disadvantaged in terms of socio-emotional...
Low birth weights were found to have a possible lasting impact on a child’s growth and development.
View ArticleOne third of Irish 18-year-olds have had sexual intercourse, major study finds
The finding is contained in the latest round of research from the Growing Up in Ireland study.
View ArticleSchool, drinking, sex and depression - the average life of your typical Irish...
Family and health the most important to teens while religion and politics are largely ignored.
View Article11 things you'll only get if your dad grew up in Carlow
You can’t beat an east coast man …
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