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The Necessity Of Boredom
Creativity is about challenging, exploring, questioning and playing with new ideas and ways of thinking.
Loneliness in a time of love
Suffering in silence? Many new mums are unprepared for the feelings of isolation that come with the birth of their child
Pornography and the developing teenage brain
The developing brain is often unable to differentiate between fantasy and reality especially in the case of pornography
Think Presence, Not Presents
Creating a strong bond with your child
Nurture a bright future
Your infant’s mental health needs are yours to meet.
TheJournal.ie contributions
How Many Mothers Will You Be Celebrating This Mothers Day?
Our changing society brings it’s own challenges – with some children in blended families celebrating more than one mother figure.
Online Bullying is Fuelled by Changes in our Culture
Some children may be missing out on a key stage of their development.
Sweets and treats? We’re teaching children all the wrong lessons
Many parents use sweet food as a motivation for children - but what effect does this have in later life?
Here’s why your mother sets your love life – and how to change it
Our first relationships set the pattern for everything that comes later.
Taking kids to beauty salons? It’s far from child’s play
From junior manicures to baby clothes reading “I’m too sexy” – this sexualisation of children isn’t just a bit of fun
Children are conditioned from birth to develop ‘brand loyalty’
Toys don’t just let children ‘play’ anymore – they are constantly selling to them
Easy access to pornographic images is adversely affecting young people
Early exposure to online pornography – much of which is violent or degrading – is desensitising young people and contributing to the normalisation of rape and domestic violence.
Our increasingly touch-phobic society is bad for children
Boys can sometimes have problems expressing their feelings – we must empower them so they grow into the kind of men our society really needs.