Children and young people being pulled into poverty at rate higher than general population – Child Poverty Monitor renews calls for national child poverty unit
Today (13.07.2022), the Children’ Rights Alliance launches a new Child Poverty Monitor – the first, in a series of reports that will analyse the complexity of child poverty across the country. The Monitor explores the root causes and showcase solutions to addressing issues including educational disadvantage, social exclusion, accessing healthcare, homelessness, food poverty and income […]
Online Safety Bill can open the window to a safer online world for children but requires serious political will and action, says children’s campaign group
Today the Department of Tourism, Culture Arts, Gaeltacht Sport and Media published the Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Bill. The Children’s Rights Alliance has united 16 of its members as part of the #123OnlineSafety Campaign to urge legislators to make critical changes to the Bill to ensure it is fit for purpose. Responding to today’s publication, Chief […]
Children More Interested In Taking Physical Exercise Than Many Adults Might Think
Surprising as it may be to some, it would appear that children of primary school age and older have a significantly deeper interest in taking physical exercise than many adults might realise. That is a belief shared by banana importers Fyffes who, because of Covid-19 school closure regulations, have taken their ‘Fit Squad’ programme of […]
61% of Tipp Children Dream of Entrepreneurship
A major survey showing the aspiration of 11 and 12 year olds who had participated in a classroom business has revealed that 61% of Co. Tipperary children have high aspirations to become entrepreneurs in the future. 69% of girls and 54% of boys in the county expressed an interest in being entrepreneurs when they grow […]
Care Orders for Children in South Tipp/Carlow/Kilkenny greater than all of Dublin combined – Mattie McGrath
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said he is deeply concerned at the number of Interim Care Orders being issued for children by the Child and Family Agency, Tusla. Deputy McGrath was speaking after it was confirmed to him that 201 Emergency Care Orders were issued nationally in 2018 while during the same period 753 Interim […]
Tipp Man Features in Resource Video Helping Children with Speech and Language Difficulties to Communicate
Lámh is the manual sign system used by children and adults with intellectual disability and communication needs in Ireland. Many of the instructional videos are delivered by Barry Ryan (29) an adult with Down syndrome from Carrick –on- Suir, Tipperary. During a period when many children with speech and language needs are having difficulty accessing speech therapy […]
How To Know You’re Ready For Parenthood – Joke of the Day
Mess Test: Smear peanut butter on the sofa and curtains. Now rub your hands in the wet flower bed and rub on the walls. Cover the stains with crayons. Place a fish stick behind the couch and leave it there all summer. Toy Test: Obtain a 55-gallon box of Legos. (If Legos are not available, […]
Parent & Toddler Group in Cashel
KIDZ Play & Party Zone in Tesco Shopping Centre, Cashel, has established a forum for parents, babies & toddlers to meet on a weekly basis. Our Parent & Toddler Group is held every Tuesday and Thursday from 10am to 1pm. The cost is €5.00 per child and includes access to all our play equipment, sausage & toast for the […]
