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Grief is a journey: every member of the family may be on the same train, but everyone is looking out of a different window, with a different view. Photograph: iStock

How to talk to your children about death – with help from Disney

Study says watching Disney and Pixar films can help start conversations about mortality

Why perinatal depression is both normal and temporary

Why perinatal depression is both normal and temporary

‘They see pictures in magazines and everyone is happy and laughing and they are thinking: why isn’t that me?’

Is watching television on a treadmill bad for your health?

Is watching television on a treadmill bad for your health?

Research suggests runners who look directly ahead adjust their style to lift their body and feet higher

Babababa-eautiful: a theatrical experience for babies in Dublin

Babababa-eautiful: a theatrical experience for babies in Dublin

‘I Am Baba’ is an International Early Childhood Arts Commission funded by Arts Council Ireland

It was time to make a stand against sitting down at work

It was time to make a stand against sitting down at work

Justin Comiskey’s back pain disappeared when he switched to a stand-up desk

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End of the hospital white coat brigade

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American study finds longer pregnancy reduced risk of postnatal depression

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Several Irish farms host pumpkin-picking events in the run-up to Halloween

‘My partner is too stressed for sex and I’m feeling rejected’

Having a partner say no is not about failure. It means you’re in a long-term relationship

Parenting

Why perinatal depression is both normal and temporary

Why perinatal depression is both normal and temporary

‘They see pictures in magazines and everyone is happy and laughing and they are thinking: why isn’t that me?’

Babababa-eautiful: a theatrical experience for babies in Dublin

Babababa-eautiful: a theatrical experience for babies in Dublin

‘I Am Baba’ is an International Early Childhood Arts Commission funded by Arts Council Ireland

Pumpkins: Where to pick ’em, how to carve ’em, how to cook ’em

Pumpkins: Where to pick ’em, how to carve ’em, how to cook ’em

Several Irish farms host pumpkin-picking events in the run-up to Halloween

‘We are not just on the scrap heap’. Going back to work after kids

‘We are not just on the scrap heap’. Going back to work after kids

The ‘I’m useless’ mindset can blight stay-at-home parents trying to get back into the workplace

Ask the expert

John Sharry: Talk early and often to kids about dangers

John Sharry: Talk early and often to kids about dangers

Some parents worry that such conversations might put ‘ideas’ into impressionable heads

Tell me about it

I want to have sex, but I know sex shouldn’t feel like this

I want to have sex, but I know sex shouldn’t feel like this

Tell me about it: my body seizes when it comes to any form of penetration

Fitness

Is watching television on a treadmill bad for your health?

Is watching television on a treadmill bad for your health?

Research suggests runners who look directly ahead adjust their style to lift their body and feet higher

Seven-step guide: final countdown to the Dublin Marathon

Seven-step guide: final countdown to the Dublin Marathon

Some last-minute tips for first-timers to get the most out of the day

It was time to make a stand against sitting down at work

It was time to make a stand against sitting down at work

Justin Comiskey’s back pain disappeared when he switched to a stand-up desk

The seven primal fitness moves: squat, lunge, twist, bend

The seven primal fitness moves: squat, lunge, twist, bend

Basic training hasn’t changed in decades. It’s all a combination of a few moves

Health News

End to social experiment angers families and staff of care centre

October 23, 2017

HSE assumed responsibility for Ballytobin facility after series of critical Hiqa reports

Vaccines may struggle as new flu strains emerge

October 23, 2017

HSE vaccination may only be partially effective with Australian and Chinese strains

HSE to pay consultancy firm €1.5m for ‘cultural change’ help

October 22, 2017

HSE says Values in Action is a ‘new approach to building kind of health service we all want’

Lack of supports sees ‘hundred of students with autism leave school’

October 22, 2017

Autism Conference hears 20% of people diagnosed with autism are in full-time jobs

Hiqa board to discuss chairman’s alleged conflict of interest

October 20, 2017

Brian McEnery says health watchdog was aware he gave advice to nursing homes

HSE warning as two cases of measles detected in Dublin

October 20, 2017

Outbreak control team convened to tackle spread of the potentially serious illness

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