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Should duvet days be allowed for your child’s mental health?

Now, it’s time to chat about duvet days - taking a day off, even if you aren’t strictly under...

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13.28 23 Jan 2026


Should duvet days be allowed for your child’s mental health?


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13.28 23 Jan 2026


Now, it’s time to chat about duvet days - taking a day off, even if you aren’t strictly under the weather, whether that be from work or school.

Is offering children the occasional day off a restorative act that could benefit their mental health or a big no no?

This is the question posed by Freelance Journalist and mother Niamh O’Reilly, who joins guest host Anna Daly, alongside Brendan Kelly, Professor of Psychiatry in TCD, Siobhan O’Neill White of Mams.ie and more to discuss.


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