People are more likely to cry when they hear my singing voice. But now science says otherwise. A study carried out by Journal Woman and Birth found that those who sang lullabies to their unborn child were less likely to have neonatal crying episodes in the first month. Over 170 women pregnant women took part in […]

10 years ago

Four-month-old Thomas has been diagnosed with a rare and terminal cancer. His mum, Sheryl says the family just want to spend as much time as possible with him before his short life ends. Speaking to the Daily Mail, the Australian mum-of-two said she noticed the boys (3-year-old William and baby Thomas) were a little quiet […]

10 years ago

Little Lauryn Rose was almost a year old when she sadly passed after contracting a virus on a flight to Canada. Her parents buried their only daughter on her first birthday. Their harrowing experience was also peppered with a stunning array of support from doctors and staff at the children’s hospital where Lauryn spent her […]

10 years ago

It’s going to be a little girl! The Facebook chief took to his social media network to announce that he and his wife are expecting a baby daughter. The little girl will join sister, one-year-old Max and of course the family dog, Beast. In a moving post this evening, Mark wrote: ” When Priscilla and […]

10 years ago

One is freaking out. There is nothing as bad as when your child gets lairy – tantrum style- especially in front of others. Other that you are trying to impress. Like, oh let’s say, the Queen of England. Or other that you are trying to impress. Like, oh let’s say, the Queen of England. Little […]

10 years ago

This was the largest whole genome study of autism to date – and the results are far-reaching. The research examined over five thousand genetic elements from families affected by autism and found 18 more gene variations that can cause autism. Now scientists are closer to identifying the many subtypes of autism. This will lead to […]

10 years ago

Not only is it bad enough that the kids come home from birthday parties jumped up on Haribo and Tayto – they are clutching a bag in their hands with extra sugar. Please.  I don’t think I’m alone when it comes to party bag fatigue. And it’s not just sugar. There is no need for […]

10 years ago

A couple has been arrested by police at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London on suspicion of conspiracy to abduct a child. The incident happened last Monday afternoon. Reports in the Telegraph say that a 31-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman arrived at the neo-natal unit with a picture of a premature baby believed to […]

10 years ago

Wait, what? Their faces are the picture of confusion as the couple present the baby to their entire family. Ben and Holly Hinders decided to keep their pregnancy a secret (which was slightly easier as they lived in Hawaii) They then went ‘off grid’ for 10 months. After baby Ivy was born, they flew back […]

10 years ago

Fianna McHugh is four-years-old – she loves Peppa Pig and shares bunk-beds with her older sister Molly. She says her favourite thing is feeling the wind on her face. On the surface, Fianna is like every other little girl but once you dig a little deeper you discover she is living with a rare condition […]

10 years ago

Thanks to our brave reader for sharing her story about her ongoing struggles with fertility “For a tiny moment in the quiet of the night, I was sure I felt you there. you were there, nestled a tiny crevice of my belly. Brand new and ready to grow into the child I have imagined every […]

10 years ago

Even more sad news this evening. Gardai have confirmed a fourth death a house fire in Clondalkin, West Dublin last night. The four-year-old boy passed away in hospital this evening. The Irish Examiner had an update this evening – it reported that the 27-year-old woman who died in the blaze was named locally as AnneMarie O’Brien […]

10 years ago

There is nothing as fierce as an eight-year-old girl. And now one of the world’s biggest financial company agrees. State Street Global Advisors has placed a bronze statue of a defiant girl staring down the charging bull on New York’s iconic Wall Street. And it is a work of art. (Image via Business Insider)  It’s […]

10 years ago

Thousands lined the streets of Dublin today, taking a stand for women and protest Ireland’s abortion laws. The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is #BeBoldForChange Gardaí were on hand to direct traffic which was disrupted by the march across the capital this lunchtime. A huge turn out for the #Strike4Repeal demonstration @Strike_4_Repeal pic.twitter.com/SUQRkdq1lc — […]

10 years ago

I know…priceless, right? But seriously, wouldn’t you love to know what it would cost financially to carry out all our daily tasks. Well, we are in luck as we have created our very own mum’s salary index. The index rounded up all the different tasks us mums carry out each day and then multiple the […]

10 years ago

Wow, this will bring those childhood memories SLAMMING back. Classic 1980’s rom-com Overboard is making a comeback – this time with MGM and Pantelion Films.  And their replacement for Goldie Hawn is all kinds of awesome. Ok Mag reports that Anna Faris will play the female lead and Mexican actor Eugenio Derbez will play the […]

10 years ago

Heart. Broken. A little boy has written a heartbreaking note to a woman who had her windchime stolen off the front of her house. The letter was left on the Chrissy Marie’s doorstep in Washington, US,  last week. The mum of four said she opened her door to find the note and five dollar note […]

10 years ago

It was the worst night of their lives – they had just lost their newborn daughter. But instead of being able to hold each other that night in the hospital – new parents Trish and Daniel had to sleep apart – Daniel on a blow-up bed – out of arms reach. Twins Beth and Harry […]

10 years ago

They are one of the most popular shoes for children- especially in summer – but this mum wants parents to know some of the dangers when it comes to buying them. Helen Wood shared a post on her Facebook page warning about the shoes after her little boy sustained “life-changing” injuries when his foot got […]

10 years ago

It is almost a decade since little Maddie vanished while on holiday with her family in Portugal. She disappeared while her parents were out for dinner with a group of friends at a restaurant around the corner from their holiday apartment in 2007. Now, the estranged wife of British MP, Simon Danczuk, has gone on a […]

10 years ago

Turns out there is a magic number when it comes to having children. And it might just blow your socks off. A new study from Australia set out to find out how many children you should have to be the happiest parents and the results blew our minds Edith Cowan University discovered that having four children […]

10 years ago

It is one of the most bittersweet times in your life. You are torn between being obsessed by this helpless little baby you have just made  -and yet you feel that pull of your career that you not only enjoy but often need. For many it isn’t a choice – it is a balance. And […]

10 years ago

They say necessity is the mother of all invention and when Sandy the labrador ate his wedding album, James McIlvenna was as determined as ever to find a solution to the doggy destruction in his house. James, from Dublin, is an industrial designer, he came up with an interactive puppy friendly toy called K9 Connectables […]

10 years ago

Bye, bye curly brushes – life is about to get a whole lot easier. If you find yourself city bound most days, a new element to Dublin’s iconic department store could enhance your day. Brown Thomas has just announced its to open a beauty lounge with an early morning blow-dry bar, brows, lashes and nail […]

10 years ago

He is one of the country’s most celebrated rugby stars and now Peter Stringer is about to embark on his biggest challenge yet – fatherhood. The Munster and Ireland player now lives in the UK with his wife of two years, Debbie O’Leary where he plays for English team, Sale Sharks. His wife shared a […]

10 years ago

It almost crashed the Wikipedia site but now Garfield creator Jim Davis has put an end to the great cartoon cat gender debate. It stems back to 2004 when the writer described the mischevious tabby as “‘not really male or female or any particular race or nationality, young or old.” When the person doing the […]

10 years ago

Most of the child welfare payments made to those living abroad were to families of children in Poland. That’s according to numbers crunched by the Independent today. Each child is entitled to €140 a month from the Irish government. Local rates in Poland would normally be around €34 a month. EU citizens who work in […]

10 years ago

Alaha Majid had a hospital checklist with a difference.  Along with the newborn nappies and towels, she crammed in her 35 shade eyeshadow palette, two pots full of brushes, and false eyelashes when she went into hospital to give birth to her son. The beauty blogger kept fans updated with glamorous photos of her childbirth experience […]

10 years ago

Sleeeeep – hands up who is getting some? Not us, anyway, and if you’ve clicked into this piece, chances are you’re a new mama with less-than-satisfactory hours of sleep clocked-up since, oh, FOR-EVA! Here are a few stellar sleep tips we have learned from our readers over the years: 1. “Invest in loads of those […]

10 years ago

It became the battlecry for acts of support for women. And now a mum in California has created a powerful image of this feminist statement. It all started in early February when the US senate had to consider a nomination for the US attorney. Senator Elizabeth Warren tried to read a letter written that condemned […]

10 years ago

Eggs, cream cheese and white chocolate. That is ALL that it takes to make this little beauty. The internet has got it’s online knickers in a total twist with almost ten million people viewing the video of how to make this “cotton” cheesecake online. Originally posted a while back by Japanese blogger, Ochikeron, the popularity of […]

10 years ago

Valerie Chute and her husband, Richard welcomed a baby boy just a few months ago – a new sibling to their two-year-old twin sons. Three boys under two is a serious challenge for any parents- but then the unthinkable happened to this Cork family. Richard, a naval officer, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Immediately […]

10 years ago

Meningitis is one of those words that strikes fear into the heart of every parent. Every rash that appears when our kids are ill triggers the panic button and we pray that it has nothing to do with this life-threatening disease. Cases of bacterial meningitis and septicaemia have halved in Ireland in the past ten […]

10 years ago

Alexandru had diabetes – a very treatable condition. But instead of getting him the medical help the 15-year-old needed, they choose to pray for his recovery instead. After years of refusing medical intervention, Alexandru wasted away from diabetes.  He weighed just three stone when the authorities got to him. Reports from Kidspot show that he […]

10 years ago

Potty-training my 18-month- old while nursing my son was, well, interesting… With my daughter, I would cosy up on the couch and spend hours feeding and snoozing but on baby number two it all changes. I fed more standing up than I did sitting down and that included having him latched on while racing around […]

10 years ago

I was within a hare’s breath of being named after a certain Saint that loved making crosses out of weeds. At the last minute, my parents decided to go for a kinder moniker that meant I didn’t grow up with the name of a middle-aged nurse from rural Monaghan. (no offence intended) Now, according to […]

10 years ago

The damage was done just ONE hour after the prestigious exhibition opened. A little boy single-handedly destroyed a giant fox figurine made entirely of Lego at an Expo in China after he got a little too close. The artist, Zhao, had spent three days and nights painstakingly putting the character of Nick from Zootopia together. […]

10 years ago

Well, my pregnant sisters, it’s almost that time of year again. The nuptial season where you will find yourself waddling your way through friends weddings, sneakily eyeing up comfy couches and wondering how many mini burgers is too much (answer: 6) and how many seconds until you can put on your flats. (answer: 6,000) If […]

10 years ago

Ruth Nolan celebrates her 16th birthday today. Instead of having a party with her friends – she will be marching outside the Dáil in between the 5 hours she will spend taking her daily intravenous drips and doing her breathing physio. The Dublin teen was born with cystic fibrosis – a debilitating and lifelong condition that […]

10 years ago

Gardaí were contacted by concerned members of the public who claimed a woman was trying to sell or give away a toddler It is believed the child involved was a little boy. The Sun reports that the alleged incident happened outside a shop at around five o’clock in the evening on the 15th of February on […]

10 years ago

Gardai said it was the third time this toddler was found wandering on her own. That’s what they told a couple who found the little girl on her own near a playground at 5 pm last weekend. Speaking to the Neil Prendeville show on Cork’s Red FM  – a man called Terry describes the moment […]

10 years ago

It is a shocking headline to read. Especially out of context. But I left out a fact- this mass grave was found in Iraq. Much less shocking all of a sudden. To my own shame, I scrolled on by when I read this news story earlier today – the usual Iraq mention desensitising me to […]

10 years ago

A digital detox is not just for adults. Now it is all about arts and crafts over mine craft. Slime is the newest trend when it comes to getting your children away from the TV and encourages scientific thinking. It has leapt in popularity in the US with sales of the ‘Elmer’s Glue’ which can […]

10 years ago

Well jeez, you would swear that my children have giant square eyes as they stare at a flat screen incessantly in some catatonic state all day. That’s the impression I get sometimes from the big-wigs in charge of health, schools and yes, even other mums. The reality is that everyone has a right to chill out […]

10 years ago

Looking at pornographic pictures of children should be de-criminalised according to the head of child protection in the UK His comments have sparked fury as critics say it is the first step in accepting paedophilia. However, Simon Bailey who is the chief constable of Norfolk Constabulary and head of child protection at the National Police […]

10 years ago

It is a beautiful snap of mother and daughter. But fans noticed an accessory on four-year-old Penelope pictured sleeping beside her mum and they were not happy. The reality star shared the controversial picture of her daughter on social media with the caption “Our Oscar Sunday. Yes, that’s a lip ring. Thanks @kimkardashian” The photo […]

10 years ago

Behold the growroom. This sphere of perfection is the answer to every problem I didn’t know I had. It is made from plywood and you can now build it in your very own home. It is part of SPACE10 – a lab project supported by Ikea that helps the company gain “fresh perspectives” and discover […]

10 years ago

9 pm Sunday night  – that’s it, I am never eating chocolate again. 10 am Monday morning – I really should eat this mars bar to keep up my energy. Is this you? It is a vicious cycle. You are up all night with the baby and then despite your best efforts, your body is craving sugar […]

10 years ago

We have had questions from Irish parents about the new child car-seat laws that are coming into effect in the Uk which concern booster cushions. It follows reports that new regulations see booster seats only used by children 22kg in weight or more or at least 125cm tall. Currently, the rule is that children as little […]

10 years ago

A weekend away at a spa hotel just the two of us… What could be sweeter? The perfect combination of alone time, spa treatments against the backdrop of stunning connemara. Heaven. We were in Delphi resort for the weekend – a departure from our usual getaways. On the rare trip we get to take a […]

10 years ago