We’re listening… When getting ready in the morning, time is a premium especially when multiple stops have to be made. There are some mornings that I need to drop off my youngest to a childminder followed by bringing my eldest to school before heading off to work myself. One mum thinks she has figured out […]

7 years ago

I will take ten. Slowly but surely I’ve been getting my seven-year-old more involved in helping out around the house. From tidying up his bedroom to hoovering and clearing away dished into the kitchen after dinner. He did make an attempt once at actually washing the dishes which didn’t go so well, but it’s the thought […]

7 years ago

One thing becomes very apparent when you become a parent – how precious time is. Before having children I was happy to take on every task put my way. Extra hours at work, being an unpaid extra in a student film, attending every function I was invited to and saying yes to every favour asked […]

7 years ago

The Kardashian-West clan might get even bigger. Rapper Kanye West has always been known for being vocal about his personal life, especially his relationship with reality TV star Kim Kardashian. Recently West shared some details about their future, including their plans to have more children down the line. And it seems that he wants to have […]

7 years ago

She wasn’t holding back. How long a mother breastfeeds her child for is entirely her own business but sometimes people can’t help but throw their opinion in. One mum finally had enough of people telling her that she is selfish for breastfeeding her baby (now a toddler) and she wrote a post telling everyone exactly […]

7 years ago

This is one way to make your sitting room look like the great hall. We are huge Harry Potter fans in our house and have lots of Hogwarts themed paraphernalia dotted around our house. One thing we’ve really gotten into the last couple of years are Hogwarts and Harry Potter themed Christmas decorations. Places like […]

7 years ago

So relatable. It can take awhile to figure things out as a new mum especially when it comes to breastfeeding. I mistakenly thought that breastfeeding would just come instinctually to me and my baby but that wasn’t the case. It took a lot of trial and error but eventually with a little support we both […]

7 years ago

This is awful. Today Irish children’s charity Share A Dream posted photos of their offices being burgled during the night. Not only were funds needed to run the charities services stolen but this is also the second time this year that the charity has been targeted in this way. The foundation which was founded by […]

7 years ago

Have you seen Linda? Gardaí in Galway are seeking assistance from the public in locating Linda Mhelembe. The 17-year-old has been missing from the Doughiska Road area of Galway since last Wednesday October 23. Linda is described as being 5’6 inches in height of a medium build. She has short blonde hair and brown eyes. […]

7 years ago

How cute are these? Coming up to the mid term break you may be looking for some ideas to keep the kids occupied and we’ve got just the perfect crafty activity for you to try. Not only are these super sweet but they are also incredibly simple and all you need to achieve them are […]

7 years ago

What do you think? TV personality Kim Kardashian West recently admitted that her husband Kanye does not want his daughter North to wear make up or crop tops. Kim has also said that these new rules have caused some controversy in their household. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3PmnUzAHjY/ Kim has in the past given her six-year-old daughter a lot […]

7 years ago

This sounds brilliant. There are so many Santa experiences it can be hard to know which one to choose. My daughter loves books so I’ve been keeping an eye out for the book Santa (which usually visits Eason’s) for her. My son on the other hand is much more into his GAA which is why […]

7 years ago

That makes sense. Between my two children I’ve been changing nappies for around seven years now so I thought I knew everything I needed to know. Really, thinking about it how much is there to nappies? You just place baby on top and secure the tabs, nothing else to it. Or so I thought. If […]

7 years ago

I turn 30 tomorrow and is tradition, I rooted out all my old photographs to make a display for my birthday party. I had to trawl through social media and old digital cameras to find snaps from the last ten years because as we all know, most photos are housed on phones these days. During […]

7 years ago

Chicken pox can be very common this time of year. Between school and playgroups, if you’re child hasn’t already had it, they’ll probably catch it soon enough. Only last month my youngest came down with a dose of chicken pox so of course I was running to the press for the calamine lotion. I knew […]

7 years ago

These are so cute! Is there anything as adorable as seeing the kids in their matching jammies come Christmas Eve? I love taking photos of my kids on Christmas morning opening up their presents in their festive PJs and I’ve already been having a nose in the shops to see if I can spot the […]

7 years ago

This is a bit too accurate. Terms like ‘mombie’ have very much found themselves into our general vocabulary and have inspired many a meme. I think it’s nice that instead of always having to feel guilty for not looking great us mums can now laugh at it. Until our kids get involved, that is. One […]

7 years ago

A special type of baby book. From the moment you find out you’re pregnant, you start to plan everything in your head. You flick through catalogues looking at furniture and bedding sets, you think of what pram you’re going to get, you start buying baby clothes. Most of us will buy baby books to document […]

7 years ago

The countdown to Christmas is on. I don’t know how many people have said to me that it feels like Christmas starts earlier every year but it’s true. We haven’t even passed by Halloween yet and already many stores have released their Christmas range of products. Saying that as a parent it is handy that […]

7 years ago

There are two words in a child’s vocabulary that parents dread, Peppa Pig. My two-year-old is absolutely obsessed with the pint-sized cartoon character and it drives me crazy. She’s so bold, so rude and has a habit of jumping in dirty puddles which of course, my daughter has now started to do. While wearing her […]

7 years ago

I know exactly what she means. Since my child started school I can now see why the adults in my family had a look of terror in their eyes when I used to ask for help with my own homework. My son is only in second class and already I’m on google looking up the […]

7 years ago

Have you seen him? Gardaí at Clondalkin, Dublin 22 are seeking assistance from the public in locating Peter (PJ) Lyons. 15-year-old Peter was last seen in the Oakfield Industrial Estate, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on Tuesday, October 15 and is from Deansrath Grove, Clondalkin. He is described as being 6’2” in height, slight build, fair hair […]

7 years ago

As a parent, this doesn’t surprise me. It’s only October and already my son has misplaced most of his school supplies. Whenever he is doing his homework he can never find his sharpener, ruler or eraser even though we only bought them last month. Recent research revealed that the majority Irish children lose at least […]

7 years ago

So honest. I had the most straightforward time when it came to breastfeeding my daughter. Now don’t get me wrong, I had chapped nipples and my tops were soaked through constantly but my milk came in really well. The same could not be said when I breastfed my son. I had the most stressful time […]

7 years ago

I can see how she got a fright. Mum Maritza Elizabeth had a very promising ghost hunting career cut short when the ‘ghost’ that she spotted on her baby’s monitor turned out to be something not so spooky. Maritza shared the photograph of what she thought was a ghost lying beside her child in their […]

7 years ago

I can understand her frustration. When I was little I was questioned about my Halloween costumes a lot. I always wanted to dress as Dracula over being a witch. I wanted to be a ninja over being a fairy princess. The one that caused the most questions with people was the year the Power Ranger […]

7 years ago

How cute are they? With Halloween just around the corner, the resident animals at Tayto Park located in Ashbourne, Co. Meath are getting into the Halloween spirit and they look adorable. The animals were treated to a Halloween inspired breakfast ahead of the official opening of ‘The Wicked Adventures of Tayto Park’ this weekend. Barny, […]

7 years ago

Halloween is only a week away! Halloween is my favourite time of the year and there is nothing that I like better then watching spooky movies, eating autumnal foods and of course visiting pumpkin patches. Pumpkin patches are popping up all over the country but if you’re looking for one in Dublin then look no […]

7 years ago

My son went through a phase of having really bad nightmares. Every night he would wake up upset and sometimes crying and would often have to spend the remainder of the night in our room. Eventually we started doing a trick with him where we would mimic pulling the nightmares out of his head before […]

7 years ago

I knew it would happen eventually. All kids hit that stage when their parents are suddenly no longer cool to be seen around anymore. Children start to become more self aware and more self conscious about what their peers might think of them and they always want to try to appear as mature as a […]

7 years ago

Can you help? Yesterday a heartbroken mum put out an appeal on social media in the hope that someone could help her locate her lost engagement ring. Maria Dunne said that she had left her ring in her hospital room but when she went back for it the ring was no longer there. Ms Dunne […]

7 years ago

The arrival of a new baby is a special moment in any parent’s life. All across the world people celebrate this moment in various different ways, from India to Ireland, Japan to Scotland. In Ireland the first big celebration for our babies is typically their Christening of naming ceremony but what other traditions are there? […]

7 years ago

As a teen with curly hair in the age of the GHD, I often wished my ringlets away. Around 10 years later, my wish actually came true, a side effect of pregnancy that I wasn’t expecting. It turns out pregnancy does a lot more than completely change your body, it can also change your hair. […]

7 years ago

These are gorgeous. I love wooden toys. Not only are they more environmentally friendly but they also have that classic look that I feel is timeless. You can hand a wooden toy down from generation to generation, in a way you can’t with plastic toys. If like myself you love that vintage look when it […]

7 years ago

Such a sweet idea. I love pumpkin carving. I’m not particularly skilled at it but I love it anyway. I’m always thinking of new and interesting ways that I can do something different and this is definitely something different. A parent posted online showing off their pumpkin work of art involving the help of some […]

7 years ago

With Halloween only around the corner many children will be breaking out the face paints. One thing you don’t want to break out though is your child’s skin. My mother used to work as a face painter so I’ve always known what was safe to use on my skin and my children’s but a lot […]

7 years ago

This is a brilliant idea! This year is the first year I get to be the one handing out sweets on Halloween night. Up until a few months ago we were living in an apartment, so the neighbourhood kids wouldn’t bother knocking. Now that we actually properly get to do Halloween this year, I wanted […]

7 years ago

They’re the ones who hold everything together. It can be easy to take the work that maternity nurses do for granted. Once we enter the hospital they’re there, going from patient to patient, checking on babies and running tests. Because they don’t show how much stress they are under to us we often forget just […]

7 years ago

Winterval is returning and we can not wait. Ireland’s largest winter festival Winterval returns this year on November 23 with an exciting new programme. This year’s magical festival kicks off on 23 November at 4.15pm, with Santa and the Mayor of Waterford City and County Council Cllr. John Pratt turning on the city’s Christmas lights […]

7 years ago

Are any of these on your child’s Santa list? I think I first started hearing about my son’s Christmas list during the summer. Last week he decided he wanted to post his later to Santa, just to make sure it arrived in time and what he wanted was definitely available. If it’s a similar situation […]

7 years ago

These are so cute. If you’re on the lookout for the perfect Halloween costume for your little one to go trick or treating in then look no further. Mothercare has launched their Halloween collection with some spook-tacular dress up costumes, including plump pumpkin, Garda and doctors outfits for the little ones. It can be hard […]

7 years ago

So sweet. Dublin Zoo has just announced the birth of a baby western lowland gorilla. The baby born to mother Vana and father Bangui is the second baby gorilla born in Dublin Zoo this year. Over the weekend, first time mother Vana gave birth to the healthy infant on Saturday afternoon and the pictures of […]

7 years ago

Heartbreaking. Earlier this week, the Homeless Street Café shared a photo of a five-year-old boy eating his dinner from a sheet of cardboard in the cold October weather. The volunteer group are based in Grafton Street between 8 and 11 pm every Tuesday night and this week, they posted the photo of Sam asking “can […]

7 years ago

Looking for a little break away this month? With the little ones settled back at school, the midterm break will be upon us before we can say boo! The five-star Druids Glen Hotel & Golf Resort is offering a great family package of a two-night break including accommodation for two adults and two children sharing […]

7 years ago

15 October marks Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Féileacáin, the Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Association of Ireland, has organised a national Wave of Light with over 70 buildings in 24 counties lending their support. Hospitals, hotels and iconic buildings across the country will light up in pink and blue to mark Babyloss Awareness Day. […]

7 years ago

Have you seen him? Gardaí in Tallaght are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16 year old Joseph Lawrence. Joseph has been missing from the Fettercairn Road area of Tallaght, Dublin 24, since Friday October 4. Joseph is described as being 5’ 10” in height, of stocky build with short black hair. […]

7 years ago

“The machines are off. Her bed is empty”. Hamilton actor Miguel Cervantes shared the upsetting news last night that his three-year-old daughter Adelaide has passed away. Adelaide Grace Cervantes sadly passed away in a Chicago hospice after a long struggle with seizures. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3k87IUAY12/ The grieving dad posted to social media to share the sad news […]

7 years ago

Congratulations! Former Emmerdale and Coronation Street actress Hayley Tamaddon just announced some very exciting news to her fans today via social media. The 42-year-old delighted her followers by revealing that she has just given birth to her first child and we couldn’t be more made up for her. He’s here. He’s incredible. And we are besotted. […]

7 years ago

Swimming is an essential life skill. The sooner a child can learn how to swim the easier it will be for them which is why I wanted to get my children in the pool as soon as possible. This week marks National Baby Swimming Week and is a great time to discover all the joys and […]

7 years ago

Saturday night my husband and I were attending a concert. We organised for a teenage family member to watch the kids for us while we went out knowing we were at most 20 minutes away if he needed to call us back. We were leaving at seven and my toddler usually goes to bed at […]

7 years ago