This looks like so much fun! It honestly feels like the kids are just back in school after the Christmas holidays and now they have their midterm break. The next thing you know it’s going to be the Easter holidays and no doubt lots of family day trips out. All these family adventures can add […]

7 years ago

It’s a very important issue. The general election has been and gone with many of the leading parties promising to deal with the major issues affecting the country. One of these issues being childcare. Currently all parties are still in talks about who will lead and potential coalitions but one thing is for sure, whomever […]

7 years ago

This is so inappropriate. When we send our children to school we are trusting that the adults teaching and caring for them will keep them safe. The last thing a parent would ever want to find out is that one of the people that they are entrusting with their child’s safety might want to do […]

7 years ago

This is so sweet. Recently Jennifer Anniston has been the Instagram queen sharing cute reunion photos of herself and the Friends gang along with her shenanigans with Reese Witherspoon. This week though it was Courteney Cox and her Instagram that everyone was obsessed with after she shared this adorable mother/daughter snap. https://www.instagram.com/p/B8VdLPKDyXP/ The sweet shot […]

7 years ago

Great way to keep the kids happy. The midterm break arrives next week and I know what you’re thinking, wasn’t it just Christmas and isn’t Easter in a couple of weeks? I’m already trying to figure out how I’m going to keep my kids occupied. One popular day out is always a trip to the […]

7 years ago

Isn’t this always the way when you order online? I don’t know how many times I’ve seen stories about people ordering things online just to have something very different arrive. Usually in these stories the problem is that the items are way smaller than expected but that wasn’t the issue for this dad. In fact […]

7 years ago

A positive step to protecting children. Today An Garda Síochána announced that internet sites containing child abuse material will be blocked. This comes as they also announce their partnership with internet service providers as a Garda Blocking Initiative to protect children. The initiative will apply to approximately 96 per cent of internet users in the country. Child […]

7 years ago

The cold snap is back. Just when we thought we were entering spring and the kids would have loads of time after school to play outside – the wet, cold weather returns. I’m already trying to think of ways I can occupy the kids without too much screen time while we stay cosy and warm […]

7 years ago

Spitting image. It’s said that we all have at least one twin out there and for most of us we’d like that to be a glamourous celebrity. Well I think it’s safe to say that mummy blogger Akeisha Land doesn’t need to keep searching because the internet has decided that her long lost twin is […]

7 years ago

This is brilliant. If your grandmother doesn’t call you by all of your cousins names before she gets to yours is she even really your grandmother? I have to give it to grandparents though when it comes to even trying to remember dozens of names. I only have two children and I still manage to […]

7 years ago

This sounds amazing. Recently in Ireland we’ve heard a lot about the issue of childcare. From the recent elections and Early Education workers protest it’s a topic that is very much at the forefront for parents and childcare workers alike. Juggling a healthy home and work balance is difficult enough without having to constantly worry […]

7 years ago

Honouring some of our most inspiring women. Barbie is probably one of the most iconic and popular dolls to have ever existed. When you think doll, you think Barbie. It only makes sense then that Barbie should create a series celebrating iconic women from different parts of history. One of the dolls to be unveiled […]

7 years ago

This takes me back. One of the stories that my family loves to bring up is the time that I thought it would be brilliant to dump a whole tub of Vaseline into my hair. I was around three at the time and I remember doing it pretty vividly. To be fair I thought it […]

7 years ago

I think we’ve all had stuff like this happen. Toddlers are a law unto themselves. As parents we may make the rules but a two-year-old will always figure out a way to break them. My son once got a hold of a bottle of glitter nail polish and painted his stomach and legs with it […]

7 years ago

Some great ideas. When it comes to throwing a party for your child, party goody bags are usually expected come the end of the celebrations. Unfortunately many of these party favours include small plastic toys that break easily and will probably be chucked in the bin soon afterwards. They also usually come in small plastic […]

7 years ago

No filters or photoshop here. While Instagram and social media can sometimes try to convince us that new motherhood is a glamourous bed of roses the reality is a little different. The reality of it usually involves rarely getting to shower even though you’ve never needed to more badly in your life because you’ve been […]

7 years ago

Grab yours quick. When I was pregnant I remember both Lidl and Aldi running free baby box schemes and they were such a lifesaver when it came to getting those first few essentials. I haven’t seen either store post about the scheme in a while but Baby Doc Ireland are once again running their free […]

7 years ago

A great event for breastfeeding mums. Contrary to popular belief breastfeeding isn’t something that comes naturally to all mums. In fact most mums need some kind of guidance and support when it comes to starting their breastfeeding journey. That’s why parenting and breastfeeding support organisations like La Leche League are so important. If you’re not […]

7 years ago

Good news. Four young boys who went missing in Alaska have been found after being lost in the freezing weather for over a day. It is believed the boys went out together but a sudden snowstorm trapped them and prevented them from returning home. The children were eventually found huddled together in a hole they […]

7 years ago

This is brilliant. With the general election tomorrow one of the main issues being talked about is climate change. Schools and students across the country have been holding school strikes for the last year in a bid to get the government to open up their eyes to the climate emergency. A group of children in […]

7 years ago

Parents of toddlers will relate. I spent most of last night sneaking around my bedroom trying to covertly get into bed. This was all while my toddler kept jumping up from her crib like a pop-up book from hell yelling at me to let her out. It’s an experience that most parents have had and […]

7 years ago

This is hilarious. I think as parents we’ve all been a little guilty of bragging about our kids. We’re proud, it happens. What you probably shouldn’t do is brag about how great of a parent you are while simultaneously putting other mums/dads down, simple because they have different parenting methods. One dad found this out […]

7 years ago

What do you think? With more and more young children using the internet and mobile devices, it’s become more important than ever to make sure they are fully educated about the dangers of talking to strangers online. Grooming is the term used when an adult uses electronic communication (including social media) in a predatory fashion to […]

7 years ago

I need to get one of these. During the 90s I remember there being a period when you could buy a Barbie whose stomach you could open up to remove a baby from. I also remember a lot of parents being horrified. Even as a kid I found this reaction very strange. Why would it […]

7 years ago

Discrimination is not ok. After struggling with breastfeeding on my son I was so happy when I was able to breastfeed my daughter with no major hitch. I was always comfortably with feeding her when she needed to be fed but there were others who weren’t ok with me breastfeeding around them, even some family […]

7 years ago

Well done Holly. Being a working mum is difficult enough without being criticized for it. I’ve had several people pass remarks like ‘well why did you have kids if you’re just going to go back to work?’. Maybe because of the rise in cost of living requiring both parents to work. Maybe because it’s just […]

7 years ago

This is incredible. Most children love to mess around with musical instruments and see what sounds they make but not all of them turn those sounds into a viral hit song. One little girl did and not only that, it’s being described as one of the most devastating love ballads of our time. Want to […]

7 years ago

She looks so cute. Well known actress and model Milla Jovovich gave birth to her third child this week and we couldn’t be happier for her. Already mum to two daughters Dashiel and Ever, the Fifth Element star told her fans that she was actually late to the party with her announcement as her eldest daughter […]

7 years ago

This really doesn’t surprise me. A new study has found that babies prefer to listen to the sounds of their peers to the cooing of their mother. Researchers who tested babies on their preference for different speakers by using a specialised speech synthesizer have discovered that babies are more interested in high pitched speech, particularly […]

7 years ago

I want them all. Communion season is just around the corner and I am one of the hundreds of mums wondering ‘what will I wear?’ The last few weeks I’ve been keeping my eyes peeled in the sales and online for something that’s summery but still suits my style as well but nothing jumped out […]

7 years ago

A brilliant idea. Parking tickets are a real pain and as we all say when we get them ‘sure who is the money going to anyway?’ Las Vegas has created a new system whereby people who have outstanding parking fines can donate to a children’s charity instead of paying the fine. Yes, Las Vegas City Council […]

7 years ago

New year means out with the old and in with the new. With Christmas been and gone and the new year starting off most of us are sorting through our belongings and clearing out what we don’t need anymore. Particularly after Christmas day and the mountain of presents that my children received I’m hoping to […]

7 years ago

If you need something to brighten your day keep reading. Two women have just adopted three young brothers to prevent them from being separated again. Joey, Noah and Logan were living in three separate foster homes before being adopted by KC and Lena Currie. The couple had originally adopted only Joey but subsequently adopted his two […]

7 years ago

There’s always something you forget. Parenting and lifestyle blogger Its Cherry Stone has recently been sharing her experiences as an inpatient at the Coombe maternity hospital as she awaits her newest baba. As anyone who has been stuck in hospital for a few days will know if you don’t try and get up and around […]

7 years ago

It could save lives. Over 200 babies have undergone a radical new treatment that could help reduce brain damage and even death among young babies that have been deprived of oxygen. The new cooling therapy also known as hypothermic therapy was first used between 2016-2018 to 209 newborn babies who had suffered a lack of […]

7 years ago

It comes just days before the next general election. Today a group of Fridays for Future school strikers, who cannot vote in the upcoming election because of their age, expressed their frustration and delivered a list of nine demands to political party headquarters in Dublin, pleading with politicians for faster and fairer climate action. The […]

7 years ago

I never would have thought of this. Trying to convince a toddler to use a potty or toilet is a challenge in itself but then we get to other aspects like teaching them to wipe. Messy doesn’t even come close to describing the process. One teacher came up with an ingenious way of teaching her […]

7 years ago

I completely agree. Inevitably when we become mothers we have to take time off to look after our children. For a lot of people this is for the duration of maternity but others may choose to take longer off, sometimes even until their children start secondary school or later. Each mother will make this decision […]

7 years ago

Someone get the popcorn on. I used to love sleepovers when I was a teenager especially when it involved a trip to the local video shop to pick out some new releases. Video shops are of course long gone and now teenagers need to look no further than their own computer to find the latest […]

7 years ago

The parents weren’t expecting that. Mums and dads on the school run in London got a nice surprise when the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, turned up at their pre-school’s breakfast club. The mother-of-three arrived at the London Early Years Foundation Stockwell Gardens Nursery and Pre-school to help serve breakfast. It’s certainly not every day […]

7 years ago

That poor childminder. A mum recently took to the internet to vent her frustration about her childminder who she insists left her high and dry after she took a better paying job. The mum went on to say that the childminder was a friend and she was upset that she would leave her stuck for […]

7 years ago

This sounds amazing. Sewing is a skill I wish I was better at. It’s so essential when it comes to mending little rips or replacing a zipper but I really don’t know my way around a needle and thread. Unfortunately, when our clothes start to show wear we tend to get rid of them, adding […]

7 years ago

The mid-term break is right around the corner. I know, the kids are only just back in school after Christmas and now they’ve got their mid-term. Next thing you know it will be the summer holidays all over again. Mid-term is the ideal time to do something together as a family but it can be […]

7 years ago

Did someone say scented pillows? I think most of us use the start of the year to get rid of anything we don’t need and add new fresh additions to our homes. Two rooms that have very much been on my mind lately are my kids because they are both in some serious need for […]

7 years ago

Unacceptable. A lot of trust is given when a parent decides to leave their child at a daycare centre or creche. It’s not an easy thing to do. I remember the first day I left my son into creche. I was so worried that he would be stressed, if the other children would place nicely […]

7 years ago

That’s a lot of party poppers. When I had my baby shower in 2012 it was the first one that most of my friends and family had attended. Fast forward eight years and baby showers are now as commonplace in Ireland as they are in the United States. Still, I would never have thought that […]

7 years ago

We love posts like this. Female celebrities are often compared or pitted against each other which is really unfair and sets a bad example for young women who admire them. It’s hard enough to be a woman without feeling like you have to compare yourself to every other woman around you or view every other […]

7 years ago

A great step in the right direction. Modern day dads are 50/50 when it comes to providing care for their children but they are at a disadvantage in a lot of ways. One way that dads have it harder when trying to look after their children is when it comes to changing nappies in public […]

7 years ago

Good on her. Being bullied in school is a very frightening experience, especially as a young child. You feel powerless and unable to escape the situation. Having being bullied myself throughout secondary school I can still remember how scared I felt and I even started skipping school so I wouldn’t have to face my bullies. […]

7 years ago

Don’t mess with Chrissy. Chrissy Teigen is known for being vocal on social media and has gained a huge fan following for her witty posts and of course, adorable family snaps. Several times in the past, she has stood up for herself when receiving online criticism for her personal and parenting life choices. Recently, Chrissy […]

7 years ago