A few weeks ago we ran a piece about a brilliant hashtag on the The New York Times blog shouting out to parents to impart #ParentingAdviceinSix. The result? Some of the funniest tweets from parents, that were then judged and bestowed accolades. Among our many favourites were these beauts: “What doesn’t kill you, tries to” and “Get over yourself; they mostly survive!” […]

11 years ago

If your kids are as obsessed with boobies as mine are, you might get a baking experience full of giggles and chuckles with these soft rolls.  Seriously, my three-year-old uses them like stress balls – not entirely sure she realises they are an actual body part! She looks at them in awe – much like myself these […]

11 years ago

We couldn’t resist this story. Can you imagine the cuteness of 600 babies wriggling their little nappy-clad bums to a race line? In a bid to beat a Guinness World Record, Japanese publisher Benesse organised one of the cutest baby events we’ve ever seen  in Yokohama, Tokyo. Parents were invited to enter their little cherubs aged between 6-16 months to […]

11 years ago

Bit nippy this morning? Yup, we are well and truly feeling winter out there, but it crept up so fast you might not have had a chance to source a cosy-cool winter warmer yet.  We’ve got your backs, literally, with a choice of 30 of the coolest cover-ups online right now. Thanks to our good pals over at Maven46.com. Happy armchair shopping! Superhero capes […]

11 years ago

The economic mood may seem more positive this year with recent budget cuts, big International tech companies moving to our shores in droves, and new shops and restaurants popping up in our cities every week, but with rents rocketing and families still squeezed to the max with childcare, people are not spending as much this Christmas.  It sure […]

11 years ago

How does the idea of drastically reducing your shopping bills sound to you? Like the Holy Grail – are we right, parents? But what if it’s not – what if we told you there is an awesome money-saving App that WILL cut your weekly bills and trawl the best deals on household items for you. Drumroll… Babydoc App. It curates weekly supermarket deals […]

11 years ago

Ever feel a bit deflated when you visit Santa? When your heart sinks, and it’s really not the magical experience you’d hoped for… Long queues suck the life out of the experience – for everyone – and there are some truly, dodgy-looking Santas out there (with even dodgier beards). All-in-all it does not make for the most magical experience. Enter […]

11 years ago

The New York Times Motherlode blog is a firm fave with us gals. Is it the NYC envy? We don’t know, but true to our Irishness (aka natural nosiness), we can’t help but obsess over parents’ lives in the US.  Do they have it better, worse, or is the tiredness universal? The latter, we suspect. So, when we saw their […]

11 years ago

Controversial research led by Psychology lecturer, Dr Gerulf Rieger at the University of Essex studied up to 345 females to find out whether women, who identify as straight, are stimulated by both men and women.  To uncover true human sexuality through physiological queues, the study used eye-tracking technology to measure pupil dilation instead of genital arousal to prove the […]

11 years ago

Meet Victoria. She’s in labour. She’s telling the midwives that she feels like she’s going to throw up. Only she’s a mannequin…  She’s a high-tech, birthing-simulator created by Gaumard Scientific being currently used in the US for medical training. Her birth canal is anatomically correct with a cervix that dilates and a baby that rotates as it does […]

11 years ago

Okay, so it’s not exactly breaking news, we know there are more important things in this world, but for those of us with less-than-pretty nails and less-than-flush bank accounts, you can forgive us for being so incredibly excited about this little beaut. It’s all down to the geniuses Nails Inc – they’ve created a nifty nail polish, in a […]

11 years ago

In our constantly turned-on and tuned-in world, do we forget to really connect with actual people? A new research lab called Vinaya has opened in London to research the relationship between humans and technology. We’re more than intrigued (with our noses buried in our MACs!). According to Fast Company, the aim is to understand better […]

11 years ago

We like to share a little positivity around here; we do, but this story has just stuck with us all morning. It really shows the utter devastation of losing a child – it is every parent’s absolute worst nightmare. Sadly, this couple decided to end their lives when their son passed, leaving a 13-page letter. According […]

11 years ago

Can you imagine if this was your daughter? At an impromptu house party, five teenage boys, aged between 16 – 18 years allegedly ‘lined up’ to have sex with a 15-year-old who was allegedly too drunk to defend herself. Sources say the girl drank a bottle of vodka, bought for her at a local supermarket and […]

11 years ago

We’re fond of a bargain around here, but this Irish Babydoc app is literally the most exciting thing on our phones right now. It’s free, easy to use and saves you tonnes on your monthly bills. Seriously, nothing to not love here. Ask any parent in-the-know how they save money on their grocery bills and […]

11 years ago

US-based single Dad Philippe Morgese is one seriously dedicated father – his favourite bonding time with his daughter Emma is over hair styling sessions.  So, he decided to spread the love and all his accrued (and seriously creative!) hair styling knowledge and launch an academy to teach other Dads how to get their heads around styling their […]

11 years ago

This is like a nutritious super-charged hot chocolate, great for warming you up on your commute to work or for sipping on a cozy evening on the couch. Turmeric milk is not only high in antioxidants, anti-inflammatory compounds, healthy fats (especially when using coconut milk), but also manganese and iron (found in turmeric). In traditional recipes, […]

11 years ago

I’m not a morning person. Who the hell is? Maybe some people before kids come on the scene, but I have yet to meet a parent that says, “Fantastic, it’s really early in the morning, and I can’t wait to bounce out of bed.” That’s most definitely not me. I love my kip, always did. The […]

11 years ago

Nothing says chilly-weather food like a Shephard’s pie, but this is a veggie one that’s every bit as tasty. I think it’s a real hearty, wholesome dish – the type of big dish you can serve to a group after a crisp autumnal walk. Serve this to any carnivore and we promise they’ll lick the plates clean. […]

11 years ago

Could you even begin to imagine going into full-on labour in a car with a group of firemen delivering your baby on the roadside? It’s not the stuff of hypnobirthing class, but if the baby arrives safely, that’s all that matters. Well, according to sources, a women did just that at 3.30am this morning when her eager […]

11 years ago

Ever wondered if you can predict the colour of your future children’s eyes? What kind of genetic mutation will they come out of the womb with? These cool little graphs might help.   I have brown eyes; my husband has green and we produced the brightest blue-eyed child you’ll ever see! I can tell her […]

11 years ago

Australian pregnancy, newborn, birth and nursing mother photographer, Melissa Jean Wilbraham had her hard-earned Instagram account with over 18,000 followers disabled. On the first day of World Breastfeeding week… We kid you not! According to Daily Mail Australia, when she tried to log on to her account, it said, “Your account has been deleted for not following our […]

11 years ago

My memories of reading as a young child are of Ladybird books with pretty creepy-looking illustrated covers and The Children of Lir, which, if I am honest slightly haunted me for years. I honestly thought I might be turned into a swan for an awful long time.  It’s only when I look back at them now compared to the books I read […]

11 years ago

I’d by lying if I didn’t admit that we regularly have the side-splitting LOLS here at the HerFamily.ie desk. But it’s not often we come across something as funny as this Twitter account – @manwhohasitall – a gender-bending parody account about working dads. In a nutshell, it rips apart all the advice lifestyle sites like ours give […]

11 years ago

Hayden Panettiere has been very open about her struggles since becoming a mum to daughter Kaya in December last year. Appearing on American talk show Live! with Kelly and Michael recently, she spoke about postnatal depression, saying, “It’s something that needs to be talked about. Women need to know that they’re not alone, and that it does […]

11 years ago

If you thought suffering a broken tooth was the worst that could happen when eating a toffee apple, you might be surprised to learn a more frightening concern over the seasonal treat. Caramel-coated apples can be riddled with listeria – a potentially deadly bacteria that causes diarrhoea, vomiting and, rarely, meningitis – warn scientists. However, it […]

11 years ago

These amazing paleo witch fingers are almost too creepy-looking to eat. Almost… Not only are they impressive to look at, but with ingredients including our beloved coconut oil, they’re pretty healthy too. We reckon they’ll be a guaranteed Halloween hit. Here’s the recipe… Ingredients For the cookies: 1/4 cup + 3 tbsp honey 1/2 cup […]

11 years ago

As many as one in 25 women in state prisons and one in 33 federal prisons are pregnant when admitted to prison in the US, according to the Sentencing Project. The majority of women entering prison pregnant, including those with relatively short prison sentences and charged with nonviolent crimes, are separated from their babies after […]

11 years ago

If you have trouble with portion control, you’re not alone. Also, you need to give this cute and clever recipe a whirl. Using clean, dry tin cans with the labels removed, you can create adorable mini-cakes that come complete with built-in portion control. Feel free to use your own cake batter recipe. Otherwise, here’s one to […]

11 years ago

Stockholm-based photographer, Moa Karlberg has captured two very different realities of an experience shared by women all over the world. Her stunning photo series, Hundred Times the Difference, portrays the beauty and pain of labour, as well as the various environments in which women give birth. “During their lifetime, the majority of the world’s women give […]

11 years ago

Books of condolence are open in Dublin today in memory of those who died in yesterday’s Carrickmines tragedy. Ten people including parents, a pregnant woman and five young children are thought to have been killed, the Independent reports, after a fire broke out at a halting site on the Glenamuck Road. Emergency services were called […]

11 years ago

Difficult times can come unexpectedly in a child’s life, but as parents, how we deal with these issues with our children impacts how they cope. Talking to children about heavy issues like parental separation, death, bullying or sexual abuse can be extremely challenging.  We chatted to Dr Rosaleen McElvaney, a clinical psychologist and lecturer in the […]

11 years ago

Just as tasty as cinnamon doughnuts but with way fewer calories, these cinnamon french toast bites are quick and simple to make (and eat). The cinnamon flavour makes them an ideal sweet Halloween treat, whilst the fact that it’s toast means you can indulge in a tasty breakfast this weekend without feeling too guilty. Ingredients: […]

11 years ago

Avaya Hugo has more than 70,000 followers on Instagram. Not too bad considering she isn’t even two years old yet. At just 18 months, the mini fashionista from Manchester has an impressive modelling portfolio; not to mention more designer outfits than most women have. It’s all down to her mum, Carly, who has collected more than […]

11 years ago

A photo of a baby girl fast asleep and surrounded by syringes has sparked an outpour of heartfelt messages from parents who have conceived through IVF. The special image was taken by new mum Angela who wanted to document the three-year journey it took to conceive her daughter. After multiple IVF cycles over the past year-and-a-half, she […]

11 years ago

Let’s face it, pretty much ALL photos of newborn babies are adorable. But throwing in a cute prop or two takes that picture to a whole new level of cuteness. Creative newborn photo shoots are becoming increasingly popular among Irish parents, but there is a lot more to choosing the right photographer than you might think. […]

11 years ago

If you’ve ever wondered what the future holds for your little ones, a leading futurologist has predicted just that. But it’s not all bright. According to Rohit Talwar, today’s children could end up working until they are 100 years old, in as many as 40 different jobs. One of Britain’s top experts on the future, he […]

11 years ago

Nothing says Halloween quite like a well-carved pumpkin. Except for these cute mason jar pumpkin lanterns that is. If, like me, your pumpkin carving skills leave a lot to be desired, check out this less labour-intensive version for a quick and simple solution to lighting up your Halloween. The kids will love them; plus, they’ll last […]

11 years ago

Radio presenter and TV personality, Vanessa Feltz has just been named celebrity Grandparent Of The Year. Yet she’s “incredibly broody” for another child of her own, she admits. Due to become a granny for the second time any day now, Vanessa’s baby-rearing days are over, but the 53-year-old says she would have breastfed her now […]

11 years ago

In a brutally honest new blog post, Kim Kardashian has revealed exactly how she feels about being pregnant. Published on her website Kim Kardashian West, the soon-to-be mum of two confesses and complains in a post titled ‘From the Desk Of: How I Really Feel About Being Pregnant’. The reality TV star, who is reportedly due […]

11 years ago

Cian McDonnell Lynch, the young boy at the centre of the ‘Hope for Cian campaign’, passed away last night. The four-year-old from County Meath suffered from a very severe form of Dyskeratosis Congenita, a rare genetic condition that affects one in a million children worldwide. His only hope of surviving was to receive a double lung […]

11 years ago

US actress Hayden Panettiere has opened up about what life has been like for her since becoming a first-time mum nine months ago. The 26-year-old, who gave birth to daughter Kaya in December, spoke candidly about postnatal depression when she appeared on American talk show Live! with Kelly and Michael, on Monday. “I can very much […]

11 years ago

A good friend recently told me one thing that really helped when her twins were born ten weeks early. She said hearing about premature babies who have grown into healthy and happy children made her believe that her own babies – now thriving ten-month-olds – could and would overcome their challenges to be OK. Quebec-based photographer, Red Methot […]

11 years ago

Realising how awful it would feel to be left out of such a special moment, biological dad, Todd Bachman made the kindest gesture to his daughter’s stepdad on the day of her wedding. “For me to thank him for all the years of helping raise OUR daughter wouldn’t be enough. There is no better way […]

11 years ago

When Jennifer Gabriel decided to document the amazing tininess of her new baby, she also created possibly the cutest Instagram account ever. Using the hashtag #WeeBabyVs, the mum of three has been sharing sweet snaps of her now one-month-old daughter, who was born weighing 5lb 7oz and measuring 18¾ inches. Jennifer has been taking photos of Alexandra Lily […]

11 years ago

Six-year-old Mable from Canada was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2013. While undergoing treatment for the disease, she developed a love of Spider-Man comics. On Monday, her dream of being a superhero came true when the Children’s Wish Foundation and the city of Edmonton in Alberta came together to help transform Mable into Spider-Mable, […]

11 years ago

Later this week, I’m flying to the UK with my almost two-year-old, for a long weekend back home. It’s only a short flight, and it’s not the first time I’ve flown on my own with her, but I’m still anxious about the inevitable chaos that will unfold once we step on board. While I try […]

11 years ago

From the moment children are born, they make it pretty clear they have a voice and wish to use it. And the best place for them to find and develop that voice is, you guessed it, at home. As a parent, you are your child’s most important advocate until they are old enough and cultured enough to speak […]

11 years ago

He may have doled out his fair share of (questionable) parenting advice over the past year, but Pope Francis just did something that made us smile. Parading through Philadelphia on Sunday, he spotted a baby girl in full papal gear, and it cracked him up. Local residents Daniel and Dana Madden dressed their baby just like […]

11 years ago

A virgin birth might sound nothing short of a miracle, but it has become a reality for dozens of women who have never had sexual relationships, it has been reported. In the last five years, there have been at least 25 hetrosexual women who have had babies despite being virgins, after they underwent IVF treatment in […]

11 years ago