irish parents

Apparently Irish parents are the most lenient in Europe

Apparently Irish parents are the most lenient in Europe

70% of Irish parents teach their children how to cook New research carried out by My Nametags revealed that Ireland is the most lenient parenting nation in Europe. 56% of Irish parents agree they take a relaxed approach to raising their children by only enforcing a few or inconsistent rules. This is in contrast to […]

3 years ago

Irish parents struggling to find medicines including Calpol

Irish parents struggling to find medicines including Calpol

Pharmacies are struggling to meet demand. The current spike in Covid, flu and RSV cases has not only had an impact on Ireland’s hospitals but has also left pharmacies without essential stock. Parents are struggling to find the medicine to ease their children’s symptoms because of the spike in cases. Many of us rely on […]

3 years ago

Irish dad shares warning after his 12-week-old baby was hospitalised with RSV

Irish dad shares warning after his 12-week-old baby was hospitalised with RSV

His baby boy was “quite unresponsive” after contracting RSV. An Irish father has issued a warning to parents after his 12-week-old son was hospitalised with RSV. Paul Murphy’s baby boy became ill on Halloween and got progressively worse. He was hospitalised and later diagnosed with RSV. Respiratory Syncytial Virus is common, especially during this time […]

4 years ago

A new online renewal service for children’s passports has been launched

A new online renewal service for children’s passports has been launched

It should hopefully speed up the whole process. Getting passports renewed can be a bit of an ordeal, what with organising the relevant documentation and getting to the Garda Station, but good news parents, a new online service could take the stress out of the task. The service is now available to use and has been […]

8 years ago

Here’s what most Irish parents miss most about ‘life before children’

Here’s what most Irish parents miss most about ‘life before children’

Kids are great. Having them is great, bringing them up is great, living with them is great – they’re all pretty much great. However, that doesn’t mean that there are some things that parents miss about life before children – because they’re are. When you start a family, there are certain things that you have […]

8 years ago