Alison Bough

Alison Bough

A Psychologist-turned-writer, I live with my husband, our three children, and a very elderly dog in the Kildare countryside. I occasionally attempt to grow my own food and know all the words to the Bing Bong Song.
5 reasons life gets a LOT easier as your kids get older
4 months ago

5 reasons life gets a LOT easier as your kids get older

Have bump, will travel - 6 top tips for pregnant jetsetters
6 months ago

Have bump, will travel - 6 top tips for pregnant jetsetters

Going potty? The controversial 'nappy free' method for babies
6 months ago

Going potty? The controversial 'nappy free' method for babies

Sexist parenting comments I’m absolutely sick of hearing
9 months ago

Sexist parenting comments I’m absolutely sick of hearing

Dads' brains 'more attentive and responsive' to their little girls, says study
9 months ago

Dads' brains 'more attentive and responsive' to their little girls, says study

The six types of parents-to-be you'll meet at antenatal classes
9 months ago

The six types of parents-to-be you'll meet at antenatal classes

Supergran! 5 top tips for first-time grandparents
9 months ago

Supergran! 5 top tips for first-time grandparents

Welcome to wobblerhood: Your baby's first steps
9 months ago

Welcome to wobblerhood: Your baby's first steps

Can I still legitimately claim ‘baby brain’ eight years later?
9 months ago

Can I still legitimately claim ‘baby brain’ eight years later?

Toddler tantrums at teeth-brushing time? Try these 5 handy tips
9 months ago

Toddler tantrums at teeth-brushing time? Try these 5 handy tips

Sleepless babies and children can 'significantly decrease' parental income, claims study
9 months ago

Sleepless babies and children can 'significantly decrease' parental income, claims study

Teenage kicks: 5 things to know when your child seems to hate you
9 months ago

Teenage kicks: 5 things to know when your child seems to hate you

Toddler tantrums: 10 (mundane) occasions that will set your toddler off
10 months ago

Toddler tantrums: 10 (mundane) occasions that will set your toddler off

Six things that might be waking your baby at night
10 months ago

Six things that might be waking your baby at night

Picky eating in childhood is more nature than nurture, finds research
10 months ago

Picky eating in childhood is more nature than nurture, finds research

Are you a GAA Ma? 5 amazing reasons to hand your daughter a hurl
11 months ago

Are you a GAA Ma? 5 amazing reasons to hand your daughter a hurl

High sugar intake in pregnancy linked with childhood asthma
11 months ago

High sugar intake in pregnancy linked with childhood asthma

Children who have dogs experience less stress
11 months ago

Children who have dogs experience less stress

'There is a lot of ignorance...': Two parents on why they home-school
11 months ago

'There is a lot of ignorance...': Two parents on why they home-school

Fig leaves and pencil drawings: What 90s sex ed taught me
11 months ago

Fig leaves and pencil drawings: What 90s sex ed taught me