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.
Have bump, will travel - 6 top tips for pregnant jetsetters
4 weeks ago

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

Going potty? The controversial 'nappy free' method for babies
1 month ago

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

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

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

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

Sexist parenting comments I’m absolutely sick of hearing

Dads' brains 'more attentive and responsive' to their little girls, says study
4 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
4 months ago

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

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

Supergran! 5 top tips for first-time grandparents

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

Welcome to wobblerhood: Your baby's first steps

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

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

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

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

Sleepless babies and children can 'significantly decrease' parental income, claims study
4 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
4 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
4 months ago

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

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

Six things that might be waking your baby at night

Picky eating in childhood is more nature than nurture, finds research
5 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
6 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
6 months ago

High sugar intake in pregnancy linked with childhood asthma

Children who have dogs experience less stress
6 months ago

Children who have dogs experience less stress

'There is a lot of ignorance...': Two parents on why they home-school
6 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
6 months ago

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