When it comes to parenting, I am a fierce believer in that there are so many different ways of doing it, and whatever works for one family, might not be the way another family chose to do things. And that is perfectly fine. Because at the end of the day, what matters is that your […]

3 years ago

If you’re currently trying to get pregnant or indeed if you’re trying not to, there are some ways to help pinpoint your best dates. We know so much now about trying to get pregnant, trying not to conceive and how to best position ourselves (no pun intended) for either to happen. But whichever camp you […]

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Improve your vaginal happiness, mamas!

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As trips to the beach or the pool are a regular occurrence for families in the summer, children can easily become drowning victims. Water Safety Ireland states thirty children aged fourteen and under were victims of drownings in the span of ten years. It’s therefore so important for supervisors and swimmers alike to be aware […]

3 years ago

Well-meaning grandparents, godparents, aunties and unles – step away from Smyth’s Toys now. Most of us with young kids are all in the same boat: Our homes are literally overflowing with toys. Some we have bought ourselves (ever fell for all those ads about toys that’ll stimulate your child’s mind or language or whatever…?). Many […]

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Brought to you by Aviva Direct in partnership with Citroën. Are you ready for a road trip adventure? This summer, Aviva Direct in partnership Citroën are searching for two adults and two children to go on an Irish road trip adventure, to show that we can have holidays filled with fun without leaving the Emerald […]

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By Steve Hopkins A woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving A schoolgirl has died and six other children and two adults were injured after a vehicle crashed into a school in London on Wednesday. Police were called to The Study Preparatory School on Camp Road just […]

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By Steve Hopkins ‘They snack-shamed my 3-year-old’ A mum pulled her son out of nursery after getting “food shamed” by teachers who branded her kid’s lunch “unhealthy”. Posting on TikTok, the mum who goes by @peavymegan, told how she sent her 3-year-old off to his nursery school with a mixture of snacks, noting that it has […]

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An Irish mother has been arrested for child abandonment in Spain. The 45-year-old woman reportedly consumed a large amount of alcohol during her trip to Majorca. Spanish police arrested her last Tuesday for a “crime of child abandonment”, Majorca Daily Bulletin reports. Hotel guests called the police after the woman reportedly abandoned her child. They were […]

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By Charlie Herbert A woman has discovered that her husband of 17 years is actually her cousin. Celina Quinones, 37, and her husband Joseph, 44, from Colorado in the US, met at a Halloween party and got on like a house on fire. After agreeing to go on a date together, Celina said they became […]

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Mrs. Brown’s Boys may be one of the most popular shows to come out of Ireland in recent years, but it certainly isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Creator and star of Mrs. Brown’s Boys, Brendan O’Carroll has hit back at critics of the show, saying he doesn’t “give a f**k” if they’re insulted. O’Carroll created […]

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Locals are heartbroken following the fatal fire. A woman and two children have tragically died after a fire broke out at a flat in Cambridge on Friday. The blaze broke out in the early hours of the morning. A man managed to escape the flames, which engulfed a maisonette in Sackville Close, King’s Hedges, and […]

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We found the ultimate banana hack and we just had to share. Do you ever buy a bunch of bananas and find the ripening process just TOO quick? There are only so many bananas a gal can eat, and with our busy schedules, we can’t allow brown bananas to get the better of us. And […]

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Finding someone while your eyes are leaking and you’re snotting everywhere is the hard part. The scientists have spoken and, apparently, having sex could help alleviate hay fever. No, it’s not the set-up to a bad punchline, it’s genuine work done by some researchers in Iran and now we’re more determined than ever to break […]

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By Steve Hopkins ‘I find it worrying that it bothers you’ A Dad from Leeds has hit back at trolls who have criticised him for kissing his five-year-old son on the lips. Tom, who posts videos on TikTok as @tom_leeds, has been questioned much the same as David Beckham has for kissing his daughter, Harper, on […]

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The mother and her 7-year-old son were pronounced dead on Friday. A boy and his mother have tragically died after he fell from a passenger ferry. The seven-year-old fell off the ferry in the Baltic Sea on Thursday as the vessel travelled from Sweden to Poland. His mother then jumped in after him in an […]

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By Callum Boyle The parents of a 10-year-old boy who tragically died in a choking incident in school have penned a moving tribute. Oscar Roome was rushed to hospital from Kidmore End CE Primary School in Caversham, Reading after choking during lunchtime on Friday. Despite the best efforts of the staff present they were unable […]

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This photo has gotten a lot of mixed opinions. Can you safely drink while breastfeeding? Some think you should avoid drink completely while others swear that a little glass of wine here and there is no harm. But what is the truth? One mum recently caused a stir by posting a photo online of her […]

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A woman has told of how her mother-in-law invited herself to her grandson’s birth before attempting to change the baby’s name from the one they had chosen. Taking to Reddit, one mum warned that she was branded an “a**hole” after fighting with her mother-in-law over the name she had chosen for her newborn son. Deciding […]

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By Charlie Herbert He had planned to solve a Rubik’s Cube when they reached the wreck The mother of the teenager killed on the OceanGate Titan sub has revealed he took her place on the vessel to go with his father. Speaking to the BBC in her first interview, Dawood said she had planned to go with […]

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Happy Pride Month! Pride Month has always been something I celebrated with my children, and most years we have taken them to the parade and various family-friendly Pride events. In one of my previous articles I mentioned how one of the LGBT+ groups that I’m part of set up a pen pal system at the start […]

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It’s a game-changer. For my own personal parenting style, I like to think that most of the time, I find a nice balance between chill and flexible but also being strict and able to do some disciplining when I need to be. However, I always found the issue of disciplining my children a difficult one. […]

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Am I the only one who wasn’t aware of this? You will never in your life face a learning curve quite as steep as when you become a parent for the first time. I mean; there is just so much to learn, from how to assemble Ikea cots and soothe sore nipples, to how to […]

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By Katy Thornton The day has finally arrived. The new two-storey Penneys has officially opened this morning in Dundrum Town Centre at 10am on Levels 2 and 3, where House of Fraser used to reside. The previous Dundrum store is set to become a Dunnes Stores, a first for the shopping centre. A spokesperson for […]

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A woman has been labelled “cruel” after telling her stepdaughter not to call her mum. She explained that she has been together with her husband for a decade, and he has full custody of his daughter. She also shares three sons with her husband, and that the young girl is the “only one who doesn’t […]

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Sometimes it is completely fair to resort to some trickery when medicine is involved. A dad who was struggling to get his child to take his medicine shared his own a nifty little trick to Facebook. His clever disguise for the common kids remedy led to thousands of parents across the globe applauding him. In […]

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Good to know.

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By Charlie Herbert Gino D’Acampo left viewers cringing after an awkward exchange with Holly Willoughby on his return to This Morning. You’re probably aware that over the last couple of months, This Morning has been at the centre of a storm following Phillip Schofield’s resignation from ITV over an affair he had with a colleague on the […]

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The end of the school year is approaching fast! And much as we are all looking forward to lots of time for play and outdoor fun, most of us are also trying to keep our kids reading books up for the weeks over summer. As we all know, that becomes a lot easier when they […]

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By Steve Hopkins She was even able to put on huge fake eyelashes A mum manages to do a full face of makeup, including false lashes, while in labour so she would look perfect for the birth – and she confirmed that it did not budge despite “hours of crying”. Tina Aragon made sure after […]

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From the minute you become pregnant, prepare to receive lots of advice from anyone who has had a baby prior to you You’re likely going to be surprised at just how much people have to say about pregnancy and parenting until you find yourself face to face with Karen from the office and she is […]

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By Steve Hopkins A couple got the ultimate revenge against “sun lounger hoggers” who reserved their place at a pool several hours before they showed up. The Australian couple, Thom and Lisa, told of how they found beach towels left on afternoon loungers before 6.30 am at the Grand Barong Resort in Bali this week. […]

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By Jack Peat The pair both lived in the same halls of residence and were on their way home from a night out when they were attacked The names of the two students killed in Nottingham have been revealed as Grace Kumar and Barnaby Webber. They were stabbed to death by a random man in Ilkeston Road […]

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Be SPF savvy! We can only assume you’ve been outside this week, but if you aren’t aware, we’ve had quite a bit of nice weather. Over the last few weeks, the country has gone from parts of the Arctic to Costa Del Dublin overnight. And as glorious as the sun may be, we have to […]

3 years ago

You’ve got this. Parenting is certainly not an easy job. There is no manual, there are no instructions, no training, nothing. Only those who have been a parent will know how truly scary it was that day they let you walk out of the hospital with your very first baby – as if they thought […]

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We couldn’t have said it better ourselves

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By Charlie Herbert ITV has apparently offered to pay for This Morning employees to have therapy following the fallout from Phillip Schofield’s departure. Last week, Holly Willoughby returned to the daytime show for the first time since her long-time co-host departed the show and then the broadcaster. This was after he admitted to having an […]

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By Steve Hopkins A remarkable ‘example of survival’ that will ‘remain in history’ Four children have been found alive five weeks after the plane they were travelling in crashed in the Colombian jungle. The kids, siblings aged 13, nine, four, and 11 months, were rescued by the Colombian military, not far from where the Cessna […]

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If you have a baby, chances are he or she has woken up at least once during the night. It’s a natural thing, babies won’t sleep for six or seven hours like we will, and although it’s incredibly unfortunate it’s also just something we’re going to have to deal with. Some babies, however, wake up […]

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“It’s okay to stammer.” While the internet may have its flaws, there is one thing we can always depend on it for – to find or build a community for underrepresented people in traditional forms of media. Social media has thankfully become a powerhouse for the disabled community and allows those to be represented, to […]

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We’ve all been warned about the terrible twos. I had barely had my baby a week and I was already being told to enjoy them while they were like this because it would all change once they hit two. Thanks. To be honest, I didn’t actually find my son to be that bad when he […]

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Are you hunting for parenting short-cuts? We spend reams of time searching for instant cures for everyday foibles but sometimes seems like we’re just wasting time. Solving every single problem is impossible – that’s a fact – but here’s how to experience that high-five moment every once in a while to make life a little […]

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By Fiona Frawley Toll charges on the M50 and eight other Irish motorways will be raised on 1st July. The increase will mark the end of the Government’s six-month delay of the planned rise. The price change was set to come into effect on 1st January, but this was postponed due to the cost-of-living crisis. […]

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The Danish way of life of often hailed as a particularly good one The Danes (and Scandinavians in general) have the work-life balance working so much better for them. Office hours, for instance, are a much more family-friendly 8am-4pm, meaning Scandinavian children, even if they attend creche or after school full-time, tend to eat dinner […]

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By Charlie Herbert She said it was the ‘most excruciating pain’ of her life A mum was left with her skin peeling from her face after she used the microwave to make a poached egg. Shafia Bashir, 37, said she’d been in “absolute agony” after making a poached egg using a much-publicised recipe available on […]

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A new dad has been slammed for his “demanding” list of guidelines to visit his newborn son. He explained that both he and his wife’s families are not “super clear on the whole ‘boundaries’ deal when it comes to newborns” and, as he was feeling anxious about being a new parent, he sent out some […]

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The Prince and Princess of Wales are reportedly having marriage troubles. Kate Middleton and Prince William are going through a rough patch in their marriage, sources claim. The royal couple tied the knot in 2011 and also share three children together, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. However, they’re currently experiencing difficulties in their […]

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By Charlie Herbert An incredible teenage girl who was born in prison will study at Harvard University this autumn. Sky Castner’s mother was serving time at Galveston County Jail when she gave birth to Sky. Sky’s father took custody of her and raised her as a single parent. Now, the 18-year-old, from Texas, has received […]

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“Ruth and I [were] deceived and lied to. One day I will tell the story.” Presenter Eamonn Holmes has accused Phillip Schofield of ‘deceiving and lying to’ him and his wife Ruth Langsford about his affair with a young colleague on This Morning. On Friday evening, Schofield released a statement to the Daily Mail in which he […]

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