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Exclusive: Ryan ‘Brickman’ McNaught chats to HerFamily Making a statement like ‘I don’t like playing with my child’ is often a controversial one. I’ve made the admission before and discovered it’s something many parents struggle with, whether they’re happy to admit it or not. Last week, one of my favourite online creators KC Davis caused […]

2 years ago

Have you heard of sittervising? It’s the latest parenting technique that has been showing up on our For You Pages but what exactly is it? Coined by Susan Allison, M. Ed, founder of the Busy Toddler Instagram account, “sittervising” is supportive of children and parents.  What is sittervising? Sittervising is supervising your kids from a seated position. Instead of […]

2 years ago

We have four seasons in one day, sure – but getting outside with your kids is still incredibly important for their wellbeing, and has lots of benefits you might not have thought of. According to recent statistics from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), childhood obesity rates in Ireland have been on the rise. Not only […]

2 years ago

Sometimes, I just don’t have time to get down on the floor and play with my kids. Other times, I simply cannot even muster up the energy to. I know my kids love it when I play with them – and I love it too, I really do. And I know I will miss their […]

4 years ago

Playdates are back. Thanks to Covid, visiting other kids’ houses to play hasn’t been part of most children’s lives for a long time. However, now that we are – finally – starting to see normal life reassume more and more, and the pandemic restrictions fade away (good riddance!), there will once more be room for […]

4 years ago

My children climb and skate and jump off the jungle gym. I never thought that these were strange activities for children to take part in. When I was growing up I would spend hours with my friends playing in the park or riding around on our bikes. Of course, there was many a grazed knee […]

5 years ago