Why Irish mums are hitting out against the new Dove ad

According to the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland, it is no longer taking submissions of complaints regarding Dove Baby’s new campaign. An online statement reads: “The ASAI has received a very large number of complaints concerning a current Dove Baby advertising campaign. We are presently assessing the complaints to establish the jurisdiction of ASAI code…

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Fine motor skills affected by overuse of touch screens in children

Research done in Dublin City University has shown that Irish children’s fine motor skills are suffering. The researchers who carried out the study say the reason their fine motor skills are lacking is due to early access to ICT (information and communication technology) at a young age. Fine motor skills Fine motor skills allow children to do practical,…

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A memory box without the clutter – something for new parents to try!

We all love to put some items into our kids memory boxes, but all you minimalists out there (minimalist parents?) will love the clutter-less feature of this cool idea for a memory box. EPIC parenting hack! #parenting #hack #18th #birthday #family #kids #epicplay #email #surprise #mumhack #dadhack pic.twitter.com/dekLQicFBa — Epic Play (@EpicPlayUK) April 27, 2017…

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We love actress and philanthropist Kristen Bell’s new #mumhack!

Kristen Bell has proven herself time and again to be a source of down-to-earth musings on parenthood, motherhood and everything in between. So when Instagram started raving about the philanthropist’s latest #mumhack, here at m&i HQ we were intrigued. And she did not disappoint! https://www.instagram.com/p/BVArI_UFBtL/?taken-by=kristenanniebell&hl=en Simple but effective, this is definitely an excellent addition to the…

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