Celebrities often tote baby and child-rearing advice. Every week there’s a new tidbit with a different celebrity recommending a different diet, discipline or parenting method for their children. But this one caught our eye this weekend. https://www.instagram.com/p/BabHqAUAWNO/?hl=en&taken-by=hollywilloughby Holly Willoughby, the much-loved English TV presenter, and mother of three has recently raised a few eyebrows with…
Holly Willoughby recommends vegan diet for weaning
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The best free pregnancy apps
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Just because you’re pregnant, doesn’t mean your life has become less mobile. To celebrate, we’ve got a list of our favourite pregnancy apps available for you to download straight to your phone… for free! The pregnancy apps My Pregnancy Center | BabyCenter With the My Pregnancy app, all of your pregnancy questions are answered…
Top celebrity Halloween costumes for all the family
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One of the best ways to encourage the playfulness of Halloween in your kids is to join in the fun. But instead of searching for individual ideas for each family member how about trying one almighty theme this Halloween? Take inspiration from some of our favourite celebrities who have put their creative family flair to…
This mum’s hack to get her baby to take medicine is priceless!
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We’re starting to really get into that season now; where the kids come home with sniffles, coughs and sneezes. Where we’re up in the night with escalating temperatures or vomiting. We all dread it, but as a parent, it’s just something that you have to go through. Most children will be sick once and while,…
Due date confirmed for Royal Baby number three!
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It’s been confirmed by Kensington Palace that the Duchess of Cambridge is officially expecting her third Royal Baby in 2018. A royal announcement Today, Kensington Palace twitter sent the public into a frenzy as they announced that Kate and William are expecting their third child to be born in April 2018. Having suffered from acute morning…
The hospital bag checklist : What you really need
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One of the first big jobs you need to do when pregnant is prepare the contents of your hospital bag checklist – that’s when things get REAL! We look at what you need to know, and get the inside track from mums who have been there. On your first appointment at the hospital, you would have been handed a long…
Inspirational indoor play ideas!
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We all want to do our very best for our kids, but sometimes, especially during the school holidays, it can feel like we’re expected to be one-person entertainment factories! We’re not exactly blessed with the weather at times, let’s face it, so every Irish parent needs some rainy day ideas in their arsenal to counteract…