9 weird parenting rules from the past Parenting… the norms can change generation to generation. So we decided to take a look back through the years at the strangest parenting rules that our mothers, fathers, or grandparents might have been on the receiving end of. 9 weird parenting rules from the past A spoonful of sugar. We have…
There’s a rumour going around that having three children is the new ‘perfect two’, and outnumbered mums are beginning to take the spotlight. For the last twenty years or so, the average number of children per family has been between one and two, but we could see that beginning to change into the future. What’s your plan?…
A quarter of all children will bite at some stage, but it doesn’t really feel like that when your child’s preschool teacher singles you out as the parent of the biter, aka the original biter. It’s enough to make parents cringe, the thought that their child is biting other children, or worse that their…
10 struggles of having a Threenager in the house Parenting three year olds can be a very eye opening experience…. We think the terrible twos were a walk in comparison to the wrath of a threenager. The list 1). They suddenly have a lot of opinions. A lot. About nearly everything. Except maybe the Middle…
We’re all guilty of consulting Google for our symptoms when we are sick. But could the information we find on the internet actually be bad for us? Dr Nicola Davies looks at the rise in popularity of e-health in Ireland. It’s 5am in the morning and your eight-month-old is screaming. 20 years ago, you might…
Hypnobirthing enthusiasts believe that labour needn’t involve agony and complications. Instead they believe that it can actually be a pleasurable experience. PHOEBE DOYLE asks if hypnobirthing really can take the fear out of childbirth. What is hypnobirthing? Hannah Hatherell had a terrible and lengthy first labour. “The experience left me feeling as though I had…
8 types of women you meet in the maternity ward When we imagine the birth of our little one, the last thing we consider are the people we’ll share our first days with on the maternity ward. A place full of action and drama (and hormones), it’s definitely a colourful cast of characters and there are a few…
