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  • 10 mildly ridiculous things new parents end up doing

    10 mildly ridiculous things new parents end up doing

    As a parent of a two-year-old I am new enough to parenting to see the ridiculous side of some of the things I end up doing but not long enough at it to know just how mad it’s all going to get. Here’s a list of some of the mildly ridiculous things new parents are […]

    7 years ago

  • The real cost of being a stay-at-home-mum: Financial dependency

    The real cost of being a stay-at-home-mum: Financial dependency

    I have been a stay at home mum for two years now, and I won’t be applying for another job just yet. Initially, I enjoyed paid maternity leave on my full salary; this is a rare and wonderful thing! During that time all was very well indeed. For the first week, I rubbed my expectant […]

    11 years ago

  • The quirks of Irish parents: Competitive sympathy

    The quirks of Irish parents: Competitive sympathy

    We are a nation of tea drinkers, of talkers, of grinning and bearing it but every now and again we need a good vent! Being a new parent opens up a whole new arena of things you might want to vent about. The trouble is, if you try and access this venting potential you are […]

    11 years ago

  • Making new friends: Parent and toddler group survival tips

    Making new friends: Parent and toddler group survival tips

    As a shy person trapped in a talkative person’s body, I found walking into my first parent and toddler group a nerve wrecking experience. Where do you go? Who is in charge? What do you do? The first thing you need to know is that everyone in the room has had their first day too. […]

    11 years ago

  • A toddler’s guide to handling their parents

    A toddler’s guide to handling their parents

    Life as a toddler can be hard. Sometimes parents just don’t get that 20 minutes on the swing is simply not enough. Recent research has shown that a full toddler meltdown does not always net the results we hope for. Plus let’s face it, toddlers, all the flailing is exhausting. So, toddlers of the world, […]

    11 years ago