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School Survival Guide

August 7, 2012

Whether it’s Montessori or ‘big school’ SHARON WATSON helps you prepare your child, and yourself, for that all important milestone of starting school.     It may seem like only yesterday you welcomed your little one into the world but already it’s time to send them out there on their own. Whether they’re off to Montessori [...]

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Ten tips for maintaining a sense of self

December 22, 2011
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Motherhood is one of the most difficult but rewarding jobs you can do. However, it’s important to try and maintain a sense of self. ALANA KIRK-GILLHAM offers some tips on resurrecting the woman inside the mum. It’s so easy to lose ourselves in labels, and I don’t mean the designer variety (here’s dreaming!). There are [...]

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How to sleep train your twins

December 12, 2011

Getting a new baby to sleep through the night can be a difficult task for the calmest of parents, not to mention the frustration and hair-pulling that two little bundles of joy can cause at bedtime. Dr Marc Weissbluth offers some tips on how to sleep train your twins. Raising twins is exhausting; no matter [...]

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How to turn your picky eaters into little chefs

June 21, 2011
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Written by: Maebh Coyle Photography: Cliona O’Flaherty As a baby, my son Charles was a dream feeder – blended sweet potato, carrots, potato, and even broccoli. But when he turned one, he began to turn his nose up at anything green or, for that matter, orange or yellow. Now, aged three, I’m lucky that he [...]

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Life line

May 17, 2011
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Parenthood is a daunting prospect, particularly if you’re far away from your family and friends, and those first couple of months can often be a very lonely time for a new mum. ELEANOR FITZSIMONS tells us about her own experiences and outlines some of the support groups available to new and expectant mums. I was [...]

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