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As a parent, we always want what’s best for our children and very often, we overspend on birthday gifts and Christmas presents because we want to give them everything. However, a new research shows that expensive gifts don’t help children develop creativity. Nor do they encourage physical activity in tots. A group 120 primary school kids in Melbourne were given cheap toys to play with. This...
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Last updated: 04/03/2014
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Ryan Hafey shows us "what it's really like to have kids". Watch as even the family dog gets involved!
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Last updated: 03/03/2014
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Wedding photographer Chris Thornton’s three-year-old son didn’t quite understand what his father did at work. So, in order to help him explain it to his youngster, Chris decided to get creative and staged and shot pictures of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head dolls getting married. While the photographer took the shots himself, he admits: “decorations [were] made by [his] mum.”...
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Last updated: 03/03/2014
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After the tragic death of fourteen-year-old allergy sufferer Emma Sload, the Minister for Health wants to look at different ways to make adrenaline pen injectors more available for people with allergies. Over 2,300 of these adrenaline pens have been recalled by the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) because of the potential quality defect that could lead to the injection not working as it should. Used by...
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Last updated: 03/03/2014
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After he felt guilty about missing the birth of his first two children, mechanic Steve Denyer, 37, had no choice but to help his wife deliver their third. During the birth of his first child, Steve had appendicitis, which meant he missed the birth of little Mason, who is five now. During the delivery of their second child, the dad-of-two fainted at the sight of blood. Luckily, he was able to make...
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Last updated: 03/03/2014
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7-year-old Dylan Siegel shows everyone just how far the power of friendship will push you. Dylan’s friend Jonah has Glycogen Storage Disease Type 1b, a rare liver disease that cause sufferers to experience extremely low blood sugar levels. Only 500 children in the world suffer from it and unfortunately there is no cure, yet. Scientists are optimist that a cure is near to being reached so to help...
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Last updated: 28/02/2014
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Department of Health report into the death of four babies at Portlaoise Hospital says hospital should apologise unreservedly to the patients concerned. The Health Minister ordered an investigation by the department’s chief medical officer, Dr Tony Holohan, following a report by RTE’s Prime Time. The initial report showed that families and patients were treated in a “poor, and at times...
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Last updated: 28/02/2014
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After nine years of trying to have a child, Chris Kiernan, who has cystic fibrosis and his wife Marylee, who is a carrier, have finally overcome the improbability of having a baby. The two started trying for a baby the year following their wedding in 2004, but had no luck. After a number of failed attempts and a miscarriage, the saddened couple thought about IVF. When they were exploring their...
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Last updated: 28/02/2014
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There are very few adults who would have the amazing attitude this eight-year-old boy has. Arthur Gonzaga is a young chef from Brazil who has taken the internet by storm with his online cookery show. As if that wasn’t impressive enough, at the same time that he’s filming his culinary adventures, he’s also fighting leukemia. Arthur was diagnosed with the illness in August 2013 and spent the...
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Last updated: 28/02/2014
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In an age of group selfies, pet selfies and bum selfies, it’s not surprising that an app for baby selfies now exists. The Baby Selfie app, created by software developer and father Matthew Pegula, allows tiny tots to become part of the emerging selfie trend. The app, which attracts a baby’s attention with fun customisable sounds, detects their presence and takes a snap of them once the...
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Last updated: 28/02/2014
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