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Hey guys just wondering if anyone can help me with my head banger??? He's 18 months old and lately he's gone so bad for throwing his head LITERALLY if he's not head butting me or biting, he's bouncing it off anything he can. It's starting to look like he's growing horns over the bumps on his forehead!!!! He's teething the last few of his molars too, not sure would that...

Packing planned activities into your little ones day and constantly looking for ways to keep them busy so they can't complain of being bored can actually be counterproductive. Prep school leader Julie Robinson thinks that children could do with a bit of quiet time every now and then. According to her, boredom can prepare them for dull moments later on in life. She thinks that "we should not...

Many mum just want the best for their children. They want their kids to be happy and perform well at whatever they do. However, mums and dads who constantly push their children to do better than they’re capable of can strip the fun out of things. Headmaster of St Aubyn’s School in Essex, Leonard Blom, thinks that pushy parents are losing sight of what’s important when it comes to sports and...

We kiss each other hello and we kiss each other goodnight - we all enjoy a few cuddles every now and again. However, it has been claimed that forcing your little ones to give their relatives a peck on the cheek could have harmful effects on their future. Co-ordinator of the Sex Education Forum, Lucy Emmerson, thinks that encouraging children to give kisses can give them a blurred vision about...

Many mums enjoy spoon-feeding their little ones. It gives them some alone time with their baby and a chance to bond. However, professionals think that this style of feeding could have harmful effects on youngsters. According to a recent study led by Dr Brown and Michelle Lee from a leading UK university, spoon-fed children are more likely to become overweight compared with those who feed...

My son is going on 8 months and has not slept a full night at all. I can remember one blurry night where the max was 6 glorious hours in a row! He wakes every morning about 6-7am - breakfast and a bottle, nap around 11 (sometimes for 30 minute, sometimes up to 2 hours - very rare though) snack / lunch when he wakes up. Dinner around 5, tea at 7 followed by bath soon after, bottle and bed. He will...

Almost 57,000 students will receive their Leaving Cert results tomorrow and the majority of their parents will probably feel as though they’re getting their own all over again. As the milestone looms, your teen may want to spend tonight with their friends. However, if their friends are also waiting on results, the inevitable panicked discussions may increase their anxiety. Here are a few ways...

I myself was a Mount Carmel baby. Dr. Karl Mullen delivered me into the world at 20.20 on Sunday October 12th, 1986. Exactly 25 years later to the day, I found out that I was going to be a mum. The choice of hospital was obvious for me. From the moment we met with Bairbre for our booking appointment, I knew we were in for a journey filled with really positive and happy memories. We had our first...

Is it just me or does anybody else think that Facebook is for adults? There was a story in the news recently about a primary school teacher in the UK who was threatening to report the parents of kids who had Facebook accounts. That means there are kids out there under the age of 13 (which is the Facebook age requirement to have an account) who are on Facebook. There’s also a woman in the States...

I had an argument with my best friend at the weekend. She was over at my house for Saturday evening fun – the kids (hers and mine) were having pizza and a movie and the adults were having dinner. To cut a long story short, one of my girls came out to us during dinner, she said she was bored of the movie – you know the usual. So I sat her on my knee for five minutes and let her sit with the...