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There’s no arguing that this three-year-old is a lawyer in the making. After Mateo’s mother, Linda Beltran told him he couldn’t have cupcakes for dinner, he put up a bit of a fight. He’s simply adorable!

After a video of a young girl trying to keep her drug addict mother awake went viral, an official investigation was launched. Although the 26-year-old woman was not charged with any crime, the Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Philadelphia Police Department’s Special Victims Unit decided to remove the girl from her mother’s custody. “While it is helpful that so many people emailed...

Over 27,000 secondary school teachers across Ireland are expected to protest because they are worried about the introduction of the new Junior Cert syllabus. Rallies are planned outside every post-primary school at lunchtime by members of the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland (ASTI) and the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) , who are highly concerned about the new changes. According to...

A mother who had her finger bitten off by a foster dog in her care had no means to ring the paramedics. Luckily, her two-year-old is a bit techy when it comes to using FaceTime, so he used his know-how to call for help.

After cellotaping students together to highlight the importance of remaining chaste, Catholic group Pure in Heart is now telling students that condoms fail one in six times. Youngsters who were spoken to by this Catholic group were recently introduced to another game to do with sex. They were asked to roll a dice and then told that the number six symbolised having a baby because “condoms fail...

Our lovely MummyPages fan Andrea Rankin who is a work at home mummy at All Things Nice , sent us in this photo of the amazing stack of pancakes she made. And then she cut through them. Just when you think a stack of yummy pancakes can't get any better ... they turn into an even yummier cake. Amazing and talented mum. Click here to see more of Andrea's wonderful work ....

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...

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...

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...

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...