Online and in the shops: Free demo

As part of the First 1,000 days movement, celebrity chef Neven Maguire, right, will team up with Danone Early Life Nutrition to host a free cookery demonstration in Cork on Wednesday, Feb 5.

This demonstration will focus on recipes that will help new parents and mums-to-be during the First 1,000 Days of their child’s life. It will be held in the Maryborough Hotel, Douglas at 7pm. Nutritionists from Danone will be available to answer questions and everyone who attends will also receive a copy of the First 1,000 Days Recipe Booklet. To book a place visit www.first1000days.ie

Shaping up: If 2014 is the year you want to shape up and feel good, children’s charity Barnardos has a variety of challenges on offer, from trekking Kilimanjaro to running the New York and Dublin marathons. Barnardos has a database of parenting programmes and can help you locate a course in your county. It has also produced two short ebooks for parents on developing your child’s literacy and numeracy skills, which are available free from www.barnardos.ie