PARENTING - TODDLER

A collection of the latest articles relating to the parenting of toddlers and its unique challenges. Enjoy.

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Julie Jay: I'd prefer to stay at home but someone has to pay for our babyccino lifestyle
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Julie Jay: Public nurse check-ups, like NCT tests, will always have me sweating
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Joanna Fortune: How do I reassure my clingy child that I'm going to come back every time?
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Julie Jay: My stomach sinks at the prospect of fun in the sun
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Joanna Fortune: I'm worried about my parents-in-law going on holiday with us — what should I do?
Children's dependence on electronic products
Julie Jay: Want to finish your dinner when eating out with kids? Screens are often the answer
After attempting everything - colouring, cars, and conversation, I have accepted that the only thing that will get my kids to stay at the table long enough for Mammy to eat her dinner is an iPad

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

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Julie Jay: I’d choose Bundoran over Benidorm, even on days when rain is biblical
After a lovely week spent on the North West coast, I am not sure we will ever be in need of our passports again

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

Small boy coughing from with closed eyes at home.
Dr Phil Kieran: How can I help my child avoid croup?
Croup usually starts with a mild, cold-like illness, characterised by a runny nose, mild fever (around 38.5 °C), and, sometimes, sticky eyes. This can then progress to a cough, followed by the classic ‘seal bark’ croup cough.

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

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Julie Jay: The years go fast, but some days I can't help but wish they hurried up a bit
As much as we love our kids, we all have days which have us pushed to the brink of sanity. Today was one of those days

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

Cheerful and excited toddler with her coffer on a airport
Joanna Fortune: How can I control my young children on their first flight? 
I’m already dreading the trip. What would you suggest?

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

View from behind of a boy and girl run with bucket to ocean
Julie Jay: Give parents a break and let them take children on holiday in term time
If covid taught us anything, it is that learning doesn’t stop and start at the school gate

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

Tots to Teens: Tiny atoms make big reactions at Cork Carnival of Science
Tots to Teens: Tiny atoms make big reactions at Cork Carnival of Science
Plus free creative events and activities for Cruinniú na nÓg

Tue, 03 Jun, 2025

Sad little girl
Joanna Fortune: My grandchild gets upset when it's time to leave the playground
Transitions are not easy for young children to manage, so they often struggle with ending one fun task (playing on the playground) and doing something not so fun (going home for lunch/nap, etc)

Tue, 27 May, 2025

Cute little baby boy, eating mashed vegetables for lunch, mom feeding him
Too much sugar for your sweet baby — a look at ready-made meals and food pouches
Ready-made foods and food pouches for infants are often high in sugar, watery, and much less nutritious than is claimed, and purées may hinder development of motor and chewing skills and also hand co-ordination

Tue, 27 May, 2025

Tots to Teens: Inspiring a lifelong love of food and cooking in primary school children
Tots to Teens: Inspiring a lifelong love of food and cooking in primary school children
‘Stronger Starts Cooks’ is a free six-week programme prompted by research that found 92% of parents would like to see more food education in the school curriculum

Tue, 27 May, 2025

The father holds the tiny legs of a newborn baby in his palms.
Julie Jay: Can the 'just you wait' brigade please stop raining on our parenting parade?
Because there will, of course, come a time when the baby who leans into you becomes their own person, a person with the power to refuse your request to stop at the chipper on the way, and insist on playing their own music in the car because ‘they’re driving’. Just you wait? I can’t wait, and that’s the real joy of it

Tue, 27 May, 2025

Saving memories in gadget. Selective focus on display of telephone recording video with first grade girl
Why you should think twice before posting photos and videos of kids on social media
It’s natural to take pictures of highlights in your child’s life, but think twice before sharing them on social media

Sun, 18 May, 2025

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Joanna Fortune: I'm worried about bringing my noisy children to wedding 
Weddings can be overwhelming for children. A big part of what makes them and similar events so difficult for them is that the day starts early with much waiting and sitting around

Tue, 13 May, 2025

Tots to Teens: From Barnardos ‘Big Toddle’ fundraiser to colourful fun in Cobh
Tots to Teens: From Barnardos ‘Big Toddle’ fundraiser to colourful fun in Cobh
The Big Toddle is a fundraiser that Barnardos has organised every May and June for the past 22 years, raising €4.84m for Barnardos’ early years services in the process

Tue, 13 May, 2025

Tots to Teens: Choose sustainability with these plantable pencils that grow into herbs
Tots to Teens: Choose sustainability with these plantable pencils that grow into herbs
From graphite pencils that can be planted once you finish using them to the May Sunday Festival, here's a selection of products and activities for the children to enjoy

Tue, 29 Apr, 2025

BUMBLEance ‘Shocking Shirts’ fundraiser supporting families of children with life-limiting conditions
BUMBLEance ‘Shocking Shirts’ fundraiser supporting families of children with life-limiting conditions
Now in its third year, the campaign raises funds for and awareness of BUMBLEance’s work. It helps the 8,000 or more families across Ireland that have children with life-limiting conditions

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Toothache
What you need to know about raising a highly sensitive child
‘Highly sensitive’ children pause before they act, because they feel so deeply that any change in their life is dramatic

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

Child drawings hanging on the wall, preschool child painting, kids room, Children's creativity, empty space
Julie Jay: Nothing cures sentimentality like being a parent
As a first-time parent, everything was treasured. But the second time around, I have my kids’ art binned at the first opportunity.

Tue, 08 Apr, 2025

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Children facing ‘allergy epidemic’ due to delayed introduction of certain foods
Avoiding certain foods, as advised in the past, may actually increase the risk of children developing allergies

Sun, 06 Apr, 2025

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Julie Jay: The science doesn’t lie - girls are easier to raise
They were basically the equivalent of feng-shui, but with less lower back pain from moving couches

Tue, 01 Apr, 2025

What to do if you think your child is being bullied
It is never easy to navigate friendship breakups, especially when it involves your kids
Dealing with your kids falling out with friends is one of the parts of parenting I most dread, because, even now, I haven’t quite learned how to navigate the heartbreak of losing friends just yet

Tue, 25 Mar, 2025

Playing on the Climbing Frame
Colman Noctor: Pandemic leaves its mark on children's development
Lockdowns disrupted many aspects of early childhood

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

Hemangioma in the head
Dr Phil Kieran: Should my young grandson undergo surgery?
Although surgical intervention will often result in a quicker result, it carries some risk.

Tue, 18 Mar, 2025

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Julie Jay: Some new words are more welcome than others
As Number One experiments with some colourful language, I can’t help but feel some things are best left unsaid

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

Mother giving cough syrup to her daughter in bedroom
Dr Phil Kieran: Paracetamol or ibuprofen or both for my sick child?
"The difference between paracetamol and ibuprofen can be confusing and cause a lot of worry for parents trying to pick which one they should use in any given situation."

Tue, 25 Feb, 2025

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