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I'm heartbroken that my daughter has been rejected by her friends
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Nundies tackles the quiet stigma around children's continence challenges via Kiindred
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (600+ words) Campaign Brief Nundies, a leading Australian continence brand for children aged 4-12, has partnered with parenting platform Kiindred to launch Quiet Confidence, a new content campaign designed to help families move conversations around children's continence challenges from shame and secrecy to…...
Esha Deol opens up about co-parenting with Bharat Takhtani: "We are deeply committed to
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (288+ words) Actor Esha Deol may have parted ways with Bharat Takhtani in 2024, but the former couple continues to share a warm and respectful bond. Speaking about their equation after the separation, Esha shared that there is mutual respect between them and…...
Colman Noctor: A teen's ability to adapt is more important than having a fully formed life plan
19+ hour, 38+ min ago (1449+ words) We need to challenge one of the biggest myths we sell to young people " that successful adults always knew exactly what they were doing. Picture: i Stock Dr Colman Noctor is a child and adolescent psychotherapist, a senior mental health…...
The harmful truth about shaming new mothers
3+ hour, 48+ min ago (481+ words) Imagine the doctor cutting into seven layers of your skin to take out your precious baby, only to come out and hear from cousin Karen that a C-section was not even a "real birth. Alternatively, dealing with a colicky baby…...
My Childhood with Mary Kennedy: "We had no money but we had fabulous times
15+ hour, 13+ min ago (906+ words) Mary Kennedy in Connemara." Mary Kennedy has three siblings yet considers herself one of seven. That's because the TV presenter grew up in a house in Clondalkin that was right next door to her mother's sister's family. "There were four…...
Lay the groundwork before your children take flight
19+ hour, 15+ min ago (1352+ words) BEFORE letting her children " now aged between 18 and 26 " go on a post-Leaving Cert holiday, Parentline CEO'and mum-of-five Aileen Hickie needed to see how they coped on short away-from-home trips without their parents. "A short-distance trip with the school, with trusted…...
Julie Jay: Seeing my friend with her newborn has left me wishing for a parenting redo
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (973+ words) Julie Jay is a stand-up comedian and host of the podcast "Venting." She currently lives in West Kerry with her husband and two children PART of being a parent is embracing change because, like life itself, nothing in parenting stays…...
Qld study links drop in child egg allergies to early exposure
14+ hour, 52+ min ago (49+ words) Controversial baby feeding advice vindicated by Queensland research The Cairns Post Qld study links drop in child egg allergies to early exposure The number of children with egg allergies has plummeted following controversial changes to guidelines around how babies should…...
Everything Bagel" Parenting: Why Doing Too Much For Your Kids Can Backfire
7+ hour, 4+ min ago (1051+ words) A parenting trend now being called "everything bagel parenting," the compulsion to simultaneously occupy every possible role in your child's life, is drawing growing concern from child development specialists who say that even the most loving overinvolvement can quietly undermine…...