Busy Minds & Bodies Learn Best

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Young ones love to taking part, they will only remain spectators for a very short amount of time before they realise this is fun! Art and craft play a major role, giving children opportunities to express themselves, think for themselves. By experiencing different materials like play doh to felt scenes to sand in the sand [...] Read more »

Attachment Parenting

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‘Attachment Parenting’ is once again a hot topic. I guess I would possibly fall under this ‘banner’ as I fed my children until they were nearly 2 years old. I am of the belief that children will wean themselves in good time. I don’t necessarily believe the kids should still be on the breast after [...] Read more »

Upcycling… Someones Trash can be Someone Else’s Treasure

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One person’s trash is another ones treasure; it’s all in the way you look at it. Here are some simple ideas for turning your “trash” into home wares that an interior designer could be proud of.   Patch works Do you have scraps of fabric you don’t know what to do with? Why not create [...] Read more »

Welcome to the World Brooklyn Ann

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 After what seemed to be the longest pregnancy in the universe it finally happened at 8:29pm on November 11th 2011, our 3rd dear wee daughter Brooklyn came into our lives weighing a very healthy 11lbs. She is beautiful. Many thanks must go to my midwife Biddy Sheehan (who also delivered my 2nd daughter at home), [...] Read more »

BreastFeeding News…

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We all know how beneficial breast milk is to our babies and research is still showing that babies who are breastfed up-to six months have less risk of developing asthma-related illnesses, a study has found. Dutch scientists tracked the feeding habits and health of 5,000 children from birth to four years old and discovered those [...] Read more »