Melissa Carton

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Former Big Brother star Chanelle Hayes has come under fire for a post that some people found inappropriate. The 30-year-old mother posted a photograph on social media of herself naked alongside a naked shot of her baby son. https://www.instagram.com/p/BoPXwnQnuOk/?hl=en&taken-by=chanellejhayes Hayes captioned the photo with; “Passing down knowledge from generation to generation. Taught this lad everything […]

Have American schools abandoned all hope? Last month I wrote an article on how frightened parents in the United States were buying their children bulletproof backpacks but now it seems the fear has only increased. There have been at least 20 school shootings this year alone in America and with little being done to address […]

This one is for the mums out there! There’s a subscription box for all the busy mamas in Ireland and I’ll definitely be ordering one for myself when I get home. Irish company, Mama Moments aims to help mums remember to take some time out for themselves with a selection of beautiful treats. Founder Sarah […]

What we experience as children may dictate our health the rest of our lives according to study. The Kaiser ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience) study has shown links between negative experiences and risky behaviour, psychological issues, serious illness, and even causes of death. According to Michelle Shepard, MD, PhD and paediatrician at the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital, […]

When your child is ill, getting medical attention as quickly as possible is vital. The last thing that any parent should have to worry about when trying to attend an important appointment or rush their child to the emergency room is where they are going to leave their car. Unfortunately for parents with children attending […]

This is a wonderful idea. Outdoor store Regatta is celebrating their first birthday in the Ilac shopping centre by giving back to the community. The store will be teaming up with charity Inner City Helping Homeless to help those in need. To mark their first birthday Regatta Great Outdoors are giving away a free fleece […]

Boy or girl? There are so many old wives tales out there when it comes to predicting the sex of your baby, but do they actually work? I’ve had one boy and one girl and some I found to be true while others not so much, but the ones below seemed pretty accurate during my […]

Wonderful news for Steve Irwin fans as Crikey! It’s the Irwins launches October 28 at 8pm on Animal Planet. The family of the late animal expert and TV personality have announced that they have landed their own TV show. Irwin’s wife and two children are set to launch their own series on Animal Planet and continue […]

Deep breaths. The Rotunda returns to Irish screens tonight with six brand new episodes of the hit tv show. Set in Ireland’s oldest maternity hospital the fly on the wall documentary details the emotional roller coaster of becoming a new parent. Founded in 1745, the Rotunda located in Dublin’s north inner city has seen a […]

So sweet! New dad Bernard Brogan celebrated Dublin’s win yesterday by bringing his twins onto the pitch. Brogan and his boys posed alongside his teammates Paul Flynn and Michael Darragh Macauley with the Sam Maguire cup. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnO9kNeAbcO/?taken-by=bernardbrogan Dublin beat Tyrone making it their fourth consecutive win at the All Ireland Senior Football Championship, but it […]

This is a fantastic idea. The Scottish government has said that it plans to offer free sanitary products to all of its students. The £5.2m (€5.7m) scheme has been created in an effort to banish period poverty. Approximately 395,000 students at schools, colleges and universities across Scotland will now have access to free sanitary products. Hey Girls, […]