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SPRING FORWARD – THE UPCOMING CLOCK CHANGE  Sunday 28th March 2021 Just like all the craziness going on in our world right now, Daylight Savings is on the way and we can’t stop it from happening. The changes will take place overnight on Saturday 27th March 2021, but the real […]

Spring Forward Clocks jump ahead on Sunday March 28th 2021

Good Sleep Habits & Speech and Language Development When: Saturday 28th March from 10am – midday Where: The Nursery, Monkstown, Co Dublin What is it: The first in a series of information sessions from both myself and also Perrine Cahill of SALT Speech and Language Therapy Clinic.  Encouraging good sleep habits 0-4 […]

New Workshop: Sleep and Speech!

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Typical!! You’ve just settled back into a nice routine after the Back to School drama and then, bang! The clocks are going back again! Thanks a million, daylight savings! As if life in a time of Covid wasn’t hard enough! This one can be a tough one for kids/parents of […]

Clocks going back -Ways to avoid a madhouse!

Paediatric First Aid Course at The Nursery,  Monkstown  Saturday 5th October 2013    9.30-1pm OR 1.30-5pm.   Topics Covered: CPR (Child and Adult) Burns Childhood illness Fever management Bumps, breaks and scrapes Choking Respiratory issues and more. 30 mins at end for a general and more informal Q & A […]

Paediatric First Aid October 5th 2013

“As a (nearly) 30 year old, single woman with no children, and not being a mother myself it can be daunting when a friend comes to you for support with the problems they are facing as a mother. Obviously, as with any friendship it’s as much about being there for […]

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Niamh advised us on sleep routines and general infant care when our grandchild was 5 months old and her Mum had to go back to work. She gave us, experienced grandparents – (one a child psychotherapist) and the baby’s parents – (one a doctor) the confidence to enjoy our baby […]

A lovely recommendation

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I was asked by Eumom and Supervalu to write a piece about napping for 9 month olds. It is on the supervalu.ie website and thought I would share it here too Enjoy and hope you find it helpful N It’s no secret how important sleep is to us (as adults). […]

Nap time and Routine for 9 mth olds

I recently worked with a client who had spent almost 4 years trying to reclaim the night from his little guy.  Their son had spent more time in his parents bed than in his own (and the novelty was really wearing off for mum and dad!)  We decided to create […]

Good Sleep Habits for Toddlers getting out of bed

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Mum! Dont trade me in! So, you’re four years old and happy to be the apple of mum and dad’s eye. You’ve heard rumours that mum is playing host to a brother or sister but to be honest, you won’t believe it till you see it! They wouldn’t do it […]

Mum! Dont Trade me In!!