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Tackling the unexpected nap with toddlers can be tricky! If you have read anything I have written, you will know that I am all about getting little ones to sleep and for them to sleep well. But sometimes, even when you have a handle on a daytime pattern that works […]

The Unexpected Toddler Nap


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As a sleep specialist working with parents of babies and toddlers, I meet new and different families almost every day.   I am rarely surprised by anything anymore! This includes different approaches and the lengths many tired parents go to, in terms of catching some all important zzzz’s! And while generally, […]

10 small changes can make a difference


First Aid for Parents – 24th June 2017 Do you have a first aid kit in your house? Would you know what to do if your little ones fall and knock out a tooth? What types of incidents warrant a trip to the hospital? At The Nursery, with the help […]

First Aid 101 – First Aid Kits




The Sightsavers Junior Painter Awards is a national art competition for primary schools which links to the curriculum. Each year the competition has a different theme chosen to appeal to children with different interests and capacities, and encourage them to engage creatively. This year’s theme – Framing the Future – […]

Sightsavers Junior Painter Awards 2017 – Framing the Future


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SPRING FORWARD – THE UPCOMING CLOCK CHANGE Saturday 25th March 2017 You can’t stop it happening on the night of Saturday 25th March 2017 so let’s be prepared! For many of us, Daylight Savings Time changes are enough to put the fear of God in us, but those with “poor […]

Spring Forward – Clocks jump ahead on March 25th



It’s been many a year since I took part in an organised tour of anywhere! Since school, the only really organised tours were those in and out of various establishments on Leeson Street late at night and they are a distant memory thank God!

Our Family on Tour at Airfield


Now wouldn’t that be a Win/Win situation. Isn’t there a saying about not being able to truly love anyone until you love yourself (or something like that)? Well I’ve decided that from now on, I intend to love myself a little bit more!

A little indulgence without the guilt from Lauryn Rose!


Airfield Springs Into May Bank Holiday With ‘Woolapalooza Weekend’ of Family Fun I had the pleasure of visiting Airfield lots of times last Summer after it re-opened and I am sure this Summer will be no different! Airfield has so much to offer. Once you step through the gates you […]

Woolapalooza at Airfield, Dundrum