“You were our rock while we were hungover, you gave us leverage over our kids when they wouldn’t eat their dinners, you are the best child minder we ever had; thank you, Sony Playstation 2, 3 and 4, thank you, from the bottom of our hearts”: this was the emotional tribute given by a county… Read more »
WITHOUT a single thought for their own safety, Waterford parents Michael and Janet Philpens have dashed out into the darkness of a rain-lashed night to collect 9 different types of leaf, which their 9-year-old son Eamon has just casually informed them that he needed for morning. “You head that way, there’s an oak tree beside… Read more »
WITH the price of childcare soaring to over €1,000 per month per child in some parts of the country, cash-strapped parents are formulating ingenious solutions to battle the costs, such as disguising their kids as dogs and tying them to lamp posts outside their work. With little expected from Budget 2020 in terms of aid… Read more »
PARENTING is tough. This observation will come as no surprise to parents, both new and old but it takes a brave parent to admit when they’re a little lost and in need of advice. No matter how seemingly silly or obvious a question or answer appears, WWN Parenting has taken the time out to answer… Read more »
A LOCAL Dublin woman has surprised herself with the number of times she has sincerely stated she hopes the child currently growing inside her is a boy “because, let’s be honest, women have an awful fucking time of it”. Rachel O’Hara (29) wearily shared the throwaway observation with her friends who nodded and acknowledged O’Hara’s… Read more »
WHEN your adorable toddler looks like he or she is innocently being entertained by an LCD display being burned in their retina in the absence of your parenting, the truth may be far more sinister. How to keep children safe online is a question more and more parents are asking themselves these days, and WWN… Read more »
IN the latest study designed by think-tanks with the express purposes of terrifying expecting mothers or parents of newborn babies, WWN can reveal that walking past butchers shops between week 27 and week 29 of a pregnancy can result in acute Childus Fuckeduppoa, more commonly known as ‘your child is fucked, hen’. Similar to studies… Read more »
A 15-YEAR-OLD teenager has had some harsh words for a luxurious 3-bed, all-inclusive property which lies within 20 minutes of the centre of Dublin City on popular property rental site Airbnb, WWN can confirm. The owners of the property and parents to teenager, Jack Lally, were left in no doubt as to how little their… Read more »
A NEWLY decorated living room has presented a world of opportunities for Waterford toddler Millie Owens, who intends to add what she refers to as ‘finishing touches’ to the pristine new Warm White finish. Millie, 2 and 3 months, has plans to add some decorative flourishes to the paint her mother, Joanne, spent four weeks picking,… Read more »
REPORTS coming in this morning suggest that as many as 79% of concerned, and overbearing parents do not want you ‘hanging out with that Sinead one again’. Citing carefully gathered research which concluded ‘because I said so’, and ‘I don’t like the look of her’, parents were weary of Sinead’s ability to put thoughts into… Read more »