PARENTING experts, child psychologists and myriad others have spent decades researching the best parenting techniques that serve children well which, unlike screaming and shouting at your kids, does not leave them with long term resentment issues which require therapy. However, try as they might these so-called experts have come up empty and have failed to… Read more »
NORMALLY loving and patient parents Una and Liam McCormick have spent the last 5 minutes cursing the existence of toddler Noah McCormick after his ‘bulldozer through a brick wall’ style entrance into their bedroom at 6.21am. “Sooner that fucking kid learns what a fucking Sunday lie in is, the better,” confirmed Liam, who has nothing… Read more »
WITH tears in their exhausted but elated eyes, Waterford couple Ciaran and Sharon Whallin have brought home a bright, bouncing new iPad weighing just under 500g to their kids, to add to the two tablets that they already have. “People say we’ll have our work cut out for us downloading apps and updating things, but… Read more »
LOCAL father Cian Fanning has placed his regret on record following the implementation of a fun game which has received rave reviews of ‘again, again’ from his son Tom. “Ah shite, he’s the stamina of a marathon runner and loves repeats more than a daytime TV schedule,” Cian said, cursing himself for chucking Tom in… Read more »
AFTER the latest research reveals an alarming drop in teenagers smoking and drinking, parents are being asked to go that extra mile to ensure their children have every opportunity to partake in the Irish traditions of old which include drinking in a field and smoking to look cool in front of friends. Here’s how you… Read more »
REPORTS circulating a Waterford community this afternoon has confirmed that some little loser still has both his biological parents living in the same house together like some kind of fully functional family, WWN has learned. Davey Lynch, (12), was branded a little freak by peers after slipping up and stating his parents were still together,… Read more »
THE never-ending battle surrounding the topic of ‘screen time’ in the Donnellan household shows no signs of letting up this week, as 9-year-old Eamon Donnellan continues to push the boundaries of his parents patience by insisting that when they said ‘no more TV’, they didn’t say ‘no more YouTube’. Stressed-out homeschooling parents Marie and Declan… Read more »
AN IDIOTIC child on a local playground climbing frame still insists on waving back at his parents every few minutes like he has just conquered Mount Everest or something, WWN has learned. “He just keeps looking over at us to see if we’re watching him climb the thing,” mother Tina Roche explains, half-heartedly waving back… Read more »
PORTRAYING yourself as the perfect mother or father in a public setting is one of the hardest things you can do when dealing with contrary, anxiety inducing kids who are too dumb to even get the concept of reputation. Choosing the right phrases to say loudly so everyone can hear is key to saving face… Read more »
THE LAST few months have been a special time to have children – after all, you don’t have children every day while a global pandemic is raging. As official statistics now show, this has also had an impact on children’s names in Ireland: Many parents apparently decided to give their babies names that fit into… Read more »