'Mind'ing your teen
I read a very upsetting statement on social media recently that simply stated “Millennials are now facing a 3rd once in a generation...
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AreWeNearlyThereYet?
NATURE - NURTURE - ADVENTURE
I am, by nature and profession a people person. I love listening and talking to people which is why I was drawn to my career in media in the first instance. That passion has only increased since I became a mother and started my family. My ReelMammy blog is a culmination of things I have learned from experience and from others.
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AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Jan 2, 2022
- 2 min
Happy New Years... resolution. How to mould it and how to keep it!
Many people look forward to the New Year for a new start on old habits! But for me I try every year to make one change that I feel will...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Dec 7, 2021
- 4 min
What's the best family Christmas Film?
After 2 years of dodging the Covid curse it finally caught up to us this week. One by one our little family succumbed. Thankfully both...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Nov 18, 2021
- 5 min
The kids are sweet enough!
With Halloween firmly in the rearview mirror the remnants are still haunting our house. It was the girls 1st ever trick or treat this...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Nov 10, 2021
- 5 min
How to reconnect with your partner
My partner and I recently decided that we needed a break, not from each other, rather the opposite. We needed a break to reconnect with...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Oct 26, 2021
- 4 min
Do kids make us unhappy?
A child who eats everything, plays independently, sleeps on time and never has a tantrum is a mythical creature and also the protagonist...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Oct 13, 2021
- 7 min
More ZZZ's for a better life
Sleep plays a key role in your physical and mental health. Insufficient sleep leads to an increased risk of obesity by 89% in children...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Oct 1, 2021
- 4 min
Keeping the spark alive... without burning down the house.
As a couple, no one is as important as your partner. But once children come on the scene, partners and spouses are quickly replaced in...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Sep 18, 2021
- 3 min
Nap time is not just for kids!
I love to nap and Im not afraid to say it.... and here is why you should too! A short nap during the afternoon is common in many...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Sep 8, 2021
- 4 min
Smells like teen sprit
With all the focus being on our two littlest kids starting school I sometimes feel that our teenage son James is overlooked when it comes...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
Get em out without getting stressed out!
Most kids thrive when they have a routine. Here are a few tips I’ll be using as we head back to school (for the first time for Eila and...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
Pack a punch with your school Lunch
The kids are back to school yay!! Some sense of normal returns, just as we were beginning to forget what it was like to have a quiet and...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Sep 7, 2021
- 2 min
School is no fun!
Our Erin is now in her second week of school. The first day she went bouncing into class to meet her new teacher and new friends but had...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
10 tips to no tears at the school gates
I admit that I can be a bit of an emotional ninny and never more so than when its something that involves my kids. But if your Childs 1st...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Aug 7, 2021
- 4 min
It's raining... again! Indoor ideas for kids
Ireland is a wonderful country of greenery and nature. But that green needs rain, and we get a lot of it! As I look out the window its...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Aug 7, 2021
- 3 min
Did you know... 27 interesting facts about breastfeeding
I think that by now everyone who reads my posts will know that I am a breastfeeding champion. I even fed my child on two different TV...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Aug 7, 2021
- 4 min
Fact Vs Fiction on breastfeeding
My opinion is that anybody offended by breastfeeding is staring too hard. Like all expectant Mothers I was keen to learn the facts about...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Aug 4, 2021
- 3 min
Prevent your kid from being caught in the net!
Kids access to all of the information available on the web is a blessing and a curse. I have heard so many horror stories that I admit I...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Aug 3, 2021
- 3 min
Sleep... you Beauty
In my 20s and even early thirties sleep was the enemy of fun times. I could get four hours shut eye, work an 8 hour shift, run a...
AreWeNearlyThereYet?
- Aug 3, 2021
- 2 min
Less Screentime... more Greentime!
Coaxing toddlers and teens off screens can be a nightmare. So how do you get your kids more into greentime and less screentime? We’ve all...
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