#Children

by Gillian Kelly on May 20th, 2015 - 3960 Views

A study about first time mothers in the EU has revealed that Irish mother’s are, on average, older than other new mum’s in most of our neighbouring EU countries.  The study discovered that 13,040 first-time mums in Ireland were in their 30’s, ten percent higher than the EU average.  The study... 

by Gillian Kelly on May 19th, 2015 - 1441 Views

Toddlers are unable to communicate effectively when they are upset about something because the frontal lobe in their brain has not fully developed yet.  As they grow and learn to communicate effectively their tantrums usually subside. Although it is distressing when a toddler throws a tantrum at home,...