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Our new addition - Dessie the Bichon Frise

Parenting column: We got tipsy and decided to expand our little family...
It's Just A Phase parenting column with Ruth Chambers
Ruth Chambers

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: School meeting reveals a side of my kids I don't see

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Is it too soon to talk about Christmas?

The GAA club offers something special to kids in our community

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: What the local GAA club has meant to us as a family

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Granny’s sneaky supply of cookies takes the biscuit!

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Kids leading the charge in turning our home green

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Why our schoolkids have to suffer outside in the rain

I have taught my two children to be kind above all else

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: ‘I didn’t do it, Mammy’ — when the schoolyard blame ga...

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: I took 22 U7 kids to the All-Ireland, and lived to tel...

Sarah and Aidan

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Little Sarah embraces the joys of starting big school

We're heading to the West Coast on a family holiday this year

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: In praise of the Irish bucket-and-spade holiday

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Children deserve better than substandard creches
It's Just a Phase
Ruth Chambers

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Summer camps provide a great babysitting service

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Wonderful teacher sets my girl up for ‘big school’ lif...

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Pornography and violent games are real parental fears

My six-year-old is allergic to playing alone

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Wanted! Energetic boy child for the summer holidays

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: The winner takes it all... even at the tender age of s...

How are the royal couple coping with the new arrival

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Welcome to the club, Meghan — it’s tough going!

My gorgeous little Sarah

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: How do I maintain the self-confidence of my gorgeous g...

Bouncing fun

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: My kids have a better social life than me these days!

It's up to parents to keep junk food and processed meals out of the hands of their children

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: I’m no top chef — but I won’t give my kids processed j...

My fair-haired boy Aidan is now six

Kildare parenting column: Happy sixth birthday to my fair-haired boy

Being kind is an admirable trait that should be fostered

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Kindness is the one trait I want to pass on to my chil...
It's Just a Phase
Ruth Chambers

Pre-chopped onions are the business

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Some gadgets that make this mammy’s life much easier

Bikes with trailers were a great way to transport Sarah and Aidan

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Family-friendliness across the Irish sea in Wales

Unlimited food and running around in front of the stand is better than the actual game for most kids PICTURE: File photo Via Pixabay

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Food, friends and foul-mouthed football fans

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Guilt is heaped on mums, whether or not they work

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: I have no clue how I managed full-time work and kids

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: I’ve finally found my tribe at the school gates

Kids climb the education ladder

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Is there a right age to start primary school?

I'm not up for pounding the disco dancefloor to Vengaboys these days!

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: GAA disco tunes spark memories of ‘back in my day’

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Why I still put my kids to bed at 7pm each evening

Lisbon

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: The great escape to Lisbon — by Daddy Chambers and me

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: I survived a meal in a restaurant with my two children

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: It’s time to row in and do my part down the GAA club

Sarah and Aidan

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: The kids are back at school... now it’s time for OUR b...

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: My daughter’s obsession with President ‘Miggle D Giggl...

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: My hungry duo have hollow legs, or worms!

Young Brendan Shine fan, Sarah Chambers

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Catch her if you can — she’s mad about Brendan Shine!

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Children learning to swim can’t be overvalued

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: We’re now a family of five as new pup ‘Seamus’ arrives

A bichon frise like this little one could be a new addition to the Chamber's clan

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Is it time to hear the pitter patter of tiny... paws?

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KILDARE PARENTING: White lies are mammy’s secret to a peaceful life

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KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: All-Ireland winner Mick is our kids’ ‘new grandad’

Ruth is majorly into the cleaning

IT'S JUST A PHASE: Two months in, I love being a stay-at-home mum life

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Kildare parenting column: Should I use the word ‘fat’ around my children?

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KILDARE COLUMN: Granny, two kids and a trip to IKEA... a day I won’t forget

Aidan and Sarah enjoying a sunny day at the Liffey park in Newbridge last summer

Parenting column: Goodbye to all in Newbridge, you’ve been sound

Barry Anderson of Spot On Sports

COLUMN: Kildare man is spot on when it comes to football skills

Newbridge

KILDARE PARENTING COLUMN: Busy times as we pack up and leave Newbridge

Kildare parenting: My new challenge of life as a stay-at-home mum begins

Daddy Chambers with Aidan and Sarah during the a bike tour of Breda

Kildare parenting column: Our fantastic family holiday in Holland

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