Getting ready for the school run – the AA Roadwatch guide
The kids are about to head back to school, so it’s time to see if the uniforms still fit, buy shoes with plenty of extra growing room and spend a fortune on shiny new stationery. It’s also the time to prepare the car – and yourself – for the daily journeys ahead if you’re on […]
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Guide To Joining A Local Youth Arts Project This Autumn
What questions should you be asking before joining a local youth arts project? A new guide published by the National Youth Council of Ireland today aims to help young people and their parents choose the after school activities that are right for them. With such a variety of exciting after school activities available locally, it’s […]
What’s the Best Car Seat for my Child?
What do I Need to Know ? While we’re all familiar with the rules around seat belts, we can be a little complacent when it comes to child car seats. We may have a car seat for our own little one but do we need a seat if we’re carpooling or bringing other kids on the […]
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Everything You Need to Know About Carpooling
Carpooling, or bringing other people’s children to school, saves money, reduces journey times and helps reduce traffic congestion around the school gates. But what do we need to know before setting off on the first school run? Am I Insured to Carry Others in My Car? Carpooling will not affect a driver’s insurance as long as: The […]
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How to Activate a Child Lock in Your Car
Most child car locks can be activated via a small switch on the edge of the door Before you make the last-minute run into town to pick up school supplies, it may be a good idea to become familiar with the child safety locks in your car. Every parent knows that children are prone to […]
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AA Roadwatch Go Back to School
For some, primary school days are but a distant memory; but with back to school just around the corner, the AA Roadwatch guys took that trip down memory lane to recount some of their fondest memories from their early years at school. The Chit-Chatter “For various reasons I actually went to six different schools in my time. From the start, […]
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Getting your Car ready for Back to School
Prepare Your Car for Back to School You’ve bought brand new, sturdy schoolbags and stocked up on enough copies, books and lunchboxes to do you a lifetime. But have your prepared your car for the school runs? It might not be the first thing that springs to mind when the dreaded ‘Back to School’ prep is […]
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SEAT survey reveals the school run can be a bumpy journey for passengers
88% of parents regularly return home after leaving for school due to a child forgetting an essential item More than half of school goers struggle to make it on time 70% show signs of frustration during the commute 61% of families regularly argue during the early morning journey Radio remains at the heart of the […]
Back to School Lunch Box & Nutrition Tips from National Dairy Council
BACK TO SCHOOL: VARIETY, BALANCE AND ADVENTURE CAN BOOST SCHOOL LUNCH-BOXES Over 555,000 primary school children are expected to return to school this Autumn, including over 71,000 new Junior Infants. Dr. Marianne Walsh, Nutrition Manager at the National Dairy Council gives some practical tips and suggestions to help parents and families to plan lunch-boxes and […]
Taking the stress out of starting “big school” – FREE leaflet entitled “Going to Big School”
A free leaflet to support parents with children starting primary school entitled “Going to Big School” has been published online today by Early Childhood Ireland and the National Parents Council Primary (NPC). The handy guide, which is available online from www.earlychildhoodireland.ie and www.npc.ie, says that often it is the parents who are overwhelmed and have […]