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Sheila Wayman

Sheila Wayman

Sheila Wayman writes on parenting and family matters for The Irish Times Health & Family supplement. Whether it’s child birth or child care, taming toddlers or teenagers, she solicits the opinions of experts and invites people to share their experiences on any given stage of the journey from pregnancy to grandparenthood. A former features editor of The Irish Times, she gave up the full-time job to spend more time at home with her two children. She juggles freelance writing and sub-editing from home with the usual motherly duties of chauffeuring, cooking and trying in vain to match up odd socks.

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Sue Jameson (centre) and Denise Guidera (second from the right) with members of the Dublin 7 Cuidiu Breastfeeding support group in Phibsboro. Photograph: Alan Betson
What’s ‘good enough’ parenting?

Stop beating yourself up about not doing it right. There are no gold medals to win.

Maire Dundon, from Stepaside, Co Dublin, with her 10-week-old baby Tomás. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times
‘The tears welled up and I started to ask questions’

How one woman’s unlucky brush with a deadly disease reached a happy ending

Clubbing together to get the homework done

Homework clubs operate in different forms and benefit parents as well as children

John O'Sullivan and his son Seán 'running up the hill' outside Kenmare in preparation for the Jack & Jill Foundation 10k run on April27th. Photograph: Don MacMonagle
Hidden trauma of a toddler’s tumble

My son Seán’s recovery shows not only the unpredictability of brain injuries, but the great value of supported home nursing

Lyn Sharkey: the author of The Baby Wait had to learn the difference between being ‘ready’ to start a family and being ‘able’ to. Photograph: Dave Meehan
'If I don't have a baby, who am I?'

The wait is not over for Lyn Sharkey but she wants to help others on the same journey

The Brennan-O’Shea family near their home in Faithlegg, Co Waterford. Carmel and John with their children, Éabha (12), James (11) and Méadh (5). Photographs: Dylan Vaughan
Balancing travelling for work with family life

What are the different challenges for the parent at home and the one working abroad?

The O’Donoghue family: Derek, June, Lee (8) and Luke (5), with Taekwondo instructor Gerry Martin. Photograph: Dave Meehan
Flooring the bully: how martial arts classes can help children

Learning self-defence benefits not only the victims but also the perpetrators

Self-employed tax and financial adviser Lorraine Cooke with her sons Daniel (5) and Jack (2) in her office at home in Stillorgan, Co Dublin. Photograph: Alan Betson
Balancing business and babies

Self-employed women face particular challenges when it comes to maternity leave

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