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öogo Interactive Summer Sessions

Live Expert Sessions on Four Things Keeping Parents up at Night. Everything from sleep training and fussy eating to maternal mental health and how to declutter your home.

Session 1

Healthy Sleep Habits

Ursula, Professional Sleep Consultant

Nothing works when the sleep is broken. Sleep deprivation is a form of torture for good reason. With 80% of parents reporting making mistakes at work due to lack of sleep, instilling good sleep habits at home is in everyone’s best interest.

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Session 2

Fussy Eating

Niamh Landy, Paediatric Dietician at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital

Fussy eating is stressful for parents and it can be troubling for kids. It’s important to know how to tackle it at home and when to seek help.

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Session 3

DeClutter Your Home

Jennie Levins, Founder @ uncluttered.ie

The creep of the clutter does not discriminate. Many of us have areas of our home we can’t seem to tackle. Join Jennie for common sense tips wrapped in empathy.

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Session 4

Maternal Mental Health

Dr Cat Hynds, Perinatal Psychiatrist at Holles Street NMH

1 in 5 Mothers suffer with their mental health after birth (and these are the Mums who talk about it). If you or someone you know is struggling, it’s important to know when, where and how to get help.

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8 Layers of Support

For All Stages of Parenting

Regular Minders™

Back Up Minders™

Occasional Minders™

Creche & Daycare Places

Pregnancy & Birth

Overnight Minders™

Activities & Camps

Online & In-person Tutors

Happy öogo Users

Barrister & Arbitrator

“As a doctor and a barrister, our childcare gaps were pretty crippling. We can’t bring children to work or ‘muddle through’ at home. We had most of the childcare sorted, but there were a few hours each afternoon, every afternoon involving a school pick-up that we just couldn’t make work. öogo found us someone for whom the 15 hours a week was the perfect fit. Those 15 hours are the difference between the work going well or the week falling apart. Thanks, öogo!”

Nancy Odera - Program Manager

“When I moved back to Ireland from abroad, I went from having a lot of family support to having none. It was a challenging transition, especially while trying to enjoy the last few weeks of my maternity leave. The thought of searching for reliable childcare was overwhelming and made me feel incredibly isolated. But then I discovered öogo. They quickly found five suitable minders, making the childcare search far less daunting and lonely. Thanks to öogo, I was able to feel like myself again, not just a mum, and I could return to work with peace of mind knowing my child was in good hands.”

Sorcha Mulligan

“Without the amazing ... team from öogo, I would not have been there - One more empty seat where a Mum should have been.”

Lia Boyland - CEO and Co-Founder

“Thanks to the öogo team, I was able to attend an event that I usually wouldn't have been able to as a founder and mom with a 4-year-old and a 7-month-old baby. It's not that childcare isn't available; it's because I don't want to leave my baby for a full day yet.”

Shane Cusack - Account Manager

“As parents of three young children, myself and my wife constantly found ourselves with the usual childcare gaps and challenges. Little pockets of time when the childcare had fallen through or we didn’t have any. We didn’t really think that finding ad-hoc childcare for “little pockets of time” was something that could be achieved but through öogo, we have been connected to three really great Minders™ who live close by and for whom occasional work is ideal.”

Humans of öogo

Raivo Ruikis

“I used to teach coding to a young guy whose Mum wanted him to learn something new because he was falling in with the wrong crowd. He really took to coding and his Mum used to mention that he was doing so much better with something positive and productive to focus on. I guess that's when I realised that opening up kids' minds to learning cool new skills was a real gift.”

Susan

“When I was nursing in the children's ward, parents weren't allowed to stay with their children overnight. I used to sit down beside a little one who was upset and whisper into their ear "it's good to let the adults go home because the fairies only come out at nighttime if there are no adults here". That was a super distraction and questions about fairies were plentiful enough to get to heavy eyes pretty quickly.”

Charlotte

“One of the nicest memories I have was when a single Mum who had her baby during COVID reached out to me for help. I came over and she handed me the newborn and went to bed. I didn't know the baby from before but immediately felt so connected to her. She stayed awake for ages in my arms, totally content and everything was so pure and serene in the room with her for ages.”

The öogo Minder™ community continually amazes us with its incredible stories of kindness, humility and downright heroism. We believe the magic Minders™ sprinkle on the world each and every day deserves to be celebrated, so we started the Humans of öogo Movement. Now, everyone can meet the incredible people we have the honour of supporting in the most incredible of jobs.

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