As all women who are hoping to conceive for the first time, are already pregnant, or have had children will know, pregnancy changes your body drastically. Whilst many women will experience unpleasant changes like weight gain, digestive discomfort, exhaustion and morning sickness, these are all side effects as your body […]
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Fathers have an important role to play in the upbringing of their children, and there’s often a special bond between father and daughter. Professor of adolescent & educational psychology at Wake Forest University, Linda Nielsen, suggests the “M&Ms” of raising daughters: Men Money Mother Meaning Myths & Misconceptions Men Nielsen […]
Women with a history of physical or sexual abuse or an eating disorder are more likely to develop depression during and after their pregnancy, according to new research from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. So reports Medical News Today. 158 pregnant and postpartum women undergoing […]
Ellen White bravely stepped out on to the parapet that is Channel 4’s 4thought programme tonight, airing her own Christian belief about being a stay-at-home mum. The outrage it caused saddened me. Granted, her belief was presented in such a way as to suggest that everyone should be bringing up […]
With Mothers’ Day fast approaching, a mobile phone comparison web site decided to carry out some research to see how often men ‘phoned their mums. The results: Six out of every ten hours spent on the telephone by men from Manchester were to their mothers. The top ten cities are: […]
Eight out of ten mums relied upon the support of “mummy friends” they made while pregnant or as a new mum, while four out of ten are still in contact with those mums up to ten years afterwards, according to a new survey by What’s On 4 Little Ones. Over […]
We’ve already reported on the UK government’s initiative to encourage UK mums to breastfeed their babies, due to the low proportion of UK mums who start or stick with it for the minimum recommended 13 weeks (and ideally six months). A new resource has come on to the market that […]
Expectant mums across the UK will have access to a new breastfeeding resource thanks to a collaboration between the Department of Health and child health charity Best Beginnings. The From Bump to Breastfeeding – following real mothers’ stories to find out how DVD gives positive and practical information to encourage […]
Breastfeeding is widely considered to be the best start for baby, not only providing nutrient-packed food but also forming a bond between mother and child. In this interesting article, Stuart Hutchings shares a father’s perspective. Breastfeeding is the most natural thing to do. It is one of the most important […]
One fatal case amongst hundreds of thousands of appalling cases of child abuse is that of a 26-year-old woman from Chile who beat and kicked her daughter to death because she had not finished her school homework. Erna Rivera admitted losing her temper, punching and kicking her and throwing her […]
A recent research study by the online games company PopCap (the relevance of which will become apparent in a moment), in association with The Stress Management Society, suggests that British mums get, on average, just 23 minutes of “me time” each day, whereas dads enjoy around four-and-a-half hours of leisure […]
Though many of us expect nothing less than grossly stereotypical, sweeping generalisations from the writers at The Daily Mail tabloid paper, Liz Jones has pushed the boat out by having a real go at mothers and children for being environmentally and socially unfriendly. Based upon a few negative images she […]