Clippings Parenting Why is it taboo for women to breastfeed each other’s babies? – Daily Life – March 2015 My sister and I shared a lot as we grew up; toys, clothes, friends and experiences. When we became mothers within three months of each oth..
Clippings Parenting Should we ‘dum’ down language to make it easier to learn? – Essential Kids – January 2015 There were times in my childhood when mastering the English language felt like an impossible task. It just didn’t make any sense. Every ru..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Remembering lost children at Christmas – Essential Kids – December 2014 This December 25th will be Rachel Nobel’s third Christmas without her young son Hamish, who died in a tragic accident at home aged just 20..
Clippings Parenting The magic of Christmas is good for children – Essential Kids – December 2014 When I was a little kid I wholeheartedly believed in Santa. I believed everything from his residence at the North Pole to his reindeer dra..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Study: Don’t tell girls they can have it all – Essential Kids – December 2014 My mother often jokes that she was never taught how to do housework. Her mother, born in the 1920’s brought her up with a strict mandate –..
Clippings Parenting Stop telling us that parenting gets harder – Essential Baby – December 2014 It’s probably the last thing a new mother wants to hear, but a recent survey from the UK has found that 60 per cent of parents think teena..
Clippings Parenting Can you teach a toddler to sleep in? – Essential Baby – December 2014 I don’t need an alarm clock. Instead, I have a three-year-old who is programmed to wake up with the sun. The moment she senses the break o..
Clippings lifestyle Work Most of us don’t fulfil our childhood dreams – Essential Kids – November 2014 A recent study described by New York magazine as “depressing” has revealed that only 6 percent of adults are doing the job that they wante..
Clippings Parenting When your children become obsessed with death – Essential Kids – December 2014 Despite it being one of life’s unquestionable certainties, death can still be a bit of a tricky subject. It’s uncomfortable, confronting a..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing To detox or not to detox – MiNDFOOD – January 2015 “Human beings don’t go to the toilet nearly enough,” declares health blogger Jennifer Morton. This is one of the revelations Morton disco..