Clippings Parenting Work Should employers do more to support breastfeeding mothers? – Women’s Agenda – June 2014 There are many challenges for women returning to the workforce after maternity leave. For some it is managing childcare arrangements while..
Clippings Parenting Can birth be fun? – Essential Baby – July 2014 We all know that no two births are alike. Ask any group of women to describe their birth experience and you are guaranteed a huge variatio..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing Parenting Do we need more care and compassion for women experiencing miscarriage? – Essential Baby – June 2014 Like many miscarriages, mine began with a spot of blood. It was nothing more than a tiny speck, but it sent my heart plummeting to my stom..
Clippings Parenting When your angelic toddler turns into a little monster – Essential Baby – June 2014 We didn’t see it coming. Our little love C was a delight. Much calmer than her exuberant older sister G, she had been our “easy” child. G ..
Clippings Health and Wellbeing lifestyle Hair of the dog, beer goggles and mixing drinks: the truth about alcohol – Daily Life – June 2014 We probably all know at least a handful of booze related factoids. Little gems passed off as a truth or a warning; “Don’t mix grape and gr..
Clippings Parenting Technology to blame for kids’ poor spelling? – Essential Kids – June 2014 In an age where as many as 78% of them own a mobile phone, it is probably safe to assume that text messaging is having an impact on the wa..
Clippings Parenting The breastfeeding ‘selfie’ trend that wants to #normalisebreastfeeding – Essential Baby – June 2014 If you’re on Facebook or Instagram you may have noticed a new hash tag recently: #normalisebreastfeeding. As the name suggests, the aim is..
Clippings Parenting Is there any harm in baby shaming? – Essential Baby – June 2014 Have you heard about the ‘baby shaming’ trend? The idea is to share a photograph of your baby or toddler holding up a sign that describes ..
Clippings Relationships Is (anti) social media playing havoc with your relationship? – Daily Life – May 2014 “She might as well not be there,” says Nicholas Hartley. “It’s like having a black hole in the room that just sucks the energy from the pl..
Clippings Parenting Does swearing during labour help reduce pain? – Essential Baby – May 2014 “I’m so sorry for all the swearing,” I said to the two dedicated midwifes who helped me bring my daughter into the world. My baby girl ..