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What’s the Point of the Working Mum vs. Stay at Home Mum Debate?
Written by Olivia Arrow Becoming a mother takes you on an emotional journey that you’ll never quite understand until it happens to you. For some mums, once they hold their baby for the first time, the thought of being separated from their precious bundle of joy seems like the cruelest act that parenthood offers. For some mum’s out there, going back to work is a necessity. With life tending to be so expensive and household’s relying on two incomes to help with financial commitments, being a staying at home mum is a luxury that many of us can only dream about. For others, as much as they love the child,…
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Breastfeeding in Public: Your Legal Rights
Breastfeeding your baby is a normal and natural thing to do. Babies have a right to be breastfed and mothers have the right to breastfeed.
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Why Relationships Are Important For Your Baby’s Development
A loving relationship with you is the most important part of your child’s environment. Tuning in and responding to your child with warmth and gentleness lays the foundations for your child’s development and helps to shape the adult your child will become.
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Paul’s Story
Paul* and his partner had their daughter prematurely at 32 weeks. Here he recounts his feelings about the hospital and birth experience, and the days and weeks after his baby’s premature arrival.
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Independent Sleep
The first 3-4 months of life is a good time to help your baby develop a healthy sleep pattern. If your baby learns to settle back to sleep without your help – called independent sleep – you can avoid problems with settling and waking later on.
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Positive Attention and Your Child
Parents have hundreds of interactions with their children on an average day. What really counts is making the most of this time — showing positive attention and enjoying those daily moments with your child.
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Swimming with your Baby
Getting your baby used to water early is important from a safety point of view and it's great fun too.
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Can you spoil your baby?
You can’t spoil a young baby. In fact, it’s important to respond quickly and lovingly when your baby needs attention. This will help your baby develop trust in you and the world
