Magic Matariki: PM Jacinda Ardern and Clarke Gayford Welcome First Baby!
By Hannah Schenker The entire world knows it by now: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is now mama to a beautiful baby girl,…
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Supporting Families on Their Parenting Journeys: The Baby Collective Expo – Newcastle
By Hannah Schenker Learn about the challenges of motherhood, find support for breastfeeding, understand the importance of baby development, and recognise the importance of…
Random Kindness Can Change World For Better: New Initiative Underway in Australia
The Act of Random Kindness or “ARK” initiative is currently underway Australia-wide in an effort to show that a small and random act of…
How To Bring Mindfulness Into Parenting
Being a parent is a rollercoaster of a journey. You will get the best memories of your life but also experience the craziest of…
Why Are Kiwi Families Choosing Au Pairs As Their Source Of Childcare?
As a caregiver or parent of young children, the topic of childcare has most certainly crossed your mind. There are many options to choose…
How You Can Conquer Mummy Brain With Proper Nutrition
By Zooey Strong New babies can be the harbingers of so much love, joy, and forgetfulness. Yep, the “mummy brain” struggle is real! Sometimes…
“Girls Can’t Jump In Muddy Puddles” – Unconscious Sexism At The Shoe Shop
By Sofie Thomson When my daughter turned just seven months she did something that completely took me by surprise. She walked. We hadn’t really…
Confessions of a Recovering Environmental Vandal
By Virginia Tapscott I have a confession. I only started a recycling last year. We used a diesel generator to power the house for…
Mama Is Right Here
By Katie Leach MAMA IS RIGHT HERE Little one, I know this is all new to you, and nothing like my cosy womb. Let’s…
How social media is fuelling anxiety and depression among parents, according to Priory expert
Does linking up with other mothers and fathers on Facebook and Instagram make us happier? The answer it would seem is not. A survey…
Happy Birthing Days: New Book Shares Amazing 3-Step Method
Pizza and Parcels Should be Delivered But Babies Should Be Born! In her bestselling book Happy Birthing Days: a midwife‘s secret to a joyful, safe…
Jaundice In Newborns Could Be An Evolutionary Safeguard Against Death From Sepsis
Richard Hansen, University of Glasgow; Elaina Collie-Duguid, University of Aberdeen, and Georgina Hold, UNSW In newborn babies, jaundice is so common as to be…
How to Get your Sleepyhead to Eat Breakfast
By Elizabeth Pantley Does your child wake up slowly with no appetite first thing in the morning? That’s a challenge worth solving because by…
Pregnancy, Exercise and Diet: How To Ensure a Healthy Pregnancy
By Laura Lucas It’s positive. You are pregnant! A completely new world of mixed emotions has suddenly opened up. Disbelief, contentment, acceptance, joy and…
For All The Mothers Who Feel Lost At Times, This Is How I Found ME
By Kim Newing When I became a mother for the first time almost 8 years ago, I had no clue what was ahead of…
Three Words That Changed How I Parent
By Joanna Goddard Six years ago, I heard some parenting advice, and it changed everything… “AIM FOR YES.” Funnily enough, I can’t remember who said…
More Amazing Findings in Breast Milk: New Immune Cells Discovered
By Hannah Schenker As if breast milk wasn’t already a miracle substance, researchers from Augusta University have found a new class of cell within mother’s…
I Had a Baby At 40, And It Was Awesome
By Jessica Delfino Let me start by saying I didn’t mean to have a baby at 40. I meant to have a baby, but…
Child Car Seat Recycling a Sign of Things to Come
Just a few years ago there weren’t many people who would think it was possible to recycle a child car seat, much less have…
An Opportunity to Learn: When Your Son’s School Adopts Rescue Chickens
By Sally Saint My son’s school has recently acquired some rescue chickens, which were straight from their cages having been the industry’s laying machines….