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10 LGBTQ CHILDREN BOOKS TO READ DURING PRIDE 1. And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson. And Tango Makes Three is based on the incredible true story of two gay penguins who, with the help of the Central Park zoo, adopted a baby penguin. This classic picture book is a great way to show your child that both…
Josefa lives in the South of Edinburgh with her husband, daughter Grace who is 3 and the newest addition to their family Amy, who (at the time of writing this) is seven weeks old. Before setting up Graceful Changes, Josefa started out on her career journey as an accountant, before re-training as a primary school…
WHY DO WE DO IT? BY SHABS KWOFIE, FOUNDER OF AMAWRAP When I was pregnant with my first child, I took for granted that I was going to have a “natural” birth. That it was all going to be fine; I was going to be handed my baby with the nurse smiling, baby settling as…
Parents of children aged between four and eight are being urged to use the extra family time the pandemic has presented to participate in a groundbreaking national research project to ‘Tell one story now, help thousands of children tomorrow’. Supported by billboard advertising which went live in 400 locations across the country today, the ‘Citizen…
How do you explain racial bias to your children? I have chosen the Comic Sans font as this is the font used primarily in National Schools and is easily recognizable to young students who may want to read this with their parents. I recall a young white child saying to a black child (Person of…
Nurturally Hands Free Pumping Bra designed to prevent leakage and help mothers reclaim their precious ‘me time’ Pumping can be an empowering part of motherhood but can also feel near-impossible, stressful and time-consuming for mums trying to juggle their newborn and the endless cycle of feed, express, repeat. Design house Chrome Cherry created the Nurturally…
Dr Victoria Khromova, founder of Emerging Parent. Victoria started Emerging Parent alongside working as a child and adolescent psychiatrist after realising just how much of the knowledge that she had gained through her training she was using to parent her own daughter. Knowledge that was available through specialist clinical courses and books, but difficult to…
MY SON IS BLACK, HE NEEDS TO KNOW BY CLAIRE QUANSAH (MUMSOMNIA) I have a nearly 8-year old son. He’s handsome, funny, smart, caring. He makes us proud. But in recent months I’ve become increasingly aware of the difficult conversations I’m going to have to have with him. Aside from the puberty and girls chat (eeek!…
MOTHERLY LOVE IN A PANDEMIC, SHARING STORIES OF MOTHERHOOD DURING A GLOBAL CRISIS Rachel, founder of Rose Wellbeing Therapies in Dumfries and run local classes for new parents, Baby Massage, Baby Yoga, post natal support and more. During Lockdown Rachel made some collaborations of stories from Local Mum’s and their stories about conception, pregnancies, births…
LOCKDOWN PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO NEW FATHER-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS -MENKIND ● One in three UK dads now closer to their children● Two in three UK dads take on new roles as teachers, head cooks or BFFs● Children teaching dads to be less impatient, more supportive and be better listeners● Over half of dads committed to spending more time…