Pink’s beautiful photograph supports breastfeeding Mamas everywhere
The singer posted a photo of her breastfeeding her 2-month-old son, Jameson, while her 5-year-old daughter, Willow, is wrapped around her legs. Showing her…
February, 2017
New Smart Bracelet Allows Fathers to Feel Their Unborn Babies Kicking
By Hannah Schenker No matter how lovingly involved a father is, there are some things they simply cannot experience first-hand. Feeling the baby kicking…
Inspiring the Next Generation: The Montessori Shop
By Hannah Schenker The Montessori Method is a philosophy that respects the individuality of each child. It is founded on the belief that children…
Exactly what is Attachment Parenting?
By Cherie Raymond I’ve often been asked, “So what IS attachment parenting”. After long winded explanations, for ME, it boiled down to this: “In a practical…
Becoming Mommy
By L.R.Knost “Parents aren’t perfect people. They are people being perfected.” In the deep stillness of the night, a newborn’s cry pierces the silence….
Marriage Isn’t Over After Kids
By Jennifer S. White After the kids go to bed, it’s our only real time together. We pry our own sleepy eyes open and…
Discovering Delayed Cord Clamping
By Emily Holdaway Before falling pregnant, delayed cord clamping, or just cord clamping of any kind, wasn’t something I was familiar with, or all…
4th Trimester Bodies Project
By Hannah Schenker Photographer Ashlee Dean Wells and her project partner Laura Weetzie Wilson have created a movement: 4th Trimester Bodies. This movement, which…
Charity first to bring home-grown cardboard baby boxes to New Zealand
BabyStart has become the first New Zealand organisation to produce a version of the baby box – a Finnish tradition dating back almost 80…
Babies Don’t Manipulate-They Communicate
By L.R.Knost On a recent trip to the park, I overheard a parent ranting and raving about a little one “being a brat and…
You’ve got to move it, move it: Importance of physical activity for kids
By Hannah Schenker Regular physical activity benefits everyone – improving not only your physical health but your mental, social and spiritual wellbeing too. Physical…
Brene Brown tackles how to talk to kids about hateful rhetoric
By Hannah Schenker Brené Brown is such an incredible gift to the world. Her thoughtful books and talks on the ins and outs of…
‘Why Dads Babywear’ on Instagram makes the heart melt
By Hannah Schenker There’s just something about a babywearing daddy that gets the heart all melty. Perhaps it acts as a symbol of their…
When a preschooler’s friends aren’t playing nice, should a parent intervene?
By Meghan Leahy Q: My almost-4-year-old is sweet and sensitive (and crazy, of course, as they all are). She plays well with others, as long…
The moment of your child’s birth
By Hannah Schenker You remember the exact moment your child entered this world…The birth experience…Who was there…How it felt… For some of you it…
Dads don’t babysit, they parent! Check out this ‘Don’t forget Dads’ Instagram account
By Hannah Schenker Does your baby’s daddy get peeved by people praising him for “babysitting” his own child? That’s not babysitting, that’s called parenting!…
This is your period in 2 minutes
By Hannah Schenker All 28 days of it. In 2 minutes. Love it or hate it, this is what’s happening in your body every…
Swim little fishes: important life skills for kids growing up surrounded by water
By Hannah Schenker Here in New Zealand the majority of us grow up near water, being the island nation that we are. Many Australian…
Breastfeeding Goddesses: a beautiful photographic project
By Hannah Schenker Photographer Ivette Ivens‘ incredibly beautiful photo series entitled Breastfeeding Goddesses seeks to normalise breastfeeding by photographing breastfeeding mothers – in all their…
Book review: Waiting for Later by Tina Matthews
By Rebecca Wilson Waiting for Later, a children’s story by New Zealand Author Tina Matthews is a simple and delicately woven tale. It’s a…