Red Shirting: Giving the Gift of Time
By Melanie Forstall Lemoine Note: In the United States, red shirting is a term used to describe allowing a student/child an extra year before…
May, 2017
Co-Feeding: Same-Sex Couple Both Breastfeed Baby
By Hannah Schenker A same-sex couple shared photographs of themselves both breastfeeding their four-week-old daughter to raise awareness of LGBTQI+ families. Claire Eden-McIlroy and…
Is There Anything it Can’t Do? Breast Milk Compound Kills Cancer Cells
By Hannah Schenker We mothers know about the wonders of breastmilk. We even joke about its wondrous and varied healing effects – “just pour…
My Answer Will Always Be Yes.
By Melanie Forstall Lemoine I quit sleep training before I even started and that’s OK. I’m sure, not unlike many new mothers, I was totally…
“Mother of two. Fire survivor. Warrior. Breastfeeder.”
By Hannah Schenker Photographer Ivette Ivens, whose work you may have already seen on our website with her project Breastfeeding Goddesses, has once again captured the…
Four Easy Steps to Raising Earth-Conscious Kids
By KateSurfs The environmental impact of raising a child in a western country is like 10 times greater than raising a child in a…
Your Birth Stories: Romy and Opal
Birth story by Romy McGahan Daniel. Photography by Jenna Nord – First Embrace Photography Opal is my fourth baby girl, and my fourth home birth….
Dental Association encouraged by ‘water only’ school results
Recent research showing positive results from a South Auckland school’s ‘water only’ policy is encouraging says The New Zealand Dental Association (NZDA). Decile 1…
Nobody Ever Fails At Breastfeeding And This Is Why
By Vanessa Christie Do we really need to keep talking about breastfeeding? It is understandably a subject fraught with emotion and there are plenty…
UNF*CK YOUR PERIOD: 5 REASONS TO FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR MENSTRUATION
By Chantal Quick Right now in society, there is a lot of awareness being raised around women’s rights and how our culture largely operates…
Have You Got a “Mom Crush”?
By Hannah Schenker Do you get the blues, mama? Scrolling through Facebook/Instagram/Pinterest, and seeing all these other mothers being so perfect and amazing and…
Learning? It’s child’s play
By Pennie Brownlee Your child is a learning-genius. It’s true. Babies are born hard-wired and ready for two things: partnership and learning. In the…
What I’m Giving Up This Mother’s Day
By Michelle Zunter For mother’s day this year, there will be some things I’m not getting. I probably won’t be doing a day at the spa,…
Vintage Photos of Frida Kahlo in the 1920s
By Hannah Schenker Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has long captured our imaginations. Her tragic story of childhood polio and as a teenager nearly dying after…
How to enjoy life more with your new baby
By Elspeth Mary Witton Having a new born baby is one of the biggest challenges parents will face. During this newborn stage almost all…
Top 5 Benefits of Babywearing for Mums
Any mum would have a story about a time when she wished she had more hands! There are the times when you needed to…
How To Do Elimination Communication With Your Baby
By Katesurfs When I was pregnant with my first child, one of my biggest hesitations about becoming a new parent, was the thought of…
Spoken Word Poem by Hollie McNish Nails Challenges of Early Motherhood
By Hannah Schenker Spoken word poet Hollie McNish is known for telling it like it is – but making it all sound so beautiful…
Honouring The Mother In Us All
By Loveday Why Mother’s Day arises a couple of days before my daughter’s birthday and so for two reasons I start to feel all…
Taking Care of You: Self-Care for New Mothers
By Catherine Hume As new mothers, there is so much happening and so much to think about. While caring for your baby, caring for other…