Is breastfeeding always bonding?

WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGE CONTENT (MEDICAL CONTEXT) We typically don't hear that much about breastfeeding and bonding - it's an area tha...

The Dangers Of Demonising Bed Sharing

To bedshare or not to bedshare - this is the question that is often hotly debated on parenting forums.  Guidelines (including those just rel...

"Me Time" - When did it become critical?

"Me Time" - we hear a lot about it.  It's the essential time every mum must have, without which one cannot possibly mother ade...

Oil Pulling For Children?? You Raging Hippy You!

So when I first mentioned oil pulling on Facebook , the replies were interesting.  My previously cavity free just turned 8 year old has deve...

Home Educated Children Lack Socialisation...

This is by far the most common concern I hear raised about home education.  That children will miss out on socialising;  forming a peer grou...

Struggling with breastfeeding? Have a hug from us

Today I wanted to send some inspirational words to a family I'm supporting who are having a tough time with breastfeeding.  Baby had an ...

Baby Schedule V Routine

A lot of the books I have read that encourage a schedule, claim it results in a perfectly content baby because all babies thrive from the se...