Mental Health, Emotional Wellbeing and Self-Care For Parents
One of the many things I’ve learnt since becoming a parent is that there is no such thing as a “right” way to do something. Nothing infuriates me more than when people feel forced or obligated…
The media just love to pit women against each other, don’t they? Especially mothers. There are a million different ways to parent – everything from breast vs bottle, spoon-fed vs baby-led, attachment vs authoritative –…
Dear BBC Panorama Just over four years ago I gave birth to my son, we were both completely healthy. Eight weeks later I was suicidal. What began as a hormone crash had escalated to severe…
There are many things I love about being a parent. The smiles, the cuddles, the fun, the sheer hilarity of the way a child thinks and speaks. The love. But the aspect I enjoy the…
I let my son watch TV. There, I’ve said it. I also let him play games on my mobile. He isn’t, by any means, attached to a screen all day but he definitely watches TV…
We all know how irritating it can be to receive parenting advice from someone who doesn’t have kids, no matter how well meaning they are. But what about the advice or promises we made ourselves…
A recent Instagram snap of Victoria Beckham kissing her daughter has reignited the row originally begun by Dr Charlotte Reznick last year about whether it is inappropriate to kiss your child on the lips. I was enraged…