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My mum
As Alex learns, becoming a parent can give you a newfound appreciation for your own ...
New babies, new parents and managing the holiday season
There is generally lots of things to participate in and to do at the end of one year and the beginning of the next one: family gatherings, parties, presents, preparations and late nights. These can be daunting for anyone to face but when you have a new baby, it is more complicated...
Newborn challenges
John loves his baby son 100% but hasn't, on the other hand, always enjoyed their time together. He questions whether other newborn parents have felt the same ...
"One fits all" parenting?
"What's wrong with Lily?" My husband said while I was trying to calm her down for over an hour. My response: "Go to her room, grab the parenting manual and let me know!" There was a blank look on his face at that point, but at least I had a chuckle...
On-the-job occupational fatigue for new parents
While most occupations have safety regulations to manage worker fatigue, however as Professor Jane Fisher discusses, new parents don't receive the same benefits in their hardest role to date - parenthood.
Parenting with a mental illness
How do you raise a child while experiencing a mental illness as a parent? What are the difficulties and challenges?
Politically correct parenting
Michaela wants to know why being new to parenthood suddenly warrants the opinions of those you do, and don't, know!
Power is knowledge, and support is key
No one can prepare you for pregnancy or parenthood, however as Fiona Darling highlights, advice and support is only ever a click away.
Questions to support new mums
In this article for health professionals, Jean Hailes Professor Jane Fisher explains the art of finding out if a woman needs help for postnatal depression.
Sometimes coping is doing just fine
Having a baby is a time of significant change in our lives. As Fiona Darling reminds us, some days 'coping' is all you can do - and that's perfectly good enough.
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