24.1.2020 01:10 pm

A co-sleeping bed in the maternity ward

This bed allows mothers to co-sleep with their newborn children right after childbirth.

You have just given birth to your child and you want nothing else than to keep them close to you. Or, you have just birthed via C-section and are too uncomfortable to hold your little human. Hospital says that the baby needs to be in their own bassinet. This is because hospitals don’t promote co-sleeping because it is regarded as a safety hazard for the baby.

A breastfeeding-friendly restaurant in Australia is going viral

Breastfeeding in public is a human right, but still perceived as taboo by many.

Lootlove honestly shares about her fourth-trimester journey

The first three months of a child’s life are extremely challenging for the parents.

How quickly should we lose the post-baby weight?

We all have, what I like to call ‘vulnerability zones’ and this post walks straight into the middle of one such ‘vulnerability zone’ for me!

Raising boys in South Africa

Raising boys, in general, is a real tough job no matter where you are in the world, but more than that – it is a privilege.

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Should racial boundaries cross when adopting?

This conversation has been a long time coming. It might not be a comfortable one for many of us.

How to be a good friend to adoptive parents

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One habit all parents need to quit!

The excessive use of mobile devices by parents is wreaking havoc on children, and family dynamics.

How to cope with solo parenting?

This week on The Great Equalizer, Sam’s potty mouth bites her in the ass, MAYDAY MAYDAY we’re losing Charlene and we chat SOLO PARENTING, putting Sam’s estranged husband Ray in the hot seat.

How to help your child decrease screen time

For a parent, nothing eliminates the burden of entertaining your child more than handing them your smartphone.

Your guide to raising confident kids

The mind is a powerful thing. It can either aid you at doing very well or push you to lose all your self-esteem.

How to cope with going ‘screen-free’ for a week

Would you survive not having a ‘screen time’ nanny?

Why mothers should put their mental health first

Nobody ever said that being a mother would be easy… In fact, if we each think back to our baby showers. I’m almost positive that some mothers had a little twinkle in their eye. They knew what was coming.

Four ways to put your mental health first

When it all just gets too much, how do we survive? When the world around us seems to be crashing in? We can’t breathe, feel or move… How do we crawl out of that dark hole?

Breast feeding in the workplace

Did you know that having an expressing room and encouraging your breastfeeding mothers to express for 30 minutes, twice a day, can improve their productivity?