Fiona Rogerson It’s like a nervous energy running through your entire body. The often relentless, unending worry and concern about everything, anything and nothing. It doesn’t slow down, and often feels like it’s bigger than you… taking over and leaving… Continue Reading >
Fiona Rogerson Let’s talk about grief after birth trauma. Your baby is here. He’s healthy, he’s growing. All you ever wanted was for him to be born safely and healthy. But months on, there’s still a lingering darkness that… Continue Reading >
Fiona Rogerson Yes. Dads do experience postnatal depression. In fact, dads also experience prenatal anxiety and/or depression (anxiety and depression during the period of pregnancy), and postnatal anxiety (after the birth of baby). Most of us know that depression… Continue Reading >
By Waveny Holland, President of Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Association Ltd (AACMA) @AACMA.org.au www.acupuncture.org.au A new baby in the home is both exciting and daunting. Even if well planned, there are many changes and adjustments needed to accommodate that… Continue Reading >
Our season of postpartum motherhood is all -encompassing. We experience moments of wonder and worry, happiness and helplessness, awe and angst, and often all within an average day. We are the nurturers, givers and comforters – roles that demand so… Continue Reading >
In today’s society bullying has become a common part of childhood. In countries throughout the world national surveys indicate that the majority of children and teenagers have experienced some form of bullying in the past 12 months. One in four… Continue Reading >
There’s no doubt that the demands of Homeschooling amidst the Coronavirus crisis is a major concern for Australian parents, especially if you are working from home. Government jurisdiction in some Australian states is for children to be homeschooled in Term… Continue Reading >
When you’re sick as a hungover millennial on New Year’s Day, unable to eat or drink normally and not keeping down your prenatal vitamins it’s understandable that you would worry about the health of your growing baby. Whether or not… Continue Reading >
There is no doubt that we are experiencing very different times at present. The restrictions on eating out, the debate around school closures, the selling out of toilet paper, it really is all surreal. In my every day life as… Continue Reading >
We know that the consequences of crises and large-scale disruptions are more serious for people who are already disadvantaged. This means that the visible and invisible impacts of the recent bushfire crisis, and now the COVID-19 global pandemic have been… Continue Reading >
Get parenting advice and support delivered right to your inbox
We'd love to hear what you think of the website, so we can continue to improve it . . . GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK >
