What is a Doula and what are the benefits of hiring one?

Traditionally, a Doula was a woman offering non-medical support and information to other women and their partners during birth and the postnatal period. ‘Doula‘ is a Greek word that came to mean “woman’s servant”. I believe that a Doula is a support and information bank… Continue Reading >

School Support Guide

Researched and written by Jacqui Tomlins Original Article can be seen on Rainbow Families    Rainbow Families School Support Guide is the result of collaboration between Rainbow Families and writer, Jacqui Tomlins.  The Guide has been developed in response to… Continue Reading >

The Unicorn Job

Yesterday I had a job interview. It was for a local job. Local jobs are super hard to find and basically non-existent. Let’s call them the unicorns of the job world due to the fact that none actually materialises ever…. Continue Reading >

Kiddipedia Welcomes Rainbow Families!

Equality by definition means “the state of being equal”. One way or another we all have struggled to be equal. Whether it’s at home, at school, at work, asking for equal attention, equal pay, equal understanding and or equal rights…. Continue Reading >

Foundation for understanding: Communicating the loss of the family pet

It’s 8pm on a Friday night and my three year old still hasn’t gone to sleep, tomorrow I will discover that he has developed a 38.8 fever as explanation for his recent bout of objectionable behaviour but right now I… Continue Reading >

10 ways to teach children respect

Knowing how to respect others is one of the most important skills a person can learn. If learned early, it can positively affect the development of a child, particularly in becoming a responsible individual who knows how to value the… Continue Reading >

Top 10 Things I wish I knew before I became a Parent

  Becoming a parent is the best thing in the world and as soon as you get that news that you are becoming one, you start preparing yourself for the inevitable. Planning, researching and getting informed are some of the… Continue Reading >

Children have to ask questions, it’s how they learn!

Did you know?… “Research has found the amount of questions asked by children differs with age and gender, four-year-old girls being the most inquisitive asking 390 questions a day and at the other end of the spectrum, nine-year-old boys are… Continue Reading >