Tag Archives: support

Motherhood can be hard enough without your usual support circle to lean on, close family, friends, mother groups, exercise classes – but when they have been taken away from you during a pandemic, your wellbeing can also go downhill. The… Continue Reading >

The COVID-19 era has presented our generation with the most exceptional set of circumstances; incomparable to anything we are likely to ever experience in our lifetime again. I believe that it’s during the most challenging times in life that we… Continue Reading >

It’s the buzzword of the decade…but STEM learning is more than just that… The acronym (standing for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) is used to describe a way of thinking in a more connected and holistic way and encouraging knowledge… Continue Reading >

There is much to process as you return to the workplace after having your baby. You may experience a wide array of emotions. You are managing many changes such as: separation from your child, potentially a different workplace or new… Continue Reading >

by Dr. Scott Zarcinas My youngest daughter recently played her first game of soccer for her high school. Surprisingly, she wanted to play goalkeeper, the position nobody else in the team wanted to play. As the last line of defence,… Continue Reading >

Childhood cancer is on the rise in Australia – it’s estimated that around 900 children aged between 0-14 were diagnosed with cancer in Australia in 2020. The incidence rate of childhood cancer rose by 35 per cent between 1983 and 2014 in Australia and it‘s expected to increase a further… Continue Reading >

By Jen Hamilton, Parenting expert and founder of WOTBaby   No new mother ‘chooses’ to have a baby prematurely and almost all mums who have had this experience have little to no control over what happens, feeling a huge amount… Continue Reading >

  It’s not uncommon for many cultures around the world to practice postpartum rituals to help protect the mother, and her wellbeing, after she has given birth. Cultures including Indian, Chinese, Moroccan, Vietnamese and African amongst many. Disappointingly, and by… Continue Reading >

We recently celebrated Mother’s Day and of course all the love and admiration is there for what I and many other mother’s do daily.  I received some lovely pressies and was taken out to a nice lunch by hubby and… Continue Reading >

The independence of childhood that many of us grew up with has now been replaced with consistent monitoring in order to keep our kids safe and reduce our level of anxiety as parents. This parental anxiety is being driven by… Continue Reading >