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Babies, Photoshop And Body Image
There’s been a big hullabaloo lately in the British press about baby images being air-brushed and Photoshopped before they're put onto magazine covers and into circulation. Apparently, the major magazines, like Practical Parenting and Pregancy have admitted to digitally messing with babies' skin tone, eye colour and fat creases - all in the inter... read more
Insight
Post-natal Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
New parenthood is naturally an anxious time.The middle of the night breathing checks, the constant inspecting of bumps and rashes, the frequent calls to the doctor — most parents can identify with the feeling of being on high alert. But the stress takes a different turn for 2-3% of women, who are tormented by recurring, aggressive thoughts... read more
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All Around The World
Two years ago, passport and frequent flier number tucked in her nappy bag, our four-month-old daughter, Eloise, wound through the cobbled streets of Fez, Morocco strapped to my husband's chest. Slabs of raw meat hung from butchers' stalls and the smell of freshly dyed leather and Moroccan spices filled the ancient walled city. Our little "worm,... read more
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Win A Family Pass To Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs!
Imagine a world free of grocery shopping, cooking and the question despised by parents the world over; "what's for tea". Intrigued? Then Sony's new animated adventure Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs- and this giveaway- is for you! (more...)... read more
Angry Dad
Why I Hate Pocket Money
Our little boy is growing up. Even in the past few weeks he seems to becoming less of a child and more adult somehow. Well, not an adult. Just older. It seems as if everything has suddenly clicked. A threshold has been reached. A tipping point? Maybe he’s more aware or more self-conscious. Maybe it’s the way he looks at me or talks with us arou... read more
Dr Happy
The Ten Commandments For Raising Happy Kids
This week I’m pleased to bring you a simple but powerful list of things you should do each and every day to ensure you and your children enjoy health and happiness in your lives. As much as anything, this list has been developed to help remind you, and prompt you to practise the types of behaviours used and applied by happy people. Happy peo... read more
Insight
Quiz: Are You the Work-at-Home Type?
As a parent, working successfully from home requires the ability to balance two competing priorities both which are staring you in the face simultaneously. You also need to be able to work well with little or no face time with colleagues and supervisors. Think you have the chops to walk the tightrope alone and not fall off?? Take our quiz to see ho... read more
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