There’s a lot about being a first-time parent that can make you feel vulnerable. Add a global pandemic to the situation and you have some new parents feeling nervous and afraid of what’s to come when their little ones arrive. Dianne Zalitis is a midwife and the Clinical Lead of Pregnancy, Birth and Baby. They have […]
Like many celebs, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson is enjoying sharing snippets of family life on social media while he quarantines with his wife, Lauren Hashian, and two youngest daughters, four-year-old Jasmine and two-year-old Tiana. His eldest daughter Simone, 19, lives with her mum, Dwayne’s first wife, Dany Garcia. The Rock seems to be quite the […]
What if parenting is not an inbuilt instinct, but rather a set of skills that can be learnt like any other? The belief that parenting just comes naturally, is not only potentially harmful, it can also stop many of us from asking for help when we need it. We spoke to Amy Taylor-Kabbaz, mindfulness coach […]
I love seeing the dads at school drop off playing handball with their kids. In those minutes before the bell chimes, they might as well be six years old again and wearing school shoes, instead of work boots or sensible footwear. While I don’t play handball, I know I’m not unlike these fun dads, who […]