Fischer Toys made an unbelievable dream come true, when a mother asked for a toy to represent her 5-year-old black adopted son on his birthday. She wanted her son to feel represented in his predominantly white school.
Our interviews suggest there is never-ending pressure on mothers to negotiate kids’ technology use. Mothers need support managing these new realities.
The way people tend to think about motherhood can lead to intense pressure on mothers. It can also lead to some mothers feeling they have to criticise others’ decisions in order to defend their own.
The educational status of mothers has greater influence over their child’s educational status today than it did before.
Judith Tony shares with SheThePeople how she faced a roller coaster of a pregnancy, what kept her going strong and how motherhood has changed her life for the better.
When a couple is planning on having a baby, it’s often the woman who is seen as responsible for the health of the unborn child. In the UK, the chief medical officer’s drinking guidelines recommend that women should abstain from alcohol consumption during pregnancy. This is because it’s known to increase the risk of miscarriage and foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). […]
The first time I took my toddler to the supermarket was when she was two years old. Until then, I had been reluctant to take her because I knew that I would end up running behind her throughout the store instead of shopping.
As we look to embrace 2023, let’s hear some interesting parenthood experiences from a few parents who, amidst running ten thousand errands, took the time to speak with SheThePeople regarding not what they taught their children but what their children taught them instead.
For parents looking for good parenting advice, the wisest coach you’ll have is in a child. Keep the communication line with them always open
On the backdrop of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Shethepeople interviewed two working mothers having a child with a disability. Meet Lakshmi Kannan and Keerthana Kolli, the brave mothers, who are juggling between work and their children.
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