Newborn Baby: New Mother
Learning to look after your new baby in the first weeks can be overwhelming, so look after yourself too.
Get your partner to help out with the baby so you can have some time to yourself
Don’t expect to be a perfect mother right away. You [...]
Single Parent
When Nicole became pregnant with Matthew three years ago, she found herself in a difficult and unexpected situation. At the time she was having a noncommittal affair with a work colleague.
“I found myself in a quandary because throughout [...]
Grandparents
With the arrival of a first child, grandparents can be supportive or they can be the source of increased tension, especially if family relations are already strained. You will probably find that you see more of your in-laws once your [...]
Newborn Head Support
Your baby will flex his limbs toward his body, which will remain curled up for several weeks as he gradually straightens out of the fetal position. His head will be very floppy at first, but you will notice that he turns it to his preferred [...]
Child Social Behaviour
Your baby is becoming much more socially adept by now, and takes a great deal of pleasure in meeting and being with other people. His interactions with you are increasingly comprehensive as he learns to understand certain words and phrases, [...]
Toddler Tantrum
Toddlers between the ages of one and a half and three often have temper tantrums as a means of giving vent to frustration when they do not get what they want.
This is quite normal because your child will not have sufficient judgment to control [...]
Mother And Child
3 years At the age of three, children generally have good relationships with their mothers. Quite often the mother is the favorite parent with whom children like to discuss and relive past events. By three and a half, the mother-child relationship [...]