Should we make childhood vaccinations compulsory?
The final week of the school holidays sees many parents frantically ticking off items on their checklists in preparation for the start of term. School uniform: check, school shoes: check, new stationary: check, up to date vaccinations: hmmm that’s a slightly trickier one to tick off the list.
By Lisa Watts | Health, Notebook | Sunday, 2 September 2012 at 4:00 am
The first rule of sleep club: Why do most parents lie about their lack of kip?
A recent study carried out by NetMums established that over a third of babies still don’t sleep through the entire night by the time they are one-year-old. But 62% of parents admitted to having lied about how well their child sleeps under the pressure to appear like the perfect parents.
By Lisa Watts | Notebook | Wednesday, 15 August 2012 at 12:00 am
Should we regulate the way follow on milk is advertised?
When I recently heard of a petition to ban the advertising of follow on milk and breast milk substitutes to babies over six months, I initially thought it was Lactivist gone mad and a step too far from the pro breastfeeders.
By Lisa Watts | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 7 August 2012 at 2:31 pm
Breastfeeding as an Olympic Sport
World Breastfeeding Awareness Week and the Olympics may seem a strange combination, ‘what do they have in common?’ I hear you ask? But interesting comparisons can be drawn…
By Lisa Watts | Notebook | Wednesday, 1 August 2012 at 9:55 am
Attachment parenting: The new fad
Trends in parenting come and go as quickly as the latest fashion trends on the catwalk.
By Lisa Watts | Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 25 July 2012 at 9:15 am
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