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Women who publicly state their desire never to be mothers in the traditional sense challenge the idea that woman and mother are synonymous.
The quest to be a ‘perfect’ mother versus a ‘good’ mother may actually harm a mother’s parenting.
Fall in love, have a baby, watch your happiness and satisfaction plummet. Psychology researchers know the transition to parenthood can be rough on relationships.
Mothering Sunday comes just once a year, but mum’s help build the landscape of politics all year long.
Some countries make it easier than others for women to have a family and keep on working.
African women have had to explain themselves to a world that does not seem to understand them.
Feeling guilty and out of your depth as a parent? You’re not alone – and there are ways to turn the guilt you’re feeling into positive changes for your family.
The famous portrait, usually resident in France, is on a rare tour in the US. From looking at it, one might assume its subject had a tranquil, even monotonous, life. But one would be wrong.
Women are supposed to be happy about motherhood – if they’re not their parenting is open to question. We have seen a ‘Parenting Hate’ backlash against this, but what’s needed most is better social support.
Moms don’t have to be designated worriers.
There’s nothing to start a debate like Germaine Greer letting fly. This time it was about Elton John’s family.
Societies overwhelmingly endorse reproduction, but the pressure this places on people who don’t want to have kids may be putting their health at risk.
South Africa’s maternal mortality rate rose dramatically after 1998, almost doubling to 302 deaths per 100,000 live births by 2009.
Save The Children’s latest State of the World’s Mothers report highlights the impact of rising inequality on maternal deaths.
Efforts to get fathers more involved in raising their kids often entail changing leave provisions, but research shows that’s not helping dads get more involved in caring for their children.
With a chuckle an old school friend of mine confessed that when he was a teenager he would try to destroy his best mate’s chances with the chicks by casually slipping this statement into conversation as…
Becoming a parent is commonly imagined to be a joyful and “natural” life event. The reality is often very different. In the early weeks and months of life with a first baby, parents must master new skills…
A study has found one in two mothers are excessively tired four months after giving birth. University of Queensland researchers…
Becoming a parent is a journey into unchartered waters – the physical and emotional demands of looking after a newborn are exhausting and constant. Not surprisingly, depression and anxiety are common among…
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